Cranbrook Art Museum - Exhibitions


			Transfigurations: The Body in 20^th Century Art September 20 - November 30, 2003
			<< Fred Tomaselli - Exploded Version, 1995 pills and resin on wood, 48 x 48 inches Collection of Jon and Jennifer Weaver
			Comprised of key works from Cranbrook’s permanent collection and from private collections in the region, Transfigurations demonstrates the manifold ways in which artists have translated and transformed the human subject. Among the many representational strategies included are allegorical realism, symbolic abstraction and the use of the body as a vehicle for performance. This show provides an essential introduction to interpreting the art of our time in which issues of identity, gender and race are frequently explored.
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Comprised of key works from The Cranbrook Collection and from private collections in the region, Transfigurations demonstrates the manifold ways in which artists have translated and transformed the human subject. Among the many representational strategies included are allegorical realism, symbolic abstraction and the use of the body as a vehicle for performance. This show provides an essential introduction to interpreting the art of our time in which issues of identity, gender and race are frequently explored. Transfigurations includes paintings, sculpture, photography, prints and video spanning from 1900 to 1999. Among the 20 artists represented are Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jean Dubuffet, Eric Fischl, Gilbert & George, Antony Gormley, Willem de Kooning, and Tony Oursler.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AND 19, 1 PM - 4 PM THE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY ART Five short documentaries will be presented including “Reclaiming the Body: Feminist Art in America” as well as films exploring the art of Ron Mueck, Antony Gormley, Gilbert & George and Tony Oursler, who are all, in one way or another, concerned with representing the human body in their work.
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