Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958), R.S. – A Portrait, 1922, gelatin silver print. Gift of Audrey and Bernard Berman, 1983. (1983.53.19) January 13–May 12, 2019 Fuller Gallery Beginning in the 1920s, many photographers rebelled against the expectation that they should imitate painters. Instead they embraced the unique advantages of the camera, finding fresh perspective through […]
If I Ruled the World (detail) from Hopes and Dreams: Gestures of Demonstration, 2006–07, archival pigment print, 37 x 27 in. © Carrie Mae Weems/Courtesy of Carrie Mae Weems and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York January 13 to May 5, 2019 Scheller, Rodale, and Fowler Galleries Carrie Mae Weems: Strategies of Engagement examines […]
Wall Drawing #793A: Irregular wavy color bands, India ink and color ink wash. First drawn by Maria Elena Alvarez-Calderón, Arminda Bugarin, Rodolfo Casado Orozco, Sachiko Cho, Claudio de Casas, Gonzalo de las Casas, Christhiam Fiorentino Vásquez, Carmen García Suarez, Jesús Martínez, Aurora Ortega de Torre, Pia Rodríguez Frade, Pablo San Juan, Jo Watanabe. First installation: […]
May 6, 2018–September 15, 2019 Butz Gallery For the first time in more than 20 years, experience The Room Chapel by pioneering sculptor of light Stephen Antonakos. Originally created in 1996, this architectural installation featuring the artist’s Neon Panels will be specially recreated for the Allentown Art Museum. This work represents not only the realization of […]
Through July 28, 2019 Decorative Arts Corridor The Japanese have printed fabric for centuries using katagami, hand carved mulberry paper stencils. These stencils’ intricate designs and bold style amazed the European and American artists who encountered katagami at the turn of the century. Many became collectors and drew inspiration from these stencils—including architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whose […]
Through June 2, 2019 Payne Hurd Gallery TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS OF JANUARY 24, 2019 As Hinduism developed in India, it enveloped a vast range of local deities into its pantheon; many new deities also emerged over time. Many Hindus regarded these deities, totaling some 330 million by some believers’ count, as manifestations of […]
January 6, 2016, through June 30, 2019 Museum Vestibule The Museum commissioned Dominican-born, Allentown-based artist Rigo Peralta to create the first-ever mural in the vestibule at the entrance to the Museum. Incorporating imagery from Taino and Mayan architecture and building on the tradition of heroic figures in mural painting, Peralta’s work addresses both personal and […]
