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By Lisa Kirkham The beautiful portrait of Robert Weir’s sister Carrie in the painting Flora, greets readers on the cover of the Spring issue of the BYU Magazine, inviting them to learn more about the Weir family and their art collection in The Weir Family, 1820–1920: Expanding Traditions in American Art — now in its final [...]
By Lisa Kirkham Religious imagery has been part of people’s lives for centuries, and now the BYU Museum of Art offers visitors an opportunity to see a unique form of religious art that dates back to the early 1300s. Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the BYU [...]
by Lisa Kirkham In his brightly painted, massive, pixilated sculptures, Michael Whiting considers the visual relationship between early video games and 1960s minimalism. His art also creates a dialogue about the relationship between the “real” and the “virtual.” According to Jeff Lambson, Curator of Contemporary Art at the BYU Museum of Art, the exhibition [...]
By Lisa Kirkham Families are sure to enjoy two full days of art, music, storytelling, and dancing in this year’s family art festival, while celebrating the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition Friday and Saturday June 15-16, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the BYU Museum [...]
Thesmophoria, the newest painting on display at the BYU Museum of Art, was created by artist Francis Davis Millet, a famous mural painter who was aboard the Titanic when it sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 years ago this month. Millet’s painting of Thesmophoria was not fashioned to be the final work of art, but [...]
Hundreds of people participated in the public preview of People in a Hard Land: Iconic Images of Life in the Southwest. Guests enjoyed live Western music and light refreshments as they looked through the gallery for the first time. The new exhibition (which opened this morning) is the second in a three-part series of exhibitions [...]
Nearly 140 people attended last night’s lecture by Oliver Herring at the BYU Museum of Art. Herring talked about his experiences using people as art. Although the lecture went on for more than two hours, none of the attendants wanted to leave. The lecture ended when Herring’s throat went dry. The MOA is fortunate to [...]
Don’t forget tonight’s public opening of People in a Hard Land. Come enjoy live Western music and light refreshments here at the BYU Museum of Art. The reception will open at 7:00 tonight and will close at 9:00. Read more here.
About Oliver Herring: Oliver Herring was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1964, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He received a BFA from the University of Oxford, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, England, and an MFA from Hunter College, New York. Among Herring’s early works were his woven sculptures and [...]
Come spend your lunch break at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art on Wednesday, April 4. Museum curator Marian Wardle will be talking with guests about The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American Art. The guided tour will start at noon and end at 1 p.m. Art Breaks are held on select Wednesdays from [...]
