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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS January, February, March 2014

Norton Simon Museum

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Pasadena, CA 91105-1825

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Phone: (626) 844-6941; Fax: (626) 844-6944

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In this Issue Page

• EXHIBITIONS ................................................................................................................ 2–3

• EVENTS CALENDAR ................................................................................................. 4–12

Lectures ................................................................................................ 4

Film ......................................................................................................... 5

A Night in Focus ................................................................................. 5

Performance ........................................................................................ 6

Adult Drawing Class ..................................................................... 6–7

Adult Art-Making Workshop .............................................................7

Afternoon Salons .......................................................................... 7–8

Guided Tours ................................................................................. 8–9

Family Events ................................................................................. 9–11

Teen Arts Academy .......................................................................... 12

• GENERAL MUSEUM INFORMATION .......................................................................... 13

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EXHIBITIONS

OPENING In the Land of Snow: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas March 28–August 25, 2014

In the Land of Snow is the Museum’s first large-scale exhibition of

Himalayan Buddhist art, bringing together exceptional Indian, Nepalese

and Tibetan Buddhist sculptures along with significant thangka (flat field)

paintings from throughout the Himalayan region. Almost all of the

Museum’s thangkas are on display for this special occasion. A highlight of

the exhibition is the display of a monumental thangka, measuring over 20

feet in height, depicting the Buddha of the Future, Maitreya, flanked by the

Eighth Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso, and his tutor, Yongtsin Yeshe

Gyaltsen. Painted on silk and presented on an elaborate embroidered

mounting, the thangka was commissioned by the Eighth Dalai Lama for the

benefit of his tutor and for the posterity of the Buddhist faith. This is only the second time that this extraordinary

painting has been on view at the Museum.

CLOSING Francisco de Goya y Lucientes’s Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna, on Loan from The Frick Collection, New York December 6, 2013–March 3, 2014

The Norton Simon Museum presents a special installation of the splendid

portrait of Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna, by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

(1746–1828), on loan from The Frick Collection, New York. Painted

sometime in the 1790s, this large-scale painting elegantly portrays one of

Goya’s most important clients, and its installation at the Simon marks the

first time the painting has been on loan to a west coast institution. The

portrait joins the three other Goya paintings and one drawing on view in

the Museum’s permanent collection galleries. And to mark the occasion,

the Museum also presents a companion exhibition, Unflinching Vision:

Goya’s Rare Prints, which features exceptional examples from the Museum’s

substantive collection of Goya etchings and lithographs not regularly on view.

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Unflinching Vision: Goya’s Rare Prints December 6, 2013–March 3, 2014

In celebration of the rare loan of The Frick Collection’s Don Pedro, Duque de

Osuna by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, the Norton Simon Museum

presents the exhibition Unflinching Vision: Goya’s Rare Prints. While the

majority of the artist’s prints were published posthumously, this exhibition

presents a selection of works that Goya himself worked on during his

lifetime. More than 30 working proofs, trial proofs and published prints

made under his supervision are on view, as well as a small selection of

posthumous examples from his later numbered editions. Together, these

artworks demonstrate Goya’s mastery of printmaking, and most

significantly, his care in meaningfully capturing the spirit of his time.

Beyond Brancusi: The Space of Sculpture April 26, 2013–January 6, 2014 The Norton Simon Museum presents Beyond Brancusi: The Space of

Sculpture, an exhibition that examines how the great sculptors of the

20th century were influenced by Constantin Brancusi and his

groundbreaking use of space and material. Featuring 19 works from the

Museum’s renowned collection of post-war art, by sculptors as diverse as

Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Barbara Hepworth, Donald Judd, Carl

Andre, John McCracken and Robert Irwin, the exhibition demonstrates

how sculpture moved from being a self-contained, three-dimensional object

to one that engages with its surrounding space. In a variety of ways and in a

variety of materials, including marble, wood, stainless steel, felt or

Plexiglas, the sculptures on view illustrate some of the most innovative

moments in art making in the latter half of the 20th century.

Image credits: Buddha and Adorants on the Cosmic Mountain, India: Kashmir, c. 700, Bronze with silver and copper inlay, The Norton Simon Foundation; Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746–1828, Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna, c. 1790s, Oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, photo: Michael Bodycomb; Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746–1828, Los Caprichos: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, 1799, Etching, with watercolor, The Norton Simon Foundation; Barbara Hepworth, English, 1903–1975, Duo, 1973, Marble, Norton Simon Art Foundation, © Bowness, Hepworth Estate


EVENTS

Unless otherwise stated, all events are free with Museum admission, no reservations are necessary

and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and FREE

for members, students with ID and everyone age 18 and under. The first Friday of every month from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. is FREE for all visitors. For select lectures and performances, stickering for ensured seating starts one hour prior to the event. Members enjoy early seating.

Degas Through His Own Eyes: Failing Vision and Changing Styles in an Aging Artist Dr. Michael Marmor, Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Saturday, January 25, 4:00–5:00 p.m.

Over the last 40 years of his career, Edgar Degas’s vision became

progressively blurred, ultimately to the point where he would have been

declared legally blind. His pastels became rougher, although his blurred

vision smoothed over these “imperfections” in his own view. The Museum’s

collection of Degas bronzes shows a similar progression of style. The

famous Little Dancer has wonderful details, but late in Degas’s life, his sculptures became rougher, and

the details of face, hair and hands disappeared. Dr. Marmor reviews the problem of failing vision in

aging artists and poses the question of whether and how it was a factor in their late styles. By simulating

the defects of vision, Marmor sheds light on just what the artist could and could not see.

Presented in the Museum’s theater.

Dukes, Duchesses and Commoners: The Values of the Hispanic Cultural Tradition in the Art of Francisco de Goya Dr. Marcus B. Burke, Senior Curator, The Hispanic Society of America Saturday, February 1, 4:00–5:00 p.m. While the Spanish painter Goya is famous as one of the world’s first great

modern artists, he is equally celebrated as a quintessentially Spanish

master. Dr. Burke investigates the ways in which the values of Hispanic

culture are expressed in the visual arts, and how Goya both celebrated and

criticized these values in his works.


LECTURES

Image credits: Dr. Michael Marmor; Dr. Marcus B. Burke


Blancanieves (2012) Directed by Pablo Berger Friday, January 17, 7:00–8:45 p.m. In conjunction with Unflinching Vision: Goya’s Rare Prints, the Museum

presents Blancanieves, the Best Film winner of the 2013 Goya Awards,

Spain’s main national film award. Known in Spain as “los Premios Goya,”

the Goya Awards are named after the artist not only because he is a

notable representative of Spanish culture, but also because his visual

concept is very close to film. Blancanieves tells the story of the enchanting

daughter (played by Sofia Oria as a child and Macarena García as an adult)

of a famed matador (Daniel Giménez Cacho) who flees her wicked

stepmother (Maribel Verdú) to join a band of bullfighting dwarfs in a Spanish take on the Grimm

Brothers’ fairy tale “Snow White.” Upon learning what has become of her despised stepdaughter, the

diabolical stepmother prepares to administer a punishment that will break the defiant girl’s will for good.

Set in Seville in the 1920s, Blancanieves is a tribute to silent films.

105 min | Rated PG-13


Goya Friday, February 14, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Join us for a glorious evening looking at one of the world’s most revered artists, Francisco de Goya. The evening begins with an overview by Chief Curator Carol Togneri of the art of Goya in the Norton Simon’s collections, with a spotlight on Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna, on loan from The Frick Collection. Curator Leah Lehmbeck follows by speaking about the exhibition Unflinching Vision: Goya’s Rare Prints, which demonstrates the artist’s mastery of printmaking and his ability to represent the spirit of his time. Offered throughout the evening are art-making activities that allow artists of all ages to create original works of art. A special wine and tapas menu is available at the café.

FILM

A NIGHT IN FOCUS

Image credits: Blancanieves © Cohen Media Group; Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746–1828, Los Caprichos: Nobody Knows Himself, c. 1799, Etching with burnished aquatint, The Norton Simon Foundation


Soundscapes of Spain The Odeum Guitar Duo Friday, February 28, 4:00–5:00 p.m.

The music of Spain has been deeply influenced by Moorish melodic

and rhythmic elements. The light and shade of these musical

soundscapes are most perfectly represented through the voice of the

Spanish guitar. Spanish composers often created masterpieces to be

performed by instruments other than the guitar, but all the while, they

were trying to evoke the sounds and character of the guitar through

whatever instrument or combination of instruments they were

composing for. The Odeum Guitar Duo performs masterworks by Granados, Albéniz and other gifted

Spanish composers who used the guitar as the implied voice and divine inspiration for their music.


ADULT DRAWING CLASSES

Composition at the Norton Simon Museum Study composition with artist Will Weston. Artists use underlying compositional devices to organize

elements in a painting and make them easier to read. Most of these devices go unnoticed by viewers

until they are pointed out, explained and practiced. Using the Museum’s collections, this workshop

teaches students to see and understand picture composition, and its role in providing mood,

atmosphere and narrative in paintings.

Understanding Basic Composition

Friday, February 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Working in the Museum galleries, the first class addresses essential elements of composition through a

gallery tour. Afterward, students make marker studies of the basic compositional drivers from paintings

in the Museum’s collections.

The Uses of Italian and Sectional Perspective Friday, March 7, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Class participants discuss the strength and weaknesses of two

perspective systems, and how they are used together in picture

composition. After the lecture and a demonstration, students have

time to do simple perspective breakdowns from paintings in the

Museum’s collections.

PERFORMANCE

Image credit: The Odeum Guitar Duo; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770), The Triumph of Virtue and Nobility Over Ignorance, c. 1740–50, Oil on canvas (Ceiling painted for the Palazzo Manin, Venice), The Norton Simon Foundation


Color and Story in Composition Friday, March 21, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

An examination of color strategies in composition and the types of content and narratives that are used

in picture-making is the focus of this class. Students take a brief tour of the gallery, with discussion of

the use of color in composition, story structures and additional compositional issues of interest.

Changing Compositional Strategies in the 19th Century Friday, March 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m. The final session presents a look at the influence of Japanese prints, the camera and changing social

structures on 19th-century art. Students complete the course by drawing sketches from the Museum’s

collections using what they have learned.

All levels of experience are welcome. Each class is $20 ($16 for members), and space is limited to 20 participants. All materials and admission to the galleries on the day of class are included. Advance registration is required and can be made at nortonsimon.org/events.

ART-MAKING WORKSHOP

Using Contrast for Powerful Charcoal Drawings Sunday, March 2, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Join artist Jesse Benson for a charcoal-drawing workshop held

in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibitions of work by Goya.

Goya’s masterpieces are remarkable studies in the use of

contrast. In this workshop, participants study contrast shifts in

Goya’s works and explore several charcoal techniques

designed to use contrast to produce powerful drawings.

The fee of $30 ($24 for members) includes all materials and admission to the galleries on the day of class. Advance registration is required and can be made at nortonsimon.org/events.

Join a museum educator on select Sunday afternoons for a dynamic discussion of art.

Social Conscience: Goya and the 19th Century Sunday, January 12, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Known as both the “last Old Master” and the “first modern artist,” Goya occupies a singular place in the

history of art. Consider the genius of Goya by examining the brilliance of his paintings and the critical

nature of his prints. Then discuss how Goya influenced the 19th-century artists by looking at works by

Courbet and Manet.

AFTERNOON SALONS

Image credit: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746–1828, Los Proverbios - Los Disparates: Where There's a Will There's a Way: A Way of Flying: A Way of Flying, 1864, Etching with aquatint, The Norton Simon Foundation


What Makes Degas Modern? Sunday, February 9, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Degas is typically regarded as an Impressionist painter, but throughout his career, he explored complex

aspects of tradition and modernity. Examine the modern approach in subject, technique, composition

and contemporary attitudes that link Degas with the 20th century.

Modern Rebels: The Invention of Modernist Painting, from Manet to

Cézanne to Picasso Sunday, March 9, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Modernist artists sought to reinstate the medium’s primary condition: “the flat

surface, the shape of the support, the properties of the pigment.” The

pioneering, “modernist” character of Manet’s realist works, Cézanne’s post-

Impressionist paintings, and Picasso’s cubist canvases are the topic of

discussion. Consider to what extent these artists’ formal tendencies and

choices of subject matter constituted particularly modern practices.

GUIDED TOURS

Please note that space is limited to 25 participants. Sign up at the Information Desk no later than

15 minutes prior to the tour.

Highlights of the Collection Friday, January 3, 6:00–7:00 p.m. and 7:00–8:00 p.m. Goya and the Spanish Enlightenment Saturday, January 4, 1:00–2:00 p.m. A Focus on Art of the Baroque Saturday, January 11, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

The Fashionable 18th Century Saturday, January 18, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Chola Bronzes: Glory and Power of the Gods Saturday, January 25, 1:00–2:00 p.m. All About Form: Masterworks of Sculpture Sunday, January 26, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Revolutionary Painting: A Dialogue between Modern Politics and Modern Art (1789–1922) Saturday, February 1, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Highlights of the Collection Friday, February 7, 6:00–7:00 p.m. and 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Image credits: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Woman with Mandolin, 1925, Oil on canvas, Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase, © 2013 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Reproduction; Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (French, 1755–1842), Portrait of Theresa, Countess Kinsky, 1793, Oil on canvas, Norton Simon Art Foundation


One if by Land, Two if by Sea: Landscapes and Seascapes in the Norton Simon Museum Saturday, February 8, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Repositioned: Changes in the 19th-Century Wing Saturday, February 15, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Grand Tales: The Narrative in Art Saturday, February 22, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Highlights of the Collection: Art of the 14th to 16th Centuries Sunday, February 23, 1:00–2:00 p.m. A Focus on Goya: Paintings and Prints Saturday, March 1, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Norton Simon the Collector Friday, March 7, 6:00–7:00 p.m. and 7:00–8:00 p.m. The Development of Abstraction and Minimalism in 20th-Century Art Saturday, March 8, 1:00–2:00 p.m. All in a Day: Pictures of 17th-Century Dutch Art Saturday, March 15, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Flights of Fancy: Depicting Movement or the Passage of Time Saturday, March 22, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Highlights of the Collection: Looking at Italian Art Saturday, March 29, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Portraying Ideals: A Study in Allegory and Symbolism Sunday, March 30, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Infinite Line Saturday, January 25, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Paul Klee once stated, “A line is a dot that went for a walk.” Inspired by

this quotation, explore the Norton Simon collections and study the

various ways in which artists throughout history have used line, shape

and value to create their masterpieces. Then experiment with a variety

of drawing techniques to create your own masterpiece with artist Seda

Sevada.

This activity is designed for families with children ages 8–12. The course is free, and space is limited to 20 participants. All materials are provided. Advance registration is required and can be made at nortonsimon.org/events.

YOUNG ARTISTS’ WORKSHOP

Image credits: Liubov Popova (Russian, 1889–1924), The Traveler, 1915, Oil on canvas, Norton Simon Art Foundation; Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879–1940), Possibilities at Sea, 1932, Encaustic and sand on canvas, Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection, © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Reproduction


Notable Accessories Saturday, February 15, 1:00–3:00 p.m.

In Doña Francisca Vicenta Chollet y Caballero by, the splendor of Doña Francisca’s dress and

headpiece is nearly overshadowed by her dog’s flamboyant collar. Design your own accessories

inspired by the pair.

Meaningful and Decorative Frames

Saturday, March 8, 1:00–3:00 p.m.

Indian sculptures like Jina Ajitanatha and His Divine Assembly and Krishna

Fluting in Brindavan are often surrounded by elaborate framing devices. These

frames frequently depict part of a story, and are typically both decorative and

meaningful. Create your own sculptural frame as inspired by examples in the

Museum, and use it to frame pictures of your own choosing.

Recommended for families with children ages 4–10.

Exploring Portraiture

Friday, January 10, 6:30–7:30 p.m. When Goya painted Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna, Don Pedro was known as one of Spain’s wealthiest

and most talented noblemen. He was also one of Goya’s most faithful patrons, and here the artist

shows him as a confident and intelligent man commanding both respect and admiration. Draw your own

portrait, keeping in mind what you would like people to know about your subject.

Assembling Landscapes

Friday, February 7, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Jacob van Ruisdael was one of the most famous Dutch landscape

painters of the 17th century. In Three Great Trees in a Mountainous

Landscape with a River, Ruisdael combines trees, hills and rivers

drawn from nature in a pleasing composition of his own invention.

Create your own landscape using elements from the landscape

paintings in the galleries.

FAMILY DAYS

FAMILY ART NIGHTS

Image credits: Jina Ajitanatha and His Divine Assembly, India: Gujarat, 1062, White marble with traces of pigment, Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Jennifer Jones Simon; Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/9–1682), Three Great Trees in a Mountainous Landscape with a River, c. 1665–70, Oil on canvas, The Norton Simon Foundation


Telling a Story in Pictures/Pictorial Narratives Friday, March 21, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Both Jacopo Bassano’s The Flight into Egypt and Guariento di

Arpo’s Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece use elements like

pattern, space and movement to tell a story in pictures. Join us

at the Museum as we create our own narrative art.


Creative Coloring

Sunday, January 5, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Artists like Monet ignored conventional notions of color and chose to paint what they saw in nature,

often with surprising results. Listen to a story about a little girl who learns this lesson for herself, and

then let it inspire your own creatively colored landscape.

Paintings in Dialogue

Sunday, February 2, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 23, 2:00–3:00 p.m. What would it be like if characters from different paintings could interact? Listen

to a story about paintings interacting in a museum gallery, and then make up

your own story or picture about works of art in the Norton Simon galleries.

Perhaps Van Gogh’s Patience Escalier would like to take a walk in Monet’s

garden at Vétheuil, or Gauguin’s Tahitian woman and boy would like to dance

with Degas’s dancers at the Paris Opera. You decide!

Imagined Jungles

Sunday, March 2, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Henri Rousseau is known for his paintings of far-away landscapes and exotic animals, but he found his

inspiration at home in the local botanical gardens and zoo. Spend an afternoon in the galleries looking

at Rousseau’s Exotic Landscape and learning about his story. Then use your imagination to make your

own jungle scene.


STORIES IN THE AFTERNOON

Image credits: Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte) (Italian, 1510–1592), The Flight into Egypt, c. 1544–45, Oil on canvas, Norton Simon Art Foundation; Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), Tahitian Woman and Boy, 1899, Oil on canvas, Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon


TEEN ARTS ACADEMY

Exploring Color

Saturday, February 8, 1:00–4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Goya mastered value and tone to evoke powerful imagery through his

etchings and paintings. Spend a weekend with artist Sofia Mas developing

a technical understanding and application of color values and composition

through pencil and oil pastel drawings.

The two-day course is free, and space is limited to 18 participants. All materials are provided. Advance registration is required and can be

made at nortonsimon.org /events.

Image credit: Teen Arts Academy student, photo by Ramona Trent Norton Simon Museum 12 Winter 2014

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION: 411 West Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91105

Located on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevards at the

intersection of the Foothill 210 and Ventura 134 freeways. Parking is free.

HOURS: Open every day except Tuesday, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m. on Friday.

HOLIDAY HOURS:

The Museum is closed on January 1.

ADMISSION: $10.00 for adults; $7.00 for seniors; free for Museum members, students with

ID, and patrons 18 and under. The first Friday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. is free for all visitors.

CONTACT: Call (626) 449-6840 or visit www.nortonsimon.org.

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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS - Norton … · SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS. January, February, March 2014 . ... The Odeum Guitar Duo performs masterworks by Granados, Albéniz