Current Exhibitions at the KIA
![]() Lee-nam Lee, A Conversation between Monet and Sochi, video art, ca. 2009, running time: 11min., 30sec. |
A Conversation between Monet and Sochi: Video Art by Lee-nam Lee April 14 - August 18, 2012 In the work A Conversation between Monet and Sochi, Lee-nam Lee projects the images of a classic painting from the Western tradition by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and an ink painting from the Eastern tradition by Korean artist Sochi (1803-1893). As the projected images change and interact, the artist brings the paintings to life. |
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![]() John Costin, Anhinga, 1998, hand-colored etching from the Large Florida Birds portfolio | Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Gift of Brent Garback and Linda Tremblay |
Birds of a Feather: John Costin and John James Audubon March 24 - June 24, 2012 Separated by roughly two centuries, John James Audubon and John Costin both produced spectacular portfolios recording the splendor of American birds. This exhibition pairs images of species featured in Costin's Large Florida Birds project with the corresponding work by Audubon. |
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![]() Louis Comfort Tiffany, Mosaic Sample: Blue Spectrum, ca.1905, Favrile glass in blue spectrum tiles set in plaster | Gift of John Loring, 2007.14 |
Louis Comfort Tiffany's Quest of Beauty Ongoing This exhibition marks the premiere of a special installation of the KIA's collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Collected over the past four years, the KIA has acquired glass vases, a glass and bronze lamp, a painting, a drawing, two jeweled brooches, and numerous examples of mosaics and ceramics. |
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