REOPENING SEPTEMBER 3!
Since closing our doors on July 31, we have taken down the spring exhibitions, repainted the walls, framed new works, written and produced wall texts, and planned programs and classes. Currently we are installing all new exhibitions and can't wait to welcome you back to the museum for an exciting fall season!
The Addison will reopen after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 3, at 10:00 am. We remain free and open to the public, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
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Save the Date! Fall Opening Reception: Saturday, September 21, 4:00–6:00 pm
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Comprising some 135 artworks by approximately 70 artists, including Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, Jack Youngerman, Carmen Herrera, Joan Mitchell, and Mark Tobey, this exhibition delves into the various circles of American artists who made France their home during the post-World War II era, and investigates the academies where many studied, the spaces where their work was exhibited, their interactions with European artists, and the overarching issue of what it meant to be an American abroad. On view through January 5, 2025.
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Organized by New-York Historical Society, this exhibition places landscape paintings by the renowned contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with 19th-century Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the N-YHS with additional works from the Addison’s holdings. Celebrating a shared reverence for nature while engaging crucial questions about land dispossession and its reclamation by Indigenous peoples and nations, Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School explores the relationship between Indigenous art and American art history. On view through February 2, 2025.
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Featuring works from the Addison’s collection, Figure/Ground explores the connection between individuals and their environments, illustrating how human experience is shaped by the spaces we inhabit. Some figures seem at ease within their settings, while others appear constrained by or disconnected from them. Some figures find harmony with nature, while others struggle against it. These varied scenes invite narrative and prompt reflection on the ways we relate to our own environments. On view through March 2, 2025.
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WORKSHOP: Mindful Bullet Journaling & Illustration Techniques for Teens
Saturday, September 14, 3:00 pm
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This free workshop is geared towards middle and high school students of all skill levels. Discover the benefits of bullet journaling with Rayna Lo through easy-to-follow drawing instructions, customized templates, and reflection-provoking prompts to unlock your creativity and keep track of everything that is important to you.
Beginners are welcome. Basic materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own notebooks, pens, or stickers. Space is limited and registration is required.
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FALL OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, September 21, 4:00–6:00 pm
Join us in celebrating the new exhibitions: enjoy great company, light refreshments, and the best of American art! Free and open to the public.
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IN CONVERSATION: Kay WalkingStick and Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto
Sunday, September 22, 1:00–2:15 pm
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Artist Kay WalkingStick and exhibition curator Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator of the New-York Historical Society, will engage in an informal conversation about the themes explored in Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School. This program is free, but space is limited and registration is required.
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GALLERY TOUR: Figure/Ground
Tuesday, October 15, 3:00 pm
Join Assistant Curator Rachel Vogel for a tour and discussion of the exhibition, which examines the interconnection between individuals and their environments. This free program has been organized with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Space is limited and registration is required.
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Images:
Robert Breer, Composition En Trois Lignes no. 2, 1955. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 46 in. (73 x 116.8 cm).Courtesy Aaron Galleries, Glenview, IL; Kay WalkingStick, Niagara, 2022. Oil on panel in two parts. New-York Historical Society, Purchased through the generosity of Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang; Nancy Newcomb; Anonymous; Barry Barnett; Helen Appel; Belinda and Charles Bralver; Dorothy Tapper Goldman; Margi and Andrew Hofer; Louise Mirrer; Jennifer and John Monsky; Suzanne Peck and Brian Friedman; Pam and Scott Schafler; Barbara and Elliott Wagner; and Linda Ferber, 2023.2ab. © Kay WalkingStick; Ellsworth Kelly, Talmont, 1951. Oil on linen, 26 x 64 1/2 in. (66 x 163.8 cm). Ellsworth Kelly Studio and Jack Shear © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation; Kay WalkingStick, Our Land Variation II, 2008. Oil stick on paper. Miller Meigs Collections. Photo by JSP Art Photography. © Kay WalkingStick; George Inness, The Monk, 1873, oil on canvas, 38 9/16 x 64 1/8 inches, gift of Stephen C. Clark in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the Addison Gallery, 1956.6; photo courtesy of Rayna Lo; Jack Youngerman, Panneau, 1951. Oil on Masonite, 55 x 100 3/4 in. (140 x 255.9 cm). Estate of Jack Youngerman, Bridgehampton, NY © 2023 Estate of Jack Youngerman / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Kay WalkingStick, Durand’s Homage to the Mohawks, 2021. Oil on panel. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville Maine; The Lunder Collection. Photo by JSP Art Photography. © Kay WalkingStick; Eastman Johnson, Woman on a Hill, 1870, oil on pressed cardboard, 25 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches, museum purchase, 1938.5.
Exhibition and program credits:
Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 is organized by the Grey Art Museum, New York University. Curated by Debra Bricker Balken with Lynn Gumpert, the exhibition is made possible in part by generous support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, sponsor of the international tour; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation; Hauser & Wirth; Robert E. Holmes and David Hubensky; the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; The Falkenstein Foundation; the O’Brien Art Foundation; the Sam Francis Foundation; Francis H. Williams and Keris Salmon; the Al Held Foundation; David Hall Gallery, LLC, Wellesley, MA; the Grey’s Director’s Circle, Inter/National Council, and Friends; and the Abby Weed Grey Trust. In-kind support is provided by ArtCare Conservation, Ryan Lee Gallery, and Les Films du Jeudi. Support for the publication has been provided by the Boris Lurie Art Foundation; the Henry Luce Foundation; and the Schaina & Josephina Lurje Memorial Foundation. Funding for travel and research was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art; Global Research Initiatives, Office of the Provost, NYU; and the RISD Professional Development Fund. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, the Sidney R. Knafel Fund, the Mark Rudkin Fund, the Sam Francis Foundation, and James H. ’61 & Liliane Rubin P’91, ’95.
Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School has been organized by the New-York Historical Society. Major support is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010) and the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Exhibitions Fund.
Generous support for Figure/Ground has been provided by the Mollie Bennett Lupe and Garland M. Lasater Exhibition Fund.
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