This third exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Series at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, presents three of the most fundamental artistic genres which link and transcend the ‘isms’ of twentieth century art. From Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism through to the art of today, the exhibition hosts 134 master works from the MoMA collection by some 96 artists whose work has left an indelible impact on the art movements to follow them.
This selection of iconic works promises to be a visually stunning array of outstanding works by van Gogh, Picasso, Cézanne, Wesselman, Kahlo, Richter and more. The paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints and media work on show all trace how modern artists have redefined the traditions of Landscape, Still Life and Portraiture. Key examples include the two images illustrated on this page: Vincent van Gogh’s roiling Olive Trees and Gerhard Richter’s blurry Self-Portrait.
“Each of the artists discovered radical new ways to depict people, places and things. Stunning works from one of the world’s greatest collections of modern art will introduce ground-breaking artists and tell a story of how attitudes shift in response to historical events, social change and innovation”, say Gary Dufour, Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
The exhibition opens at the end of June, after the gallery bids farewell to the lauded ‘Picturing New York’ exhibition that preceded this iteration of the MoMA series.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
22 June to 2 December, 2013
Western Australia
www.momaseries.com.au
Gerhard Richter, Self-Portrait, 1996, oil on linen, 51.1 x 46.4cm
Courtesy Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Art Gallery of Western Australia
