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MAIN &
SECOND FLOOR GALLERIES
June 7 through September 7, 2009
NAPOLEON AND EUGENIE
The Opulent Splendor of France's
Second Empire
A Lavish Celebration of the Paris of
Offenbach and the Boulevards
The incredible splendor of France’s Second Empire is celebrated
as we devote our galleries to paintings, sculpture, decorative
objects, memorabilia and historical artifacts that reflect the
Imperial Court of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie from 1852 to
1870. NAPOLEON AND EUGENIE, a major exhibition opening
on June 7 and remaining on view through September 7, draws from
the notable Collection of Christopher Forbes who regards Napoleon
III as “one of the great underrated world leaders.”
The exhibition, curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, conveys the
story of France during this era —its personages, its accomplishments,
its international relationships and, throughout, the opulence
that characterized the royal court of Napoleon III and his Consort
Empress. NAPOLEON AND EUGENIE also encompasses historical
material on the Bonaparte Family and the First Empire with many
of the works on view consisting of objects that were owned or
commissioned by the Imperial family.
Louis Napoleon (1808-1873), the nephew of Napoleon I, returned
from exile in 1848 to become the first president of France under
the constitution of the Second Republic (1848-1852). In 1852,
the Second Empire was overwhelmingly approved with the result
that Louis Napoleon became Napoleon III. His rise to the throne
ushered in an era of liberal domestic policies and was marked
by a commercial treaty with England that opened France to free
trade, incursions into China in partnership with England, intervention
into Mexico, the construction of the Suez Canal, programs of improvement
in the city of Paris and, finally, the Franco-Prussian War of
1870 that saw the end of the regime. It was an era, surprisingly
progressive for its time, in which youth, glamour and accomplishment
rather than aristocratic birth, were the hallmarks of esteem.
Writers and artists were invited to magnificent royal balls. The
Empress Eugenie presided over charity sales and was a patron of
the arts and literature. The Emperor supported universal suffrage,
the working classes and the church.
NAPOLEON AND EUGENIE is on view through Sunday, September
7, 2009. NCMA is sponsoring several public programs to illuminate
and enhance the experience of viewing the exhibition. For information,
watch the web site or call (516) 484-9338, ext 12.
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CONTEMPORARY GALLERY
June 7 through September
7, 2009
DIALOGUE
Sculpture, Alain Kirili,
and Painting, Frank Olt
Dialogue: Sculpture, Alain Kirili, and Painting, Frank Olt juxtaposes
the work of two important contemporary artists: Sculptor Alain
Kirili and Painter Frank Olt. The two artists, friends in their
personal lives, share a passionate interest in materials, process,
tactility and the continuity of abstract traditions. The exhibition
opens in NCMA’s Contemporary Gallery on June 7 and remains
on view through
September 7.
Alain Kirili, born in Paris in 1946, has exhibited with the Sonnabend
Gallery in New York and Paris and with the Holly Solomon Gallery
in New York. His work is included in the collection of the Museum
of Modern Art.
Frank Olt, born on Long Island’s North Shore in 1955, began
his career at the legendary P.S. One, now a part of MoMA. A professor
at Long Island University’s C.W. Post, Olt has exhibited
at Chelsea’s Lohin-Geduld Gallery and will appear in a solo
exhibition at the Tria Gallery. The exhibition is sponsored by
the museum’s Contemporary Collectors Circle and is curated
by CCC member Elaine Berger.
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LIBRARY GALLERY
January 18 through July 5
ANDY WARHOL SILK SCREENS
Iconic Images from American Pop Culture
Exhibition Extended through Sunday, July 5!
“Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the
same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see
America the same way again.”
Andy Warhol
Sponsored in part by Lorraine Barnathan
In Andy Warhol Silkscreens, Nassau County Museum of
Art (NCMA) presents a select exhibition of work by an audacious
pioneer who, by using images of popular American culture and commerce,
altered perceptions about what constitutes art. The exhibition,
in NCMA’s Library Gallery, showcases some of Warhol’s
classic pop subjects among them Marilyn Monroe, Mao Tse-Tung,
Superman, Campbell Soup Cans, Dollar Signs and Martha Graham/The
Kick. In these and other prints, Warhol incorporates many
of the same techniques that he used in his paintings, As a result,
Warhol prints have soared in both esteem and value to the point
that they’re presently selling for what Warhol paintings
might have fetched just a decade ago.
No other artist is as much identified with Pop Art as Andy Warhol,
dubbed the Prince of Pop by the media of his time. Warhol grew
up in a Pittsburgh working class family and studied commercial
art at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Institute of Technology. Upon
his graduation in 1949 he went to New York where he worked in
commercial advertising and as an illustrator for magazines such
as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. In the 60s, Warhol began painting
objects that were part of daily life, such as soup cans and Coke
bottles. Soon Warhol became a famous figure in the New York art
scene. From 1962 on he started making silkscreen prints of famous
personalities like Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor. Warhol
challenged and even removed the line between fine art and commercial
art used for magazines, comic books and advertising.
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June 7 through September
7, 2009
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
NCMA Creates a Wonderland – Indoors and Out!
Indoors and out, our MiniArtMuseum for Children will be an enthralling
wonderland setting for a magical museum experience based on Lewis
Carroll’s timeless classic for children. Visitors to Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland, opening on Sunday, June 7 and remaining
on view through Sunday, September 7, are greeted along the pathways
to the MiniArtMuseum by an enchanted garden, a giant chessboard,
the Queen’s croquet grounds, giant mushrooms and the Mad
Hatter’s tea party. The entranceway features a looking glass
that ushers young audiences into Alice’s world where they
encounter such delights as the Queen’s Castle, bottles urging
“drink me,” a stage that permits visitors to become
the characters of Alice’s captivating world, easels and
drawing materials that will invite youngsters to create their
own interpretations of what they’re seeing and giant cards
that children can use to fashion their own wondrous castles. The
walls of the MiniArtMuseum are hung with artist Max Hergenrother’s
fanciful pen and ink illustrations in which he reinterprets Alice’s
fantasy adventures for new generations of children.
The MiniArtMuseum for Children is dedicated to art exhibitions
and art activities for children and their families. It is the
region’s sole art museum dedicated to children. The building
is open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-4:30 pm.
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The MiniArtMuseum for Children is open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-4:30 pm
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