Calendar
Salem Exhibitions
Toshio Shibata
- April 20, 2013 - September 20, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- One of Japan's preeminent landscape photographers, Toshio Shibata is know for exploring the delicate balance between human made structures and nature. Photographing water catchments, roads, dams and bridges, he examines the unique appearance of such structures in his native land. Through his lens, river beds can look like origami, and waterfalls resemble kimonos. This exhibition of 28 large-format works will be the artist's first solo show in an American museum since 1995 and the first time his color images will be shown in America.
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Freeport [NO. 006]: Nick Cave
- March 2, 2013 - May 27, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Original and otherworldly, Nick Cave’s art blends the boundaries between sculpture, costume, video, dance and public performance in unexpected ways.
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Freeport [NO. 005]: Michael Lin
- March 22, 2012 - October 27, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Artist Michael Lin began developing a reputation in the late 1990s for painting vast, bold designs on sober architectural settings, interventions that injected a vibrant sense of play. At PEM Lin spotlights the renowned collection of Asian export art. Lin created a sprawling mural of original armorial and heraldic motifs (elaborate coats of arms) that climb up the walls of the Mellon Staircase and along the floor of the Export Silver Galleries.
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Golden Light, Dutch Art Collection at the Peabody Essex Museum
- August 11, 2012 - July 7, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Golden Light explores Dutch art and life in the 1600s through a selection of paintings from the internationally significant collection of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo. In 2011, more than 105,000 visitors viewed the namesake exhibition at PEM, Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection. This new installation features 16 paintings by Hendrick Avercamp, Frans Hals, Pieter Claesz, Jan Brueghel the Elder and notable others.
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Katy Bratun Pencil to Print at the Kensington Stobart Gallery
- April 4, 2013 - May 13, 2013
- Kensington-Stobart Gallery
- Welcoming Spring the Kensington-Stobart Gallery is pleased to feature original works by Salem resident Katy Bratun. Whimsical woodland creatures having human qualities reflect warm colors and contrasting cool colors so familiar with her New Mexico childhood. Her exhibit will appeal to all ages. Gallery hours Tues-Friday 10am-5pm. Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm.
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In Conversation: Modern African American Art
- June 1, 2013 - September 2, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Created at significant social and political moments in America, this premier collection of paintings, photographs and sculpture by 43 prominent African American artists presents conversations about art, identity and the rights of the individual. The artworks reflect an America that celebrates the multi-faceted nature of society.
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Faberge Revealed
- June 22, 2013 - June 22, 2013
- Peabody Essex Museum
- The name Fabergé is synonymous with refined craftsmanship, jeweled luxury and the Russian imperial family. Over 230 singular treasures created by the House of Fabergé in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are featured, including enameled clocks, gold cigarette cases, hardstone carvings, ruby encrusted brooches and four signature imperial eggs made for Nicholas II and the Romanov family. This exhibition, organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, explores ideas of luxury, innovation, entrepreneurship and imperial patronage while providing insight into Peter Carl Fabergé's life, business and legacy.
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