Museum Mondays: The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Fred Wilson: Works 2004–2011, an exhibition that brings together four recent works by the artist, including To Die Upon a Kiss, a Murano glass chandelier that was part of Pace’s 2012 exhibition Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Other Works.
Fred Wilson: Works 2004–2011 is on view through May 5, 2013.
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© Fred Wilson, Courtesy Pace Gallery
Reblog of the day: We love this installation view of Fred Wilson’s works. Be sure to listen to this Audio Guide on Whitney Museum’s website.
installation view of Guarded View and Picasso/Whose Rules, Fred Wilson, both 1991
Reblog of the day: Take a moment and listen in on Fred Wilson’s inspiration in creating his glass sculptures, and be sure to view his work for yourself at the Toledo Museum of Art!
Episode No. 33 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Fred Wilson and was taped live at the Toledo Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of “Color Ignited: Glass 1962-2012.” The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Studio Glass movement and the TMA’s role in it. The show includes work by Wilson, Dan Flavin, Josiah McElheny and more. (Toledo has long been one of the world’s glass-manufacturing powerhouses.) It’s on view through September 9.
Among the pieces we discuss on this week’s show is Iago’s Mirror (2009, above, click to expand), which is in the collections of the Toledo Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It’s remarkable… and on this week’s MAN Podcast, Wilson tells the story of his interest in Shakespeare as well as how he conceived and created the piece.
Wilson is best known for his works made not out of glass, pigment-and-canvas or bronze, but with museum collections. His work with his materials raises questions about historical narratives we’ve been taught, narratives that are often re-inforced by collections and displays of cultural objects.
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CNN profiles Pace artist, Fred Wilson, and looks at how his career has been built by challenging people to “rethink history”…read more HERE.
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This week’s Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Fred Wilson and was taped live at the Toledo Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of “Color Ignited: Glass 1962-2012.” The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Studio Glass movement and the TMA’s role in it. The show includes work by Wilson, Dan Flavin, Josiah McElheny and more. (Toledo has long been one of the world’s glass-manufacturing powerhouses.)
Wilson is best known for his works made not out of pigment-and-canvas or bronze, but with museum collections. His work with his materials raises questions about historical narratives we’ve been taught, narratives that are often re-inforced by collections and displays of cultural objects. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Wilson’s landmark “Mining the Museum” exhibition at the Maryland Historical Society, an exhibition that was organized by Lisa Corrin for Baltimore’s The Contemporary Museum kunsthalle. Wilson has exhibited widely across the United States and has represented the United States at the Cairo Biennial (1992) and at the Venice Biennale (2003).
One of the works Wilson exhibited in Venice in 2009 was Iago’s Mirror, which the TMA acquired last year. Wilson and I recorded this week’s show while sitting in front of it. [Image above: Wilson, courtesy TMA/Andrew Weber.]
To download the program directly to your PC/mobile device, click here. To download or subscribe to The Modern Art Notes Podcast via iTunes, click here. To subscribe to The MAN Podcast’s RSS feed, click here. Images of artworks discussed on the program are here.
Fred Wilson, “Iago’s Mirror”, 2009 Murano glass © Fred Wilson / Courtesy The Pace Gallery
While you spend this beautiful day walking through Chelsea, be sure to catch Fred Wilson’s Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works at 510 W. 25th Street. Don’t miss the beautiful glass pieces in this exhibit which closes today at 6pm.
Fred Wilson, Detail of “Sala Longhi”, 2011 © Fred Wilson / Courtesy The Pace Gallery, Photo by: Francesco Allegretto
Donald Kuspit of artnet recently wrote a review about Fred Wilson’s Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works calling the exhibit “a wonderful study in contrasts.” We hope you can visit us at 510 West 25th Street to see it for yourself before it closes this Saturday, April 14th.
Reblog of the day! Thanks for posting this great picture of Drip Group at our Fred Wilson exhibit!
Fred Wilson @ Pace Gallery
”I wanted a monument that asks questions, not formulate them.” - Fred Wilson at The New School last night discussing his canceled public sculpture for theCentral Indiana Community Foundation. Presented by The Public Art Fund, Wilson spoke of the historical truths and cultural values which influence his work, and how his public art projects involve extensive community outreach and research.
Fred Wilson’s work is currently on view at our gallery on 510 West 25th Street in his exhibit Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works.
Reblog of the day! It’s not too late to get your tickets for tonight’s talk with Pace artist, Fred Wilson!
“I use beauty as a way of helping people to receive difficult or upsetting ideas. The topical issues are merely a vehicle for making one aware of one’s own perceptual shift—which is the real thrill.”
-Fred Wilson
Artist Fred Wilson is our next guest - Public Art Fund Talks at The New School, March 28 @6:30pm
image: Fred Wilson (American, born 1954). Grey Area (Brown version), 1993. Paint, plaster and wood, Overall: 20 x 84 in. (50.8 x 213.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr. and bequest of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange, 2008.6a-j. © Fred Wilson
Thanks to Garage Magazine for visiting and writing about Fred Wilson’s Venice Suite this past weekend!!
“Even the finest detail is not spared in Wilson’s intricate glasswork, his pieces all compliment one another and the space they are found in. This collection ranges from chandeliers, mounted glass forms and framed works. Pictures really do tell a thousand words when attempting to describe the exhibition, so if you are in NYC – make sure you drop in and have a look!” by Kate Stein
Reblog of the day! Be sure to get your tickets for tomorrow, this a talk not to be missed!
Hear/See Fred Wilson in person - there’s still time to get tickets for this Wednesday night! Public Art Fund Talks at The New School.
Fred Wilson’s exhibit Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works will be open concurrently with the reception for Adolph Gottlieb TONIGHT, 6-8 PM on 25th St. We hope you can stop by!
(Photo Credit: Alexander Porter/BFAnyc.com)
Last night, WNYC’s Leonard Lopate lead two panels of gallery owners and artists to discuss the ecosystem of the New York art world in 2012. The first panel included Sean Kelly, a top gallery owner, Carter Foster, a curator for the Whitney Museum of American Art, and artists, Pat Steir, and Fred Wilson. (via Events - The Greene Space: Artists and the Business of Art - The Greene Space)
Reblog of the day! Be sure to check it out for yourself!
The centerpiece of Fred Wilson’s new show at The Pace Gallery, Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works (through April 14), is this new chandelier “To Die Upon A Kiss” (2011).
