The Contemporary Art Circle will brighten your dark, short days with a spectacular trip to Boston.
Loretta Yarlow, Director of the University Gallery, will introduce us to the premiere locations of contemporary art in Boston:
Barbara Krakow Gallery. One of Boston’s most important contemporary art galleries is now in its third decade; Barbara Krakow will host us in her gallery. On view is a group exhibition including Philip Guston, Kiki Smith, Chuck Close. Additionally, as an AIDS fundraiser, prominent artists have donated exquisite, small prints. They are on display at the time of our visit and are very reasonably priced.
MIT Public Art Collection. Outdoor tour of MIT’s spectacular modern and contemporary sculptures including works by Calder, Nevelson, Graham, Bartlett and other recent and exciting commissions. Bring warm coats!
The List Visual Arts Center at MIT. If you have never been at the List you will be in for a surprise! This contemporary gallery is at the forefront of cutting edge art and is highly regarded in the art world. We will meet director Jane Farver with guest curator Marjory Jacobson who will give us an exclusive tour and discuss Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art. An international team of curators and advisors helped to develop this two-part exhibition and related publications. The exhibition explores various ways in which artists respond to the influence of technology on the senses. The artists include Mathieu Briand, Janet Cardiff/George Bures Miller, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Ryoji Ikeda, Christian Jankowski, Bruce Nauman, Francois Roche, Anri Sala, and Sissel Tolaas. Part II: February 8-April 8, 2007
Itinerary
8:30 am Depart from Visitor’s Parking Lot, Umass
10:30 am Barbara Krakow Gallery
12 noon Lunch at Parish Café, Boylston Street
2:00 pm Tour of the public art collection on the MIT campus
3:00 pm MIT List Visual Arts Center
5:00 pm Depart from Cambridge
7:00 pm Return to Amherst
Cost
$100 per person (includes bus transportation, special tours, lunch, and refreshments for the return ride to Amherst)
Non-members who are not guests of CAC members may join us at $150 per person.
