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Selections from the KIA Permanent Collection (featuring nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs and 3-D works) are always on view in the Lower Level Galleries. Temporary exhibitions feature exciting shows representing a diverse array of styles, time periods and media.
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A celebration of 20th-century American art, this exhibition traces the development and diversity of American Modernism through the eyes of one of its most passionate collectors. It features masterpieces by O’Keeffe, as well as Charles Sheeler, Arthur Dove, Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley and others.
A KIA exclusive: nearly 50 photos of Georgia O'Keeffe and her contemporaries, from such well-known photographers as Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Yousuf Karsh
This exhibition includes works by artists featured in Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times (Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Charles Sheeler, Max Weber and others), as well as prominent modern artists from Michigan. Responding to the artistic developments in Europe, these artists sought new ways to picture the rapidly changing times of the early 20th century. On display on the Lower Level. Admission is free.
The wit and whimsy of Dave Coverly reveal the truths of the human experience, from the workplace to family life and beyond. Original daily and Sunday cartoons are on view, along with illustrations from Sue MacDonald Had a Book, by fellow Ann Arbor resident, Jim Tobin.
John Cavanaugh, a master of hammered lead, introduced the method of shaping the material by hammering at the outside edges of a lead sheet and working toward the center. This innovative technique allowed him to present an energetic and dramatic figurative expression. The works in this exhibition demonstrate an ethereal sense of movement in sculptures in hammered lead, aluminum, bronze, ceramics, and wax. Exhibition organized and circulated by the John Cavanaugh Foundation.
Titus Kaphar, Wardell Milan II, and Demetrius Oliver met as artists in residence at New York’s Harlem Studio Museum in 2007. Though they came with distinctive styles, they began to influence one another’s ideas over the course of a year. The exhibition is a collaborative endeavor among these three artists, with works placed to blur the lines of authorship. Individual works will be combined in diverse ways to encourage associations and reveal connecting threads among the artists. Kaphar, originally from Kalamazoo, recreates historical European and American portrait paintings, but reconfigures them in ways that encourage a dialogue about race, art, and representation. Milan produces large-scale photographs that at first seem digitally rendered, but in reality are shot from complex dioramas of figures and architectural elements he creates in his studio. Oliver, who incorporates elements of installation, performance, photography, and sculpture in his work, imbues his seemingly arcane subject matter with unexpected meaning. The three artists will be in Kalamazoo to install their work, speak to the public, and participate in the opening reception. This exhibition and programming are made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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