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1 ListofOutstandingMonographicorRetrospectiveExhibition 1. Wari:LordsoftheAncientAndes 2. KenPriceSculpture:ARetrospective 3. FedericoBarocci:RenaissanceMaster 4. CarrieMaeWeems:ThreeDecadesofPhotographyandVide 5. Building:InsideStudioGangArchitects 1 MonographicorRetrospective

2 TitleofExhibition:Wari:LordsoftheAncientAndes OrganizingCurators:SusanE.Bergh,Curator Museum:ClevelandMuseumofArt,Sunday,October28,2012 January6,2013 OtherVenues: MuseumofArt,FortLauderdale KimbellArtMuseum Description: Wari:LordsoftheAncientAndesisthefirstmajorexhibitioninNorthAmericatoconsiderthestartlinglybeautifulartsoftheWari, eminent ancestors of the Inca who, between AD 600 and 1000, may have created South America s first indigenous empire. The exhibitionbringstogethersome150objectsofhighaestheticqualityandculturalsignificance,manyofwhichhaveneveroronly rarelybeenseenoutsideofthecountrieswheretheynowreside,andwiththemtellsthestoryofhowthewaripeoplecreateda civilizationofunprecedentedcomplexitywithouttheaidofwriting.amongtheartworksareelaboratetextilesofseveralkinds,fine ceramics,personalornamentsmadeofpreciousinlayornoblemetals,andsmall]scalesculpturesofstoneandwoodborrowedfrom nearlyfiftycollectionsincanada,europe,peru,andtheu.s. 2 MonographicorRetrospective

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6 TitleofExhibition:KenPriceSculpture:ARetrospective OrganizingCurators:StephanieBarron,SeniorCuratorandDepartmentHead,ModernArt Museum:LosAngelesCountyMuseumofArt,September 16, 2012 January 6, 2013 Description: For more than fifty years, Los Angeles artist Ken Price ( ) made innovative works that have redefined contemporary sculpturepracticebycreatingabstractyetanthropomorphicceramicsculpturesinboldanddaringcolorpalettesthatprovocatively playwiththetensionbetweenbeautyandthegrotesque.hisremarkableoeuvrehasprocuredhimacult]likefollowingamongcritics andscholars includinglucylippard,whodeclaredin1966, Itisafactratherthanavaluejudgmentthatnooneelse,ontheeast orwestcoast,isworkinglikekennethprice. OrganizedbytheLosAngelesCountyMuseumofArt(LACMA),KenPriceSculpture:A RetrospectivetracesthedevelopmentofPrice ssculpturalpracticefromhisluminouslyglazedovoidformstohissuggestive,molten] like slumps, positioning him within the larger dialogue of contemporary sculpture. TheexhibitionofPrice sninety]threesmall]scalesculpturesinlacma s12,000squarefootgalleryintheresnickpavilionposedthe challenge of maintaining the works engaging and unique intimacy while emphasizing the commanding presence of his works. Additionally the artist requested that the works be seen without Plexiglas vitrines in order to preserve the corporeal relationship betweenthevisitorandthesculptures.curatorstephaniebarronandinstallationarchitectfranko.gehrycollaboratedtocreate inventivedesignsolutionsthatkeptthesculpturessecurewhiledisplayingtheworkstotheirfullestadvantageandinkeepingwith theartist svision.thisretrospectivehonorsthelateartist screativity,originality,andrevolutionaryartpractice. Website: 6 MonographicorRetrospective

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9 TitleofExhibition:FedericoBarocci:RenaissanceMaster OrganizingCurators:JudithW.MannandBabetteBohn Museum:SaintLouisMuseumofArt,October21,2012]]January20,2013 Description: Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master was a groundbreaking exhibition that cogently illustrated the creative process of a major, although neglected, Renaissance artist whose works are unknown to the American public. A brilliant colorist and innovative draftsman,baroccireinterpretedtraditionalreligiousnarrativesincompellingways.heinventednewdrawingtypes,andwasoneof thefirstitalianartiststousepastelandoilpaintinhisdrawings,therebyincorporatingcolorintohisstudies.theexhibitiongrouped preparatorystudieswithfinishedpaintings,enablingvisitorstoseehowbaroccidevelopedcompositions,lighting,expression,and gesture. Text panels gave overviews of iconography, design process, and the role each exhibited drawing played. The first monographic exhibition ever held in the U.S. of Barocci s paintings and drawings, the show was designed to introduce BaroccitoanAmericanaudience.Remarksleftinthecommentbooksindicatethatexhibitionviewerswerehighlyenthusiasticabout theartist.thecarefulselectionof16keypaintingsand134masterdrawings,fromover40collectionsaroundtheworld,conveyed Barocci srichcolor,naturalisticrenderingofthehumanbody,anddynamicspatialconfigurationsthatprefigured17thcenturyart. One highlight was Barocci s great Entombment altarpiece which was accompanied by seventeen related works, raising important questionsabouthismethods,includingtheroleofoilheadstudiesandthepurposeofsmallreplicasofthefullcomposition.the exhibitionconcludedwithtwolatemasterpieces,themajesticlastsupper(cathedral,urbino)andthenativity(prado),alongwith somespectacularpastelheadsfromwindsorcastleandtheuffizi. Website: 9 MonographicorRetrospective

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13 TitleofExhibition:CarrieMaeWeems:ThreeDecadesofPhotographyandVideo OrganizingCurators:KathrynE.Delmez Museum:FristCenterfortheVisualArts,September21,2012 January13,2013 OtherVenues: TampaMuseumofArt,Tampa,FL(overseenbyToddSmith),January28]May6,2012 NewarkMuseum,Newark,NJ(overseenbyBethVennandMaryKateO'Hare),May23]August26,2012 Description: Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video is the first major museum retrospective devoted to an artist who incisivelyincorporatesreferencestohistoryandpersonalexperienceinherexplorationsofrace,sexuality,andgenderrelations.the exhibitiontracesweems sthirtyyearinquiryintothenatureofpowerparadigms,thehistoricalrationalefortheirconstruction,and theirinfluenceonnotionsofidentity.often,sheinsertsherselfasphotographicsubject,actor,ornarrator,disruptingconventional boundaries between creator and creation and becoming an embodied vehicle for cultural discourse. While African]Americans are typicallyherprimarysubjects,weemswants peopleofcolortostandforthehumanmultitudes andforherarttoresonatewith audiences of all races. Organized by Kathryn E. Delmez, Frist Center curator, the retrospective includes over 200 photographs, texts, audio recordings, fabricbanners,andvideosonloanfrommorethanfifteenmuseumsandprivatecollectionsaswellastheartist.anaccompanying catalogue published by Yale University Press includes a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., with essays by Robert Storr, Franklin Sirmans,DeborahWillis,andDelmez.TheexhibitionitineraryincludesthePortlandArtMuseum,Oregon;theClevelandMuseumof Art;theCantorCenterfortheVisualArts,StanfordUniversity;andtheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseumthrough2014. Website: 13 MonographicorRetrospective

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16 TitleofExhibition:Building:InsideStudioGangArchitects OrganizingCurators:ZoëRyan,JohnH.BryanChairandCuratorofArchitectureandDesign,KarenKice,NevilleBryanAssistant CuratorofArchitectureandDesign Museum:ArtInstituteofChicago,September24,2012 February24,2013 Description: Building:InsideStudioGangArchitects,isthefirstexhibitionintheworlddevotedtotheChicago]basedgroupheadedbyMacArthur FellowJeanneGang.ThisinnovativepresentationoftheworkofStudioGangArchitects(SGA)allowsvisitorstoseehowbuildings andprojectsarecreated,whatissuestheyresolve,andhowsolutionsareshaped.recognizedforsuchlandmarkbuildingsas Chicago saquatower,thetallestbuildingintheworlddesignedbyawoman,sgaisasmuchalaboratoryforideasandproblem] solvingasitisanarchitecturalfirm.buildingbringsvisitorsintothatlaboratorybyexaminingsga sbuiltandunbuiltworksinan engagingstudio]likespace. Gang s practice is distinguished by the great diversity of her work, which includes the Hyderabad O2, a high]rise community in Hyderabad,India;anecologicalrevitalizationprojectforLincolnParkZoo ssouthpond;andoculus,aconcertvenueandpublicpark intaipei.alloftheseprojects whichreflectthewiderangeoftoday sbuiltenvironment aremarkedbyanopen]mindedpractice committedtoresearchandexperimentationwithmaterialsandtechnologies.theexhibition,acustom]madeinstallationdesigned by SGA in collaboration with curators from the museum s Department of Architecture and Design, echoes the firm s studio]like environment, allowing visitors to see material samples, full]scale project mock]ups, research materials, digital media, and films. Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects truly brings contemporary architecture to life, showing the full lifespan of the creative architecturalprocess howanideabecomesabuilding. Website: MonographicorRetrospective

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