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Surrealism, Photography, and Paris
at International Center for Photography
Paris was a city of fantasy and chance encounters for Surrealist artists of the 1920s and '30s. During this period of unprecedented social and cultural transformation, photography played a dramatic new role in both avant-garde practice and mass culture. In their works, photographers such as Jacques-André Boiffard, Brassaï, Ilse Bing, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Dora Maar, and Man Ray used fragmentation, montage, unusual viewpoints, and various technical manipulations to expose the disjunctive and uncanny aspects of modern urban life. In Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris, guest curator Terry Lichtenstein has assembled over 150 photographs, films, books, periodicals, and Surrealist ephemera to show how real and imaginary versions of Paris were constructed through photographic images.
Museum of Arts and Design
Upcoming
Portable Treasuries
Silver Jewelry From The Nadler Collection
February 16 - August 8, 2010
This February, the Museum of Arts and Design will present a major exhibition of global jewelry drawn exclusively from the collection of Daniel and Serga Nadler,one of the most comprehensive holdings of tribal, ethnic, and contemporary jewelry in the world. This special exhibition showcases approximately 150 masterpieces from Northern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Hill Tribes of Southeast Asia, including massive neck ornaments, ankle bracelets, and intricately crafted earrings. The "treasuries", often dowries, provide security for a woman as they can be sold or traded when extra money is needed. The exhibition will be presented in MAD's Tiffany & Co. Foundation Jewelry Gallery, a groundbreaking facility dedicated to the study and presentation of jewelry.
"The Nadler Collection reflects the powerful traditions of silver jewelry design around the world," states Holly Hotchner the Museum's Nanette L. Laitman Director. "While many of these works were made by artisans whose names are unknown to us, the designs resonate with the modern and contemporary jewelry aesthetic and have truly timeless sculptural qualities. This extraordinary exhibition reflects the Museum's dedication to expanding our collection and exhibition focus to reflect the global significance of art and design today."
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Modern Century
