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Exhibition Review
Kurt Schwitters. Houston, Princeton and Berkeley
03/2011 | 1296 | 153
Pages: 209-210
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Reviewer:
Craft, Catherine (Craft, Catherine)
Subjects
artists:
Schwitters, Kurt
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Menil Collection, Houston, United States / Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, United States / University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, United States
places:
United States / Berkeley / Houston / Princeton
print:
Schwitters, Kurt
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Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage | institution: Menil Collection , institution: Princeton University Art Museum , institution: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
114. Merzbild Einunddreissig (Merz picture thirty-one), by Kurt Schwitters. 1920. Assemblage of oil, paper, wood, metal, fabric and cotton balls on paper mounted on wood frame, 98 by 66 cm. (Sprengel Museum, Hannover; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
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115. Untitled (Mz. 9 NDARD), by Kurt Schwitters. 1947. Collage of paper on paper mounted on marbleised cardboard, 15.4 by 11.1 cm. (Menil Collection, Houston).
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116. Full-scale reconstruction of Kurt Schwitters’s Hannover Merzbau, by Peter Bissegger. 1981–83. Built from photographs taken in 1933 of the original construction (c.1923–36; destroyed 1943), 393 by 580 by 460 cm. (Sprengel Museum, Hannover; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Exhibition Review
Bruce Nauman. Berkeley, Turin and Houston
05/2007 | 1250 | 149
Pages: 357-358
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
Subjects
artists:
Nauman, Bruce
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, United States / Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy / Menil Collection, Houston, United States
places:
United States / Turin / Italy / Houston / Berkeley
print:
Nauman, Bruce
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s | institution: Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea , institution: Menil Collection , institution: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
67. Cup merging with its saucer, by Bruce Nauman. 1965. Unglazed ceramic and graphite, 5.1 by 14 by 14 cm. (Fine Art Collection, University of California, Davis; exh. Berkeley Art Museum).
Attributed works:
68. The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths (window or wall sign), by Bruce Nauman. 1967. Neon and glass tubing, 149.9 by 139.7 by 5.1 cm. (The artist and Sperone Westwater, New York; exh. Berkeley Art Museum).
Exhibition Review
Klee and America. Houston
03/2007 | 1248 | 149
Pages: 214
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Reviewer:
Anfam, David (Anfam, David)
Subjects
artists:
Klee, Paul
artists:
Picasso, Pablo
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Menil Collection, Houston, United States / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States / Neue Galerie, New York, United States / Phillips Collection, Washington, United States
places:
United States / Washington DC / New York / Houston / San Francisco
print:
Klee, Paul
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Klee and America | institution: Menil Collection , institution: Neue Nationalgalerie , institution: Phillips Collection
Illustrations
Attributed works:
73. The twittering machine, by Paul Klee. 1922. Oil transfer and watercolour on paper, 41.3 by 30.5 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
74. Monument under construction. 1929. Watercolour and ink on paper, 56.3 by 38.6 cm. (Collection of Michael and Judy Steinhardt, New York; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Exhibition Review
Frank Stella. Cambridge MA, Houston and Columbus
05/2006 | 1238 | 148
Pages: 365-367
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Reviewer:
Lawrence, James (Lawrence, James)
Subjects
artists:
Stella, Frank
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, United States / Menil Collection, Houston, United States / Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, United States
places:
United States / Houston / Columbus (Ohio) / Cambridge (United States)
print:
Stella, Frank
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Frank Stella 1958 | institution: Arthur M. Sackler Museum , institution: Menil Collection , institution: Wexner Center for the Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
61. Cricket/Kit construction, by Frank Stella. 1958. Mixed media assemblage, 94.6 by 76.2 by 8.9 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; exh. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge MA).
Attributed works:
62. Blue horizon, by Frank Stella. 1958. Enamel and oil on canvas, 185.4 by 185.4 cm. (David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence; exh. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge MA).
Attributed works:
63. Morro Castle, by Frank Stella. 1958. Enamel on canvas, 215 by 274 cm. (Kunstmuseum Basel; exh. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge MA).
Exhibition Review
Joseph Beuys. Houston and London
04/2005 | 1225 | 147
Pages: 283-285
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Reviewer:
Stonard, John-Paul (Stonard, John-Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Beuys, Joseph
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Tate Modern, London, Great Britain / Menil Collection, Houston, United States
places:
United States / London / Houston / England
print:
Beuys, Joseph
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Enviroments | institution: Menil Collection , institution: Tate Modern
Illustrations
Attributed works:
94. Fonds VII/2, by Joseph Beuys. 1967/84. Felt, copper plates and metal ribbon, 196 by 455 by 643 cm. (overall). (Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; exh. Tate Modern, London).
Attributed works:
95. Voglio vedere le mie montagne (I want to see my mountains), by Joseph Beuys. 1950/71. Mixed media, 420 by 580 by 782 cm. (overall). (Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; exh. Tate Modern, London).
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96. Wirtschaftswerte (Economic values), by Joseph beuys. 1980. Mixed media, 290 by 400 by 265 cm. (overall). (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent; exh. Tate Modern, London).
Exhibition Review
Arshile Gorky. New York and Houston
03/2004 | 1212 | 146
Pages: 205-206
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Reviewer:
Anfam, David (Anfam, David)
Subjects
artists:
Gorky, Arshile
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Menil Collection, Houston, United States
places:
Houston / United States
print:
Gorky, Arshile
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings | institution: Menil Collection , institution: Whitney Museum of American Art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
78. Study for Nighttime, enigma and nostalgia, by Arshile Gorky. c.1931-32. Graphite and india ink on paper, 29.2 by 49.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
79. Summation, by Arshile Gorky. 1947. Graphite, charcoal and pastel on paper on board. 202.2 by 258.4 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
80. Virginia landscape (untitled, study for pastoral series), by Arshile Gorky. 1943. Graphite, pastel and crayon on paper, 50.8 by 68.6 cm. (Private collection; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
81. The artist's mother, by Arshile Gorky. 1926 or 1936. Charcoal, 63 by 46 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Exhibition Review
Houston: Pop Art
04/2001 | 1177 | 143
Pages: 250-251
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Reviewer:
Craft, Catherine (Craft, Catherine)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Menil Collection, Houston, United States
places:
Houston / United States
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / Pop art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Pop Art: U.S./U.K. Connections, 1956-1966 | institution: Menil Collection
Illustrations
Attributed works:
88. 'I'm in the mood for love', by David Hockney. 1961. Board, 122 by 91.5 cm. (Royal College of Art, London; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
89. 'Mr. Bellemy', by Roy Lichtenstein. 1961. Board, 143 by 107 cm. (Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
90. 'Death of Benny 'Kid' Paret', by Rosalyn Drexler. 1963. 35.2 by 45.7 cm. (Collection of the artist; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Attributed works:
91. 'Bo Diddley', by Peter Blake. 1963. Acrylic and scotch tape on board, 122.5 by 76.8 cm. (Museum Ludwig, Cologne; exh. Menil Collection, Houston).
Exhibition Review
Stuttgart and Houston: Yves Tanguy and Surrealism
03/2001 | 1176 | 143
Pages: 181-183
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Reviewer:
Whitfield, Sarah (Whitfield, Sarah; Whitfield, Mrs)
Subjects
artists:
Tanguy, Yves
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
museums and institutions:
Menil Collection, Houston, United States
places:
United States / Houston / Germany / Stuttgart
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Yves Tanguy und der Surrealismus | institution: Menil Collection , institution: Staatsgalerie
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. 'Dame à l'absence', by Yves Tanguy. 1942. 115 by 89.5 cm. (Kunstsammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf; exh. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).
Attributed works:
56. 'Il faisait ce qu;il voulait', by Yves Tanguy. 1927. 81.2 by 64.7 cm. (Collection of Richard S. Zeisler, New York; exh. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).
Attributed works:
57. 'La main dans les nuages', by Yves Tanguy. 1927. 65 by 54 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).
Attributed works:
58. 'Multiplication des arcs', by Yves Tanguy. 1954. 101.6 by 152.4 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; exh. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).