MEMBERS ONLY: PRIVATE CURATOR-LED TOUR OF ETTORE SOTTSASS: DESIGN RADICAL AT THE MET BREUER
September 07, 2017
Join us on Thursday, September 7 for a private morning visit to Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical, currently on view at The Met Breuer, led by Christian Larsen, curator of the exhibition. The show explores the career of Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007), presenting him as a seminal figure in 20th-century design by situating his work within a larger constellation of objects and artifacts drawn from across the history of art. Despite his ongoing impact on designers, Sottsass remains an obscure figure among the wider public. He is noted for founding the design collective Memphis (1981–86), but even this brief period is misunderstood as a quintessentially 1980s fashion-driven fad. This exhibition contextualizes his sixty-year career within a broader design discourse, revealing him as a true design radical.
Members will receive a private link to RSVP.
Not a member? Join us! CIMA members receive free entry to CIMA’s programs and tours, a copy of the annual exhibition catalogue, invitations to private events, and access to CIMA outside of public hours.
Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007)
“Carlton” Room Divider 1981
Wood, plastic laminate 76 3/4 x 74 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (194.9 x 189.9 x 40 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 1997
NYC ART HISTORY FELLOWS NETWORK GATHERING
July 19, 2017
Wednesday July 19, 6:30pm
Museum of Modern Art hosts the NYC Art History Fellows Network
Are you an art history fellow in the New York tri-state area? Join us on Wednesday evening to meet colleagues and see some of the exhibitions on view currently at MoMA. The exhibitions Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends and Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive will be open, with drinks and snacks in the third-floor east lounge.
The New York Area Art History Fellows Network was established in 2014 to provide opportunities for the many art history scholars resident at various institutions in the New York region in any given year to get together, get to know one another, share their work, etc. To date, gatherings have been held at the Center for Italian Modern Art, The Frick Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kress Foundation, The Morgan Library & Museum, and now The Museum of Modern Art.
RSVP is required. The NYC Area Art History Fellows Network has a LinkedIn group. Send a request to join or contact us at info at italianmodernart.org for more information.
CIMA Members Visit to the Met’s Paradise of Exiles
July 09, 2017
CIMA MEMBERS ONLY! Join us on July 10 for a private visit to the exhibition, Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy, currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, led by Beth Saunders, a curatorial assistant at The Met and curator of the exhibition. Presenting works from the years 1839-1871, this exhibition centers on Italy’s crucial role in the experimentation and invention of photography. In line with CIMA’s own mission to develop underrepresented narratives, Paradise of Exiles illuminates Italy’s lesser-known contributions to the art form. The exhibition will include works from The Met’s collection as well as a number of rare works from the period of Italian Unification (or the Risorgimento).
Want to learn more about photography in Italy? Check out the talk Lindsay Harris gave at CIMA in 2015 on Medardo Rosso and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century Italy!
Members will receive a private invitation link.
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CLOSING DAY OPEN HOUSE
June 24, 2017
Join us for a free open house on Saturday June 24, the last day of Giorgio de Chirico – Giulio Paolini / Giulio Paolini – Giorgio de Chirico!
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) has long been celebrated for the works he created during a brief period in the 1910s—the Metaphysical paintings that proved critically influential to the Surrealists. Yet this narrative of de Chirico as a precursor of Surrealism overlooks or omits the output created in the subsequent five decades of the artist’s career, work that remains difficult to see in the United States. The artist’s exploration of appropriation, irony, and other strategies appealing to a postmodern sensibility has proven highly influential to later artists, even as it remains outside of a traditional narrative of de Chirico’s oeuvre. CIMA’s exhibition pairs works from across de Chirico’s long-ranging career with works by noted conceptual artist Giulio Paolini (b. 1940), who has spent nearly half a century engaging with the works of de Chirico. In so doing, it offers an opportunity to see de Chirico in new light and to consider his impact on the work of conceptual artists in general and Paolini in particular.
Highlights include some of Giorgio de Chirico’s greatest Metaphysical masterpieces, not likely to be seen again in the United States for many years, and a new series of works on paper by Paolini created specifically for the installation at CIMA.
CIMA’s fellows will be on hand for guided visits for those who are interested.
The Open House house will conclude with a light aperitivo reception sponsored by Aperol.
Neil Printz on Andy Warhol’s “AFTER DE CHIRICO”
June 21, 2017
Join us for the concluding program of CIMA’s fourth season, a talk by Neil Printz, editor of the Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, on Warhol’s “After de Chirico” series. In 1982, William Rubin organized a Giorgio de Chirico exhibition at MoMA, which focused on de Chirico’s celebrated Metaphysical paintings, the work of the 1910s. In the catalogue, Rubin reproduced a two-page spread of 18 different versions of de Chirico’s iconic painting, The Disquieting Muses, all executed between 1945 and 1960. The original, painted in 1918, is now on view at CIMA. These images, key to the controversy and “scandal” that has surrounded de Chirico’s reputation as a painter ever since, thrilled Warhol, who recognized their affinity to the seriality of his own work. That year, Warhol embarked on a series of 23 paintings and 11 drawings “after de Chirico.” Dr. Printz will delve into Warhol’s intense identification with the theatricality of de Chirico’s persona and his subversive status within the avant-garde. He will also examine the after-effect of de Chirico’s late work upon Warhol’s own late painting.
Missed the event? Watch the video here!
CIMA Kids! A New Family Program at the Center for Italian Modern Art
June 10, 2017
The Center for Italian Modern Art is pleased to announce a new series of family programs led by artists, museum educators, and our scholars in residence. By incorporating guided conversation with close looking and a workshop activity, children develop meaningful relationships to art in an intimate exhibition environment.
What Makes You You?
For children ages 8-11
Description: Explore the exhibition Giorgio de Chirico / Giulio Paolini – Giulio Paolini / Giorgio de Chirico and discover how two different artists deal with self-portraiture and repetition. How do these two artists use fashion, objects, symbols and gestures to communicate their identity? How can we access near and distant histories to tell stories about who we are now and where we come from?
Workshop: Working with artisanal papers, magazines and crayons, participants will use their newfound knowledge from the exhibition to make their own self-expression, working around the question: What makes you you?
Pre-Assignment: Please bring in a printed self-portrait 8.5×11 inches (standard paper size)
FREE, RSVP REQUIRED
(Please note 1 reservation admits an adult and a child)
Schedule
DRAWING NIGHT with artist Danilo Correale
June 07, 2017
Join us for the last Drawing Night of the season, with artist Danilo Correale, held in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture and the International Studio & Curatorial Program. We open CIMA’s unique and intimate setting to artists, students, and others interested in trying their hand at studying these works through drawing — interacting with, analyzing, and drawing inspiration from Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini’s art.
Danilo Correale, winner of the 2017 Premio New York and an ISCP 2017 artist in residence, will lead the event, working in collaboration with artist Walter Benjamin Smith. The program will begin with an immersive art experience designed by Correale, interacting with the exhibition. Participants will have the opportunity to sketch for approximately an hour, before coming back together to discuss the works and share insights into what was learned in the process.
Paper has been provided by the legendary Italian papermaker Fabriano, who recently celebrated the 750th anniversary of papermaking in Fabriano, Italy.
Event Schedule:
6pm Registration
6:15 Interactive piece by Danilo Correale
6:30-7:30 Drawing Time
7:30 Discussion
8pm Conclusion of Program
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MEMBERS ONLY! Private tour of MoMA’s de Chirico gallery
June 01, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY!
Join us on June 1 for a private visit to the recently installed Giorgio de Chirico gallery at the Museum of Modern Art, led by curatorial assistant Talia Kwartler. MoMA holds one of the most extensive collections of de Chirico’s Metaphysical-era paintings, including such iconic works as The Song of Love (1913-14), The Anxious Journey (1913), Great Metaphysical Interior (1917), and more. A number of these works were collected by James Thrall Soby, who became one of the foremost experts on de Chirico’s early works and authored the first important study on de Chirico in the United States. MoMA, with Soby and Alfred Barr, played a critical role in shaping the American reception of the artist—a topic that is a central subject for study this season at CIMA.
Members Only: Private Viewing of Works by Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini at NYPL
May 23, 2017
CIMA Members are invited to join us for a visit to the New York Public Library’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs for an exclusive private viewing of works by Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini.
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO and GIULIO PAOLINI STUDY DAYS
May 18, 2017
Art and Identity: Rethinking the Construction and Reception of Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini
The Center for Italian Modern Art is pleased to host its Giorgio de Chirico – Giulio Paolini Study Days on May 18 and 19, 2017. Each year CIMA’s exhibition serves as a platform to present state-of-the- field research and new ideas, with special attention to younger scholars. This year, the two-day event, Art and Identity: Rethinking the Construction and Reception of Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini—which addresses ideas around the construction of artistic identity and the reception of these two artists. Giorgio de Chirico and Giulio Paolini—has been organized by the 2016-17 CIMA fellows: Maria Bremer, Fabio Cafagna, Giovanni Casini, and Sophia Maxine Farmer.
CIMA’s fourth annual exhibition explores the ties between the founder of Metaphysical painting, Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), and leading conceptual artist Giulio Paolini (b. 1940). It brings to the fore their shared themes and Paolini’s numerous references to de Chirico’s persona and oeuvre. The 40-some paintings, photo canvases, installations, and works on paper on view highlight both the lasting relevance of de Chirico’s multifaceted oeuvre and its meaningful integration into post-war conceptual practices. Beyond the immediate evidence of recurring motifs, a crucial common thread between de Chirico and Paolini lies in both artists’ relentless shaping and reshaping of their identity as artists.
The Study Days will illuminate the intricate relationship between self and work, the classical repertoire that de Chirico and Paolini draw upon, and the medial and material conditions through which they articulate their agenda; it will also explore issues of reception and how artistic identity is negotiated within various art worlds—art criticism, art history and the market alike.
Free, with recommended contribution $15, which includes entry for both days, lunch on Thursday and a reception on Friday. CIMA members free.
Presented with the support of the Fondazione Giulio e Anna Paolini.
Day ONE: Thursday, May 18 (10am – 6pm)
Day TWO: Friday, May 19 (2pm-6pm, followed by reception)
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