A NEW LOOK
If you've stopped by addisongallery.org recently, you may have noticed some big changes. Our updated website is mobile-friendly and features a sleeker layout, easier navigation, larger images, and more ways to search the collection. We hope you enjoy exploring the new site!
Please note: the museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 24. We will be open for regular hours for the rest of the week, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, free and open to the public as always. We look forward to seeing you!
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VIRTUAL TALK
The Art of HIV/AIDS
Thursday, December 1, 6:00 pm
For the first lecture in the series New Perspectives: The Collection in Dialogue, host Dr. Tanya Sheehan (PA 1994) will facilitate a conversation with Fiona Johnstone and Jonathan Katz to explore art created during the AIDS crisis and works by artists who continue to be impacted by HIV/AIDS. Artists discussed include Mark Morrisroe, Hunter Reynolds, Eric Rhein, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., and David Wojnarowicz, among others.
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VIRTUAL GALLERY TALK
Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside
Thursday, December 15, 2:00 pm
Curator Gordon Wilkins will lead visitors on a virtual tour through the exhibition, highlighting the themes and works presented. This free event is organized with Andover's Memorial Hall Library.
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GALLERY TALK
Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside
Sunday, December 18, 2:00 pm
Join artist Rosamond Purcell and Curator Gordon Wilkins for a tour and discussion of the exhibition. The event is free, but space is limited and registration is required.
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VIDEO: Q&A with Harry Benson
On October 22, in conjunction with Harry Benson: Four Stories, exhibition curators Tessa Hite and Allison Kemmerer facilitated a Question & Answer session with Benson led by Phillips Academy students during which they discussed his six decades of work as a photojournalist.
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Images:
Addison Gallery exterior, Addison staff; screenshot of the Addison Gallery's new homepage; Rosamond Purcell, Samia Moths, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1985, inkjet print, courtesy of the artist, © Rosamond Purcell; Harry Benson, Kennedy Campaign Worker, Los Angeles, 1968, archival pigment print, 24 x 30 inches, courtesy of the artist and Gigi Benson, © Harry Benson; Roy F. Lichtenstein, Sweet Dreams Baby!, 1965, screenprint on heavy smooth white woven paper, 37 5/8 x 27 5/8 inches, gift of Dr. Joseph Clive Enos III (PA 1960), 2010.69; Hunter Reynolds, Shhh..., 1990, digital chromogenic print mounted on sintra, 30 x 22 3/4 inches, purchased as the gift of Louis Wiley, Jr. (PA 1963) in memory of Paul Monette (PA 1963) and his partner Roger Horwitz, 2012.83; Rosamond Purcell, Piranha, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1991, Cibachrome, 16 x 20 inches, courtesy of the artist, © Rosamond Purcell; Rosamond Purcell, Mermaid #1, 1970, Polaroid, 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches, courtesy of the artist, © Rosamond Purcell
Exhibition and program credits:
Generous support for Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside has been provided by the Sidney R. Knafel Fund, Eric (PA ‘66) and Nanny Almquist, William M. Drake, Jr. (PA 1950) and JoAnn Carney Drake, and the Artist’s Resource Trust.
Harry Benson: Four Stories is generously supported by Eileen and Jonathan Otto ’75, P’24.
Generous support for the "New Perspectives: The Collection in Dialogue" lecture series has been provided by the Lana Lobell Fund and the Alumni/Alumnae Lectureship Fund.
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