Fwd: mapplethorpe's exhibit while u are in NYC area!

[mckenzie]

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> From: CSCharas
> Date: July 16, 2005 7:27:09 PM EDT
> To: mckenzie
> Cc: ccharas
> Subject: mapplethorpe's exhibit while u are in NYC area!
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> > Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:08:30 EDT
> > From: Poemsl1
> > Subject: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION  AT THE
> > GUGGENHEIM JULY 1
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> > ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE AND THE  CLASSICAL TRADITION OPENS AT THE
> > GUGGENHEIM JULY
> > 1
> >
> > Exhibition  Explores the Dialogue between Mapplethorpe's Photography
> > and
> > 16th-Century  Flemish Mannerism
> >
> > Exhibition title: Robert Mapplethorpe and  the Classical Tradition:
> > Photographs and Mannerist  Prints
> > Exhibition dates: July 1bAugust 24, 2005
> > Press preview:  Thursday, June 30, 10 AMbNOON
> >
> > (NEW YORK, NYbApril 25, 2005) From  July 1 through August 24, the
>  > Solomon R.
> > Guggenheim Museum presents  Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical
> > Tradition:
> > Photographs and  Mannerist Prints. This exhibition will explore the
> > relationship  between the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe and
> > classical
> > art, in
> > particular through 16th century Flemish Mannerist engravings. Among
> > the  first
> > collaborations between the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 
> > and the
> > State
> > Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, the project is  co-organized by
> > Germano
> > Celant, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the  Guggenheim, and
> > Arkady
> > Ippolitov, Curator of Italian Prints at the  Hermitage. The
> exhibition
> > premiered at
> > the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin  from July 24 to October 17, 2004,
> > subsequently traveling to the Hermitage  and then the Moscow House of
> > Photography before
> > its final venue at the  Guggenheim in 2005. The exhibition will
> remain
> > on view
> > through August 24,  2005.
> >
> > An international movement and style that spread to France and 
> Northern
> > Europe, Mannerism developed in the 16th century with roots in 
> Italian
>  > art,
> > specifically that of Raphael. Referred to as bthe stylish  style,b
> > it is
> > characterized by compositional, emotional, and narrative  elements
> > that shift
> > away from
> > the median of harmony and equilibrium  embodied by the art of the
> High
> > Renaissance. An exceptional selection of  Mannerist works from the
> > Hermitage
> > collection will be paired with superb  photographs by Mapplethorpe
> > from the
> > collections
> > of the Guggenheim and the  Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. A small
> > selection
> > of sculptures will also  be on view, illustrating Mapplethorpe's
>  > interest in
> > and passion for the  human figure. The exhibition will exemplify
> > Mapplethorpe's
> > rapport with  the elongated and elaborate forms of Mannerist art,
> > namely the
> > study of  the human body, highlighting the underlying classicism
> > evident in
> > the  clarity and potency of all Mapplethorpe's subjects as well as
> > their
> > explosive energy. The classical ideal was not only a poetic
> > inspiration  but
> > also an
> > ethical model, and in his creative quest Mapplethorpe  described
> > photography
> > as bthe perfect way to make a sculpture.b The  potency of love and
> > Eros,
> > which electrifies many of the Mannerist works in  the exhibition, is
> > articulated
> > again in the work of Mapplethorpe. The  vital anatomical forms of his
> > portraits
> > of models, such as bodybuilder  Lisa Lyons and the statuesque Derrick
> > Cross,
> > find their roots in  antiquity, and in this exhibition find their
> > mirror in
> > such Mannerist  prints as Jan Harmensz Muller's Rape of a Sabine
> Woman
> > and
> > Jacob
> >  Matham's Apollo.
> >
> > An illustrated catalogue with essays by the  curators accompanies the
> > exhibition. Ippolitov is the author of numerous  articles on the
> > relationship
> > between
> > European old masters and Russian art;  Celant has published
> > extensively on
> > Mapplethorpe and the rich art  historical past referenced in the
> > photographer's
> > work. Ippolitov discusses  the obsession that defines both the work
> of
> > Mapplethorpe and the  Mannerists. Mythological and allegorical themes
> > are
> > explored as
> > well as an  examination of the pursuit of the ideal and its ultimate
> > expression:  death. Celant's text further explores the influence of
> art
> > historical
> > styles on Mapplethorpe's artistic practice and sensibility,
>  > illuminating  the
> > artist's interest in the study of pure form as well as allegorical 
> > imagery.
> > Through both word and image, the catalogue also traces 
> Mapplethorpe's
>  > complex
> > relationship to the history of art more broadly,  ranging from
> > neoclassicism
> > to
> > Surrealism, with comparisons to the work of  Jacques-Louis David,
> > Antonio
> > Canova, Auguste Rodin, Man Ray, and others.  In this light, an
> > additional
> > essay,
> > by Guggenheim Project Curator Jennifer  Blessing, traces allegorical
> > representations in the history of 19th- and  20th-century
> photography,
> > with
> > references
> > to Mapplethorpe's oeuvre.  Blessing discusses examples of highly
> > stylized,
> > theatrical, and  antinaturalistic scenes and portraits, suggesting
> > that these
> > mannered  images are determined by the clash between the idealistic
> > intent of
> > their  makers and the realism of photographic representation.
> >
> > INFORMATION:  212-423-3500
> > HOURS: Sat.bWed., 10 AMb5:45 PM; Fri. 10 AMb8 PM; closed  Thurs.
> > ADMISSION: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors. Children under 12  free.
> > Fridays
> > from 6 to 8 PM, pay what you wish.
> >
> >
> > FOR  INFORMATION:
> > Betsy Ennis, Guggenheim Public Affairs, (212)  423-3840
> > _publicaffairs_ (mailto:publicaffairs)
> >
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