JANUARY 22 - APRIL 12, 2008

Peach Blossom Spring: The Magrill Collection of Chinese Art

The Peach Blossom Spring exhibition presents about one third of the Magrill Collection of Chinese paintings given to Hillwood Art Museum at Long Island University. There are two areas of historical focus for the exhibition: the first is the mid to late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to early Qing dynasty (1644-1910), and the second is the late Qing dynasty into the modern age. The collection includes representative examples of the “Four Masters of the Ming” in Shen Zhou (1427-1509), his student Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Tang Yin (1470-1523) and Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552). The painting theories of Dong Qichang (1555-1640) and his Orthodox school were major features of the late Ming. Not only is Dong Qichang’s own work shown in the exhibition, there are also three of the five Orthodox school painters of the seventeenth century. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31, 5 - 8 p.m.

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BRITISH ART: The 70's and the 80's

Emmet Williams 10 Autobiographical Sketches 1979

Post-war Europe saw Great Britain emerging from dark days to lead the revitalization in contemporary printmaking. Beginning with the abstract works of Henry Moore and continuing in the 1960s with the commercially derived silkscreen prints of Allan Jones and David Hockney, British printmakers inspired American artists to join in the rebirth of this art form.

John Christie Molloy’s Solution 1974

Hillwood Art Museum’s exhibition, British Art 70s and 80s: Exploring and Creating Narratives through Printmaking, examines a particularly fervent period of artist printmaking and book production. Throughout  the 1970s and 1980s British artists were returning to the tradition of combining text and images. 

Many of these works, which are literary in nature, are linked inextricably to the ancient traditions of book illustration. British artists’ such as  sculptors Dame Edith Frink and Eduardo Paolozzi, painters Richard Smith, Terry Frost and Patrick Caulfield, and book artists Ronald King and John Christie were inspired to explore the potential of combining old techniques with new materials in reinterpreting the print.

Ongoing beginning September 10, 2007

MERCHANTS, SHAMANS AND WARRIORS:
The Figure in Pre-Columbian Art

From central Mexico to the coastal plains of Peru, ancient civilizations have mastered the portrayal of the human figure.

Ongoing beginning September 10, 2007

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