Ovi Magazine Issue #24: Nationalism - Published: 2013-01-31

News
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Large Matisse exhibition
“Matisse, Life in Color” includes paintings, sculptures
and works on paper by the artist, who rose to
prominence in Paris during the early years of the
20th century. The exhibition is scheduled for Oct. 11,
2013, through Jan. 12, 2014.
IMA director and CEO Charles Venable said it represents
an array of significant works. “Henri Matisse’s
strong use of color and pattern was incredibly influential
among avant-garde artists of the 20th century, and
his work remains a touchstone for many artists working
today,” said Venable, who unveiled plans for the
exhibition during a Thursday event at the Artsgarden.
Art Gallery of South Australia
Islamic Art
This new display in Australia’s only public gallery
space permanently dedicated to Islamic art explores
the rich history of artistic exchange between Chinese
ceramic artists and the Muslim world. A major impetus
for Chinese potters to develop blue-and-white
porcelain was the demand for the decorated wares
among markets that stretched from the Middle East
to Southeast Asia. As early as eight hundred years
ago, Muslim merchants exported cobalt oxide mineral
from Iraq to China for use in the manufacture of
the blue-and-white porcelain still popular today but
which was then called ‘Mohammedan blue’.
The Morgan Library Museum
Drawing Surrealism
January 25 through April 21, 2013. Bringing together more
than 160 works on paper by such iconic artists as Salvador
Dalí, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington, and Joan Miró, this is
the first major exhibition to explore the central role of drawing
in surrealism, one of the most important movements in twentieth-century
art.
Once considered a minor medium, drawing became a predominant
means of expression and innovation among surrealist
artists in the first half of the twentieth century, resulting in a
rich array of graphic techniques including automatic drawing,
collage, decalcomania, exquisite corpse, and frottage.
Drawing Surrealism will offer multiple new perspectives on
the emergence, evolution, and influence of this revolutionary
movement.
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