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My What a Beautiful Thing: Boucher’s Triumph of Venus in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

The Morgan Library 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

It is generally acknowledged that Boucher’s Triumph of Venus, painted in the summer of 1740 for Count Carl Gustaf Tessin, is the artist’s greatest mythological painting. Brilliant and ambitious in conception and organization, its complex interlocking figures modeled with supreme assurance, this large-scale cabinet picture constitutes Boucher’s signal achievement. Colin B. Bailey, Director of the Morgan Library & Museum, traces Boucher’s process in…

Lecture: A thieving friar’s unique masterpiece

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

In collaboration with Save Venice, a lecture by Colin Eisler, Robert Lehman Professor, NYU Institute of Fine Arts. Exotic, romantic, exquisite, the least known major Venetian mid-Quattrocento altarpiece is the sole work by Fra Negroponte, still in its original site, the cavernous, obscure San Francesco della Vigna. Professor Eisler will discuss this great painting, restored by Save Venice in 2008 with funding…

Mykhailo Dejak: Recent Works

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Art at the Institute is pleased to announce “Mykhailo Dejak: Recent Works” selling exhibition. Organized in cooperation with Voloshyn Gallery (Kyiv, Ukraine), “Mykhailo Deyak: Recent Works” is curated by Dr. Walter Hoydysh of the Ukrainian Institute together with Max and Julia Voloshyn of Voloshyn Gallery. The exhibition will open March 17 and remain on view through April 2, 2017. An…

Geography: An Exhibition of Contemporary Neckwear Designs by Slava Salyuk

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a special public reception on Saturday, March 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, as we welcome and celebrate the works of contemporary neckwear designer Slava Salyuk from Lviv, Ukraine. In her first showing with The Ukrainian Institute of America, Slava Salyuk presents intricate and ornate necklaces reflecting on global motifs and inclinations. Geography is a uniquely introspective…

Exhibition Opening and Lecture: Thomas Jefferson, an Italian president

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

A multimedia exhibit curated by Maria Cristina Loi (Politecnico di Milano). Designed by Maria Cristina Loi and Veronica Rigonat. This exhibit intends to offer an interpretation of Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with Italy, which he saw under two different lights. On the one hand, the country is connected to classical architecture, which he considered eternal and universal, and which he came to know…

Gallery Talk: Something Old and Something New: Count Tessin and His Collections

The Morgan Library 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

A gallery talk on the exhibition Treasures from the Nationalmuseum of Sweden: The Collections of Count Tessin. Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator, Drawings and Prints John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Department Head, Drawings and Prints Presented in conjunction with the Morgan’s Swedish Festival. All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations necessary.…

Chornobyl: Artists Respond

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

In cooperation with The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) in Chicago, Art at the Institute presents a special exhibition of original prints commemorating the thirty-first anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Organized by Walter Hoydysh, PhD, Curator and Director of Art at the Institute, and Stanislav Grezdo, Curator at UIMA, the exhibition frames thirty works on paper…

Petrykivka: A Ukrainian Folk Phenomenon and Living Tradition

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

April 8 – 30, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 8, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. In time for spring rejuvenation and celebration, Art at the Institute is pleased to present Petrykivka: A Ukrainian Folk Phenomenon and Living Tradition, an exhibition of 47 spirited paintings from the collection of Natalie Pawlenko and Yuri Mischenko. Shown for the first time at The…

Exhibition Opening: Landscapes (Photographs by Giuseppe Di Piazza)

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Landscapes: An exhibition of photographs by Giuseppe Di Piazza. On view through June 16, 2017 Mon-Fri 10-5 Observing these photographs, the perceptions of touch and vision are one and the same. The choice of a particular location and that of wanting to narrate it, implies exposing oneself, defining a perspective from a personal observation point. It is from this point…

Through The Eyes Of Durdy Bayramov: Turkmen Village Life, 1960-80s

Harriman Institute 420 West 118th St., New York City, NY, United States

Durdy Bayramov (1938-2014) grew up in an orphanage in Turkmenistan and overcame the significant challenges of his youth to become an acclaimed Eurasian artist. Through a prolific career as a painter that spanned more than 55 years, Bayramov was best known for his compelling portraits. His tender approach evokes the special character and qualities of each of his subjects, with whom he shared a deep rapport.…