By Sara Evans | Featured in the Fall 2015 Issue – Art Of The Times
The city is hopping with exciting new exhibitions. For New Yorkers and the zillions of visitors who swarm to the city, Fall is the time of new beginnings. One of the most compelling aspects of Autumn in New York art exhibitions is the advent of new shows at the city’s many museums.
This year, three-dimensional art holds center stage. From ancient African sculptures to modern abstract masterpieces, the season offers something for everyone.
Sculpture and History at The Met and MoMA
At the Metropolitan Museum, Kongo: Power and Majesty showcases stunning sculptures. Dating back to 1463, these pieces cast colonialism and African culture in a new light.
Meanwhile, the Museum of Modern Art features the sculptures of Pablo Picasso. Unlike painting, sculpture was uniquely personal for Picasso. He approached the medium with the freedom of a self-taught artist, ready to break all the rules.
Porcelain and Abstraction
The elegant Frick Library is showcasing its gorgeous Sèvres porcelains. Titled From Sèvres to Fifth Avenue, the exhibition presents a new perspective on these eighteenth-century French objects.
On October 30, the new Whitney Museum pays tribute to Frank Stella. As our greatest living abstract artist, Stella represents the Old Guard. The survey showcases his prolific output from the mid-1950s to the present.
International Treasures
The American-Scandinavian Foundation exhibits the work of Vilhelm Hammershøi. Known as “poetry in paint,” his work captures tranquility through a masterful brush.
At the Asia Society, Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms showcases 50 spectacular objects. Dating from the 10th century, these works reveal the prosperity of early Philippine polities.
Warhol’s Liz and Marilyn
Finally, the Jewish Museum presents Becoming Jewish: Warhol’s Liz and Marilyn. The public personas of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe were constructed. However, their conversions to Judaism were personal and profound.
Warhol’s portraits explore the complex, manufactured nature of identity. Ultimately, these Autumn in New York art exhibitions cement their status as the most glamorous women of their era.
