The Magical World of M.C. EscherThe unforgettable visual puzzles and impossible structures of the Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) have earned Escher worldwide acclaim. Printmaker, draftsman, book illustrator and muralist M.C. Escher became one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, and his graphic works are recognized worldwide. This retrospective exhibition is one of the most comprehensive and important exhibitions of Escher’s work ever shown in the United States. It will present more than 140 rare original artworks – including the artist’s original drawings, watercolors, prints, wood blocks, studio furniture, tool cabinet and memorabilia – from the M.C. Escher Family Collection, previously on loan to The Hague Museum.
Escher was truly an artist beyond his time. He worked with multiple realities and geometric figures that combine beauty, art, math, and the impossible to expand the very boundaries of our perception. Included will be his most famous works including Reptiles, Drawing Hands, Ringsnakes, Relativity, Puddle, Waterfall, Encounter, Hand with Reflecting Sphere, House of Stairs, Eye, and Metamorphosis.
M.C. Escher is among the most mathematical and scientific of artists. A strong emphasis will be placed on public education programs in conjunction with the exhibition, which will include Escher in the Classroom outreach, studio and gallery workshops at K-12 and university levels to explore mathematics and art, infinity, architecture and tessellations all based on Escher’s work, and films including the award-winning 2007 “Achieving the Unachievable.” This exhibition has been organized by the Boca Raton Museum of Art in conjunction with Walker Fine Art/Rock J. Walker, and will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue.
Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper
One of the greatest and most popular of the Impressionists, the American artist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) created some of her most inventive and appealing images in the print medium. She was captivated by the challenges and artistic possibilities of making prints. These works were a central part of her discipline as a draughtsman, allowing her to focus on the essentials of gesture, form and expression. Cassatt's output as a printmaker was quite small and her prints are praised for being among her most radically innovative works. This
exhibition presents 41 major prints and drawings that have rarely been shown – etchings, color aquatints, counterproofs and drawings, which reveal the range of the artist’s creative process and add to our understanding of her innovative approach to art, and her significant contributions to modern printmaking. Organized by Adelson Galleries, New York for the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Accompanying Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper is a fully-illustrated, descriptive catalogue with essays by Warren Adelson, Pamela A. Ivinski, and Barbara Stern Shapiro, which tell the story of these rare works and explore Cassatt's virtuosity as a printmaker.
Claire Elisabeth Clum
Curator of Education
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Mizner Park
Boca Raton, FL 33432
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cclum@bocamuseum.org
November 17, 2009 - January 10, 2010
An Unfinished Conversation: Collecting Enrique Martinez Celaya
November 17, 2009 - June 13, 2010
African, Oceanic and Meso-American Treasures from the Permanent Collection
Through May 2, 2010
Late Twentieth Century Abstraction: Works From the Permanent Collection
Opening January 20, 2010
The Magical World of M.C. Escher
Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper
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