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May, North Greenland, 1935-37, Rockwell Kent, oil on canvas, 44 x 55 inches, Collection of Deborah and Ed Shein, by permission of the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Plattsburgh College Foundation, Rockwell Kent Collection, bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. |
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To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape
NOVEMBER 8, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 1, 2009
Capturing the high drama and stark beauty of historic polar expeditions, To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape presents more than 50 works by prominent artist-explorers, from monumental romantic canvases to early modernist works in pastel — all rarely shown in a single exhibition. The exhibition offers a range of artistic responses to the unique landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic — from the documentary to the sublime and existential, by renowned painters such as Frederic Edwin Church, Rockwell Kent and Lawren Harris.
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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection
FEBRUARY 21, 2009 THROUGH MAY 17, 2009
Mahjong presents over 120 works from the famed Uli Sigg Collection — one of the world's most significant and comprehensive collections of contemporary Chinese art. Encompassing a range of media, from paintings, drawings and photographs to video and installation, this exhibition charts China's artistic transformation over the last 40 years and offers a unique vantage on China's rapidly evolving art market. The Peabody Essex Museum is the only East Coast venue for Mahjong, which includes works by groundbreaking artists such as Liu Wei, Ai Weiwei, Yue Minjun, and Zhang Huan. MORE
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Chinese Landscape: Tattoo No. 6, 1999,Huang Yan, Color Photograph, 19 x 24 inches, Sigg Collection |
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A Parsi Family, ca. 1985, Bhuphen Khakhar, Oil on canvas, 37 x 49 inches, the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, Peabody Essex Museum. |
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Trans-fusion: India's Artists Mine Their Traditions
APRIL 2, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 1, 2010
In collaboration with Harvard University's Sackler Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum presents Trans-fusion: India's Artists Mine Their Traditions. Through the juxtaposition of more than 36 traditional and modern Indian artworks, this exhibition examines the manner in which Post-Independece artists negotiate the contemporary art world's vernacular while maintaining strong ties to their aesthetic traditions. Trans-fusion prominently features works from the Peabody Essex Museum's Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, one of the largest contemporary Indian art collections outside of India. MORE
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Turmoil and Tranquility, The Sea through the Eyes of Dutch and Flemish Masters, 1550-1700
JUNE 13, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Turmoil and Tranquility follows the rise of seascape painting from 1550 to 1700. Through major works by Dutch and Flemish artists, the exhibition explores the major themes of maritime painting, from atmospheric to allegorical and nationalistic imagery. Works by Simon de Vlieger, Hendrick Minderhout and Caspar van Wittel explore methods of employing painting as a means to catalog foreign conquest and trade as the Dutch became a significant presence on the world’s seas. MORE
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Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rainstorm, c. 1640, Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, ©NMM, Greenwich, London. |
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