Preview – The Gallery Guide | June through August 2011

www.fryemuseum.orgGabriel von Max: Be-tailed Cousinsand Phantasms of the SoulFRYE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE WA – Jul 9-Oct 30, 2011 Although Gabriel von Max (1840-1915) was anesteemed painter in his day, this is the first solo museumexhibit of his work in the United States. Considereda Munich Secessionist, the controversial late-19th-century artist explored narratives on life,death and temptation, often with biblical and literaryreferences, in moody pieces with allegorical undertones.While he is known for his paintings of beautifuldead women, Max also had a strong interest in naturalsciences, the occult and the origins of mankind.With such subjects, his paintings were often deemedmorbid, although his technical skills and imaginativeintelligence are self-evident.This comprehensive exhibit includes some ofMax’s most important works, many of which are onloan from private collections and major museums inMunich and Prague. Among them are The Anatomist,(1869), which depicts the corpse of young woman asthe anatomist ponders her dissection, and Max’smoving portrayal of The Ecstatic Virgin Anna KatharinaEmmerich (1885).The signature piece of the exhibit, The ChristianMartyr (1867) was Max’s first major painting, createdGabriel von Max, For der Arena (Outside the Arena) (1880),oil on canvas [Frye Art Museum, Seattle WA, Jul 9-Oct 30]when he was a 27-year-old student at Munich’s Royal Academy. A series of India ink drawings andwoodcuts on the subject of Faust, as well as paintings depicting Max’s own monkeys engaged inhuman activities, will also be part of this survey. Allyn CantorTHE DAULTON-HO COLLECTION. PHOTO: DON TUTTLEworks, may be presold, contact thegallery to preview; Jul-Aug Recentworks by gallery artists.★ Glenbow Museum130 9th Ave SE ✆403-268-4100www.glenbow.orgmon-sat 9am-5pm sun 12-5pm.Admission: adults $14, seniors $10,students/youth $9, family $28, childrenunder 6 free, members free.Thru Jun 15 Yousuf Karsh, RegardingHeroes, prints from a selection ofKarsh’s personal favourites drawnfrom the collection of the Art Instituteof Chicago augmented with additionsof former curator of photographyDavid Travis; Thru Jul 3 Douglas Gordonand Philippe Parreno, “Zidane, A21st Century Portrait”, this contemporaryportrait of Zinédine Zidane wasfilmed during a championship match– 17 cameras throughout Madrid’sSantiago Bernabéu stadium followedthe French soccer star throughout theentire match; Jul 1-Sep 18 The Optimismof Colour: William Perehudoff,A Retrospective, celebrates the60-year career of William Perehudoff,tracing the evolution of his distinctiveartistic approach, he became famousfor his luminous abstract paintingsthat explore the world through colourand form; Aug 20-Sep 28 Cut! Costumeand the Cinema, extraordinaryoriginal movie costumes crafted forfilms depicting five centuries of history,drama and comedy, worn by morethan 30 stars including Johnny Depp,Keira Knightly, Robert Downey Jr andHeath Ledger.Herringer Kiss Gallery709A 11 Ave SW ✆403-228-4889www.herringerkissgallery.comtues-fri 10am-5:30pm sat 11am-5pm. Thru Jun 11 Fiona Ackerman –Celebratory Gunfire, paintingsembody the new Canadian school ofextreme abstraction; Jun 18-Jul 16David Burdeny – Ancora, new largeformat photographs by the acclaimedphotographer; Jul 23-Aug 20 Art forFood 2011, Group show with proceedsgoing to the Calgary Inter-FaithFood Bank.Illingworth Kerr Gallery,Alberta College of Art +Design1407 14th Ave NW ✆403-284-7680www.acad.catues-sat 10am-6pm. Jun 30-Sep 24Iran do Espírito Santo, site-specificinstallations explore the spacebetween the concrete and the abstract,his approach to large-scale drawingsis idiosyncratic, a sleek blend of Minimalism,Pop and Surrealism and hisobjects are bound by a refined simulacraof common, style-consciousgeometric objects whose forms have12 PREVIEW ■ JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2011 ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAY