tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31046329104165905132024-03-12T22:06:39.586-04:00The Philadelphia Museum of Art's BlogNews - Events - ChatterPhiladelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-39238578389688412522010-10-14T13:56:00.003-04:002010-10-14T13:59:33.553-04:00Desert Jewels: Dazzling Discoveries On DisplayFashion and jewelry fans will want to take note of our new exhibition Deserts Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection. It pulls together more than 90 pieces of hand-crafted jewelry and dozens of photographs from Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia collected by Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, of the famed Paris-based fashion house.
Many of the Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-7338789305739276072010-05-06T15:19:00.005-04:002010-05-06T17:06:40.316-04:00Late Renoir: The Countdown Has Begun!Opening June 17, 2010
Late Renoir follows the renowned painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir through the final—and most fertile and innovative—decades of his career. At the height of his creative powers and looking toward posterity, Renoir created art that was timeless, enticing, and worthy of comparison to the greatest of the old masters, such as Raphael, Titian, and Rubens.
Watch this space Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-65870804450719455172010-05-04T16:25:00.001-04:002010-05-04T16:26:15.420-04:00Mom Blogger Tweetup
Thanks to all the mom bloggers who passed the kids off to dad, or the babysitter, and came out to celebrate the finale of Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris with us last Friday, April 30th. Here's the Flickr photo stream from the gathering. We lucked out with amazing weather, and some pretty tasty cocktails. Stay tuned for more blogger events at the PMA. Have a suggestion for one? Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-33889787945912231552010-04-29T19:34:00.011-04:002010-04-30T12:21:10.472-04:00Picasso Playlist: Like Cubism To Your EarsWe asked Alan Lopez (left), a producer in NYC whose knowledge of music culture blows us away, to create a Picasso-inspired playlist. Check out his comments and curated picks, below, which you can download from iTunes and listen to while walking through our exhibition. Start with track #1 in the first gallery and work your way through the musical art Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-2146928597879520652010-04-27T17:19:00.003-04:002010-04-28T15:09:44.285-04:00Picasso Phillies Photo Contest!We're celebrating the final week of Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris, which ends on May 2. In honor of Picasso, we're giving away tickets to another hometown favorite, the Phillies!
To enter our giveaway, simply snap a photo of yourself wearing your favorite Phillies gear (hat, jersey, etc) anywhere in the Museum where photography is permitted (so, not in the special exhibition galleries).
Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-1737170989216427042010-04-27T13:08:00.007-04:002010-04-27T13:19:05.893-04:00Where in the World is Picasso?"Give me a museum and I’ll fill it,” Picasso once said. That’s exactly what several museums around the country are doing this spring—filling their galleries with some of the Spanish artists’s masterpieces. From New York City to Seattle, Picasso is appearing all over the arts scene. Here are a few exhibitions to explore, in addition to our own at the PMA.
By Picasso blogger Silvana Pop
“Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-36762224538153253402010-04-26T15:32:00.003-04:002010-04-26T22:33:35.837-04:00Picasso Countdown!We are in the final week of Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris at the PMA! If you haven't seen the exhibition, come check us out. And if you have, come back and show us more love. In the meantime, read this funny blog post about Picasso's penchant for stripped shirts. Maybe you'll be inspired to snap a photo in your hippest boating shirt and send to us on Facebook -- in the sartorial Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-47114236449716675642010-04-23T15:41:00.009-04:002010-04-23T18:45:06.386-04:00Cubist Makeup Catches On
Continuing yesterday's conversation on how Cubism influences fashion, it's interesting to see how makeup artists translate the trend, too. Using the face as a canvas, experts painted on bold shades, geometric outlines, and interlocking bands of color at recent runway shows.
To find out if we were onto something major, we contacted Kate Lee, a Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-7125512227365006812010-04-22T15:35:00.004-04:002010-04-22T16:26:30.478-04:00Picasso Fashion StatementPicasso is popping up everywhere these days, even on the runways. Designers like Phillip Lim and Giambattista Valli took inspiration from the artist's style of abstract cubism, combining different shapes, colors, and textures to create fantastic collage-like pieces for their spring collections.
But off the runway, how does one work the cubist trend? For that, we spoke to&Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-82586161077083652632010-04-21T13:52:00.002-04:002010-04-21T14:00:48.126-04:00Picasso Tweetup April 30thAll Philadelphia-area mom bloggers are invited to a special Mom’s Night Out at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 30th at 6pm. The first 25 bloggers to RSVP will get one free ticket to the Picasso exhibition, plus a free "Ice Cubism" cocktail and Picasso poster. Those who RSVP after the first 25 can purchase a discounted admission ticket for $18.
Click here to RSVP by Wednesday, Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-11409207741935701732010-04-16T17:21:00.002-04:002012-11-29T11:51:14.996-05:00A Cubist Cocktail
Picasso blogger Jaime Bramble on the art of the cocktail...Happy weekend.
You don’t need me to tell you that the Picasso exhibition is a feast for the eyes. But what you may not realize is that beyond the galleries, a feast of a whole different kind awaits.I’m talking about the specialty cocktail that was created in honor of Picasso's legacy: the Ice Cubism. I just sampled one (or two..Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-58385308770205473392010-04-15T13:50:00.002-04:002010-04-15T13:51:29.480-04:00"Pretty Much Picasso"Grow your own Picasso? Yes, you can. Check out the "Supertunia Pretty Much Picasso" hybrid petunia created by plant supplier Proven Winners. This beauty took home the Innovation Award at the International Plant Fair in Germany recently. And it's racked up 14 awards to date at various planting trials around the world. Gardening buffs praise its unique combination of colors--the Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-5867050234044664012010-04-14T16:11:00.007-04:002010-04-14T16:33:11.408-04:00My Room in the Picasso ExhibitionPicasso blogger, Erin Cameron, tells us why the Salon Cubism is her favorite room in the Picasso exhibition.
"By far, my favorite part of Picasso and the Avant-Garde was the room about cubism in the French Salon. In case you don't remember, this room was a bit larger than most and painted terra cotta red.
What made it stand out, apart from the color, was the relation between the layout of thePhiladelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-39042297400447621342010-04-13T17:38:00.002-04:002010-04-13T17:46:02.985-04:00Picasso: Reordering of RealityCurator Michael Taylor discusses Juan Gris' Still Life Before an Open Window, Place Ravignan. It's the first Cubist painting to blend the interior and the exterior worlds together. Sadly, a computer screen doesn't do the colors justice -- the palette is strange and mystical, and definitely worth seeing in person (find this work in the Synthetic Cubism gallery). What do you think of it?Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-80611284987651626052010-04-12T10:25:00.001-04:002010-04-12T10:25:48.136-04:00Oooh! PicassoTaking the kids to Picasso? Check out this post from mom blogger Melissa Agnert on her fun day at the Museum, and see how you can win a copy of this imaginative children's book written by Mil Nieplod and Jeannyves Verdu, which we love and highly recommend (for adults, too). Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-65073151324228239262010-04-09T16:18:00.005-04:002010-04-09T16:29:49.545-04:00You Ask, We AskWe rounded up questions from the blogosphere about the Picasso exhibition, then put them to curator Michael Taylor. Here's what we found out for you...
Q: In preparing the exhibition, did you come across anything that surprised you or that you didn’t know about Picasso? (Frank Luzi, Havertown)
MT: "The only major discovery for me was the existence of archival photographs of the PMA’s Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-62967924670614674312010-04-09T15:43:00.001-04:002010-04-09T15:44:34.930-04:00The Mona Lisa of CubismHear how the public first reacted to Cubism, as curator Michael Taylor discusses works from the exhibition, including one that was dubbed the Mona Lisa of Cubism...
Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-70344789907021609112010-04-08T15:03:00.012-04:002010-04-08T15:15:34.350-04:00What's The Craziest Art You've Ever Created?
Picasso and his contemporaries in Paris were the kind of risk-takers who weren't afraid to create a twisted sculpture out of an absinthe glass or drag a comb through wet paint to simulate a wood-grain effect on a canvas. It's adventurous. It also reminds us of all the daring art experiments we've tried over the years -- some of which were amazing (right?) but most Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-69480614224521971282010-04-07T12:18:00.002-04:002010-04-07T12:25:49.530-04:00More About the Picasso Pouf
If you haven't had a chance to sit on Sigmund, the very cool and very comfy pouf in the Salon Cubism (almost visible in this shot), you're missing out. The circular seat was specially commissioned by the Museum for the Picasso exhibition and designed by local artist/explorer Virgil Marti. For more musings on Marti, check out this article by Matthew Singer, and if you didn't catch Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-27148304125684691682010-04-05T15:52:00.000-04:002010-04-05T15:52:27.922-04:00Picasso Comic-Strip SeriesListen as curator Michael Taylor discusses Pablo Picasso's comic-strip-like series of political prints in Dream and Lie of Franco.
Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-56458490065021150412010-04-02T16:05:00.002-04:002010-04-06T11:36:24.475-04:00Get Your Pablo Button!Coming to check out Picasso this weekend? Don't forget to say the name "Pablo" when buying your ticket at the Museum admission desk to get a free pin. Wearing it will make you feel as happy as the 80 degree weather we're predicted to get. Enjoy. Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-14403204823642495532010-04-02T12:06:00.009-04:002010-04-02T17:57:56.038-04:00Mademoiselle Pogany: A Masterpiece 23 Years in the Making
By Picasso Posse blogger Silvana Pop
Romanian born artist Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) met Margit Pogany, a Hungarian art student, in Paris in 1910. She was his inspiration for what has become one the most acclaimed masterpieces of the 20th century: Mademoiselle Pogany (1931), on display in the “Eastern Europeans in Paris” gallery of the Picasso and the Avant-Garde exhibition.
Since the Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-66229820412106716852010-04-01T14:32:00.003-04:002010-04-01T14:49:07.518-04:00Audience Reactions: What Did You Think of Picasso?The countdown to the video contest has begun. As you think about your top 10 reasons to see Picasso, we figured we'd share a little video short from our intrepid blogger Danya Henninger. She set up her camera outside the Picasso gallery and filmed visitors' reactions to the exhibition. Take a look at which work of art people liked the most -- and what else they had to say.
Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-81395589967873176972010-03-31T13:56:00.016-04:002010-04-01T13:47:18.500-04:00Video Contest Alert!Time to get creative, Picasso vloggers. We want to know your "top 10" reasons for coming to check out the Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris exhibition. Make it the topic of a video, short film, or animation spot, and post it to our Facebook page or send it to kari.molvar@philamuseum.org by Fri, April 9th.
We'll choose the best video and air it on this site. What else is up for grabs? The Philadelphia Museum of Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193915185322017133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104632910416590513.post-77347856195510949422010-03-30T14:50:00.002-04:002010-04-07T12:26:34.020-04:00The Picasso PoufA work of art that you can touch? Yes, the Museum specially commissioned this "pouf" for the Salon Cubism gallery in the Picasso exhibition, which visitors can lounge on. Find out how the artist, Virgil Marti, dreamed it up.
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