Helen Levitt Photographs

April 27, 2011 by umfablog

“People think I love children, but I don’t, it was just that children were out in the streets.” – Helen Levitt Celebrated photographer Helen Levitt took her camera to the streets of New York City neighborhoods and captured the everyday activities of everyday people. In celebration of a sunny spring day (finally), we encourage you to take your camera out on your street and see what moments you can capture. Then visit the Helen Levitt Photographs exhibition at the UMFA, […]

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Respond to Win Christo Tickets!

April 19, 2011 by umfablog

Don’t miss your chance to win tickets to a lecture by acclaimed environmental artist Christo! The first six people to comment on this blog post and tell us their favorite Christo artwork (and why) will receive a pair of tickets to the sold-out lecture, entitled “Christo and Jeanne-Claude, two works in progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado and The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates.” All respondents must include their name and an email address […]

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The Slow Movement Comes to the Art World

April 8, 2011 by umfablog

Join us on April 16, 2011 for the 3rd annual Slow Art Day  – an international celebration designed to leave you “inspired not tired.” Slow Art Day encourages visitors to view a few pieces of art for 5 to 10 minutes and then gather together with other participants to discuss their experience over lunch. In just three years Slow Art Day has grown into a world wide celebration with Slow Art Events on every continent (yes, even Antarctica). See http://www.slowartday.com […]

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Robert Smithson’s Influence

April 1, 2011 by umfablog

The UMFA’s latest exhibition, The Smithson Effect, explores artist Robert Smithson’s lasting influence on contemporary artists. Smithson is perhaps best know for his monumental earthwork, Spiral Jetty, located in a remote part of the Great Salt Lake, and many of the works in The Smithson Effect do address the importance of Spiral Jetty. Other works within the exhibition look at Smithson’s focus on language, site versus non-site and entropy. On Saturday April 2nd at 2 pm, three of the artists […]

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