10 Must-See Exhibitions Opening in April

10 Must-See Exhibitions Opening in April

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  Baselitz - Richter - Polke - Kiefer: The Early Years of the Old Masters

  12 April–11 August 2019 | Stuttgart
  
  Staatsgalerie Stuttgart captivates visitors with the landmark show The Early Years of the Old Masters, featuring world renowned German artists Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Anselm Kiefer. An assemblage of over 80 artworks, the exhibition surveys the artists’ formative years – a panoply of their early work from the 1960s. The show additionally presents the artists’ formal response to contemporaneous political, social, and cultural events. The Early Years of the Old Masters is sponsored by Sotheby’s.
  
  ^{Anselm Kiefer, Untitled (At Sea), 1969-72. Courtesy: MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst Duisburg, Sammlung Ströher. Photo: Kunstmuseum Bonn, Reni Hansen © Anselm Kiefer.}

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  The Impressionist’s Eye

  16 April–18 August 2019 | Philadelphia
  
  At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the oil paintings of modernist masters – including Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent van Gogh – are mounted in tandem with their lesser-known works, which are composed in a diverse array of media. The comprehensive exhibition, entitled The Impressionist's Eye, presents sculpture, prints, drawings, and pastels, forming “the most extensive exhibition of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism ever to be assembled from its collection.”
  
  ^{Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1889. Courtesy: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019.}

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  The People Shall Govern! Medu Art Ensemble and the Anti-Apartheid Poster

  27 April–2 September 2019 | Chicago
  
  The People Shall Govern! Medu Art Ensemble and the Anti-Apartheid Poster is the first museum exhibition in North America to profile the Medu Art Ensemble – an arts coalition created in the late 1970s to protest South Africa’s apartheid policy. On view at the Art Institute of Chicago, the monumental show presents over 130 objects, including 60 skillfully rendered posters, which feature social and economic justice slogans.
  
  ^{Medu Art Ensemble (Thamsanqa Mnyele). Unity, Democracy and Courage, 1983. Courtesy: The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Artworkers Retirement Society. © Medu Art Ensemble.}

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  Maria Lassnig - Ways of Being

  6 April–11 August 2019 | Amsterdam
  
  A Tim Marlow April Must-See, Maria Lassnig - Ways of Being at the Stedelijk Museum explores the self-reflexive oeuvre of the esteemed German artist Maria Lassnig. Through her self-portraits, Lassnig introduces the concept of Körperbewusstseintbilder or body awareness images. In these paintings, Lassnig “despicts the sensations experienced by her body, by means of which she defined her relationship to the world.”
  
  ^{Maria Lassnig, Self-portrait with Umbrella, 1971. Courtesy: Kunstsammlung des Landes Kärnten / MMKK, Klagenfurt. Foto: F. Neumueller. © Maria Lassnig Foundation.}

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  A Backward Glance: Giorgio Morandi and the Old Masters

  12 April–6 October 2019 | Bilbao
  
  With the exhibition A Backward Glance: Giorgio Morandi and the Old Masters, the Guggenheim Bilbao investigates the influence of the Old Masters – El Greco, Jacopo Bassano, Giuseppe Crespi, Jean Siméon Chardin, Giotto, Uccello, and Masaccio – on the spare, yet refined still lifes of Italian artist Giorgio Morandi. In light of a statement made by the artist:
  
  One can travel the world and see nothing. To achieve understanding it is necessary not to see many things, but to look hard at what you do see.
  
  The exhibition seeks to illuminate both the complex and simple forms found in Morandi’s still life oeuvre.
  
  ^{Giorgio Morandi, Still Life (Natura morta), 1956. Courtesy: Fondation Mattioli Rossi, Switzerland © Giorgio Morandi, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2019.}

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  ARTIST ROOMS - Self Evidence: Woodman, Arbus and Mapplethorpe

  6 April–20 October 2019 | Edinburgh
  
  A part of the exhibition series ARTIST ROOMS, the show Self Evidence: Woodman, Arbus and Mapplethorpe draws from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s extensive photography collection to present the remarkable work of three 20th century American photographers – Francesca Woodman, Diane Arbus, and Robert Mapplethorpe. The comprehensive ARTIST ROOMS collection is owned by the Scottish Portrait Gallery, as well as the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate.
  
  ^{Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1980. Courtesy: ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.}

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  Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything

  12 April–8 September 2019 | New York
  
  At the Jewish Museum, Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything showcases the life and work of the legendary musician, writer, and poet in a contemporary art exhibition. Honoring his achievements, the exhibition displays his unparalleled work – writings as well as music – alongside artworks and installations by contemporary artists responding to his enduring legacy.
  
  ^{Claude Gassian, Leonard Cohen, Trouville, 1988. Courtesy: The Jewish Museum.}

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  The Nature of Arp

  13 April–2 September 2019 | Venice
  
  Previously on view at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, the exhibition The Nature of Arp has arrived to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. The show sheds light onto the innovatory creations of Jean Arp, one of the founding members of Dada. A pioneering artist, Arp experimented with artistic forms in a variety of materials – from “plaster, wood, bronze, and marble” to “painted reliefs in wood, collages, drawings, tapestries and books.” This groundbreaking exhibition surveys Arp’s radical and extraordinary contributions to the field of sculpture.
  
  ^{Portrait of Arp, ca. 1926. Courtesy: Stiftung Arp e.V., Berlin/Rolandswerth.}

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  Asia Chic

  10 April–7 July 2019 | Geneva
  
  In the 1920s, French compatriots began to rely on magazines to peruse the latest fashion trends. Magazines like Gazette du bon ton, art, modes et frivolités, Modes et manières d’aujourd’hui, Costumes parisiens, and Journal des dames et des modes offered a wealth of information regarding styles, as well as rich illuminations of the garments. Frequently, these colorful illustrations sought inspiration from the East, as they stylistically resembled Japanese woodblock prints. In honor of these prints, Fondation Baur presents Asia Chic, an exhibition that features Western magazine prints alongside Eastern textiles.
  
  ^{George Barbier, Evening Dress by Worth, France, Paris, Gazette du bon ton, 1921. Courtesy: © Bibliothèque d’art et d’archéologie des Musées d’art et d’histoire, Ville de Genève.}

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  Alberto Giacometti at the Museo del Prado

  2 April–7 July 2019 | Madrid
  
  The statues of the preeminent Alberto Giacometti stand tall for the Museo del Prado’s Bicentenary throughout the exhibition Alberto Giacometti at the Museo del Prado. Juxtaposed with masterpieces from the museum’s collection, Giacometti’s plaster and bronze artworks delve into a dialogue with masters of the 20th century.
  
  ^{Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man II, 1960. Courtesy: Riehen/Basilea, Fondation Beyeler, Beyeler Collection © VEGAP, Madrid 2018.}

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