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Ed Hardy s (b. 1945) unique vision spans decades, creating an
indelible mark on popular culture. Accompanying a major exhibition,
this profusely illustrated survey of his life in art traces his
inspirations, rooted both in traditional American tattooing of the
first half of the twentieth century and in the imagery of Japan s
ukiyo-e era. Hardy, raised in Southern California, became intrigued
with tattoo art at the age of ten, setting up shop in his parents
den. After attending the San Francisco Art Institute in the 1960s,
he rejected a graduate fellowship from Yale to apprentice at
studios up and down the West Coast. It was his intention to rescue
tattooing from its subculture, outsider status and elevate it to at
least the level of folk art. Hardy s success at breathing new life
into the art form is chronicled in a plethora of tattoo designs,
paintings, drawings, prints, and three-dimensional work spanning
fifty years. While the world that inspires him may be lost, Hardy s
distinct visual language is vibrantly alive within American visual
vernacular, synonymous to some with the spirit of the West Coast
itself.
Timed with the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition (PPIE) of 1915, Jewel City presents a large and
representative selection of artworks from the fair, emphasizing the
variety of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints that
greeted attendees. It is unique in its focus on the works of art
that were scattered among the venues of the exposition-the most
comprehensive art exhibition ever shown on the West Coast. Notably,
the PPIE included the first American presentations of Italian
Futurism, Austrian Expressionism, and Hungarian avant-garde
painting, and there were also major displays of paintings by
prominent Americans, especially those working in the Impressionist
style. This lavishly illustrated catalogue features works by
masters such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet,
Paul Cezanne, Robert Henri, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham,
Edvard Munch, Oskar Kokoschka, Umberto Boccioni, and many more. The
volume also explores the PPIE's distinctive murals program,
developments in the art of printmaking, and the legacy of the
French Pavilion, which hosted an abundance of works by Auguste
Rodin and inspired the founding and architecture of the Legion of
Honor museum in San Francisco. A rich and fascinating study of a
critical moment in American and European art history, Jewel City is
indispensable for understanding both the United States' and
California's role in the reception of modernism as well as the
region's historical place on the international art stage. Published
in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibition dates: de Young Museum, San Francisco: October 17, 2015
- January 10, 2016.
A stunning introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking,
with highlights from the de Young museum's vast collectionIn 1868,
Japan underwent a dramatic transformation following the overthrow
of the shogun by supporters of Emperor Meiji, marking the end of
feudal military rule and ushering in a new era of government that
promoted modernizing the country and interacting with other
nations.Japanese print culture, which had flourished for more than
a century with the production of color woodcuts (the so-called
ukiyo-e, or "floating world" images), also changed course during
the Meiji era (1868-1912), as societal changes and the
once-isolationist country's new global engagement provided a wealth
of new subjects for artists to capture. Featuring selections from
the renowned Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts' permanent
collection, Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World
to the Modern World documents the shift from delicately colored
ukiyo-e depictions of actors, courtesans, and scenic views to
brightly colored images of Western architecture, modern military
warfare, technology (railroad trains, steam-powered ships,
telegraph lines), and Victorian fashions and customs.
The renowned artist Ed Ruscha was born in Nebraska, grew up in
Oklahoma, and has lived and worked in Southern California since the
late 1950s. Beginning in 1956, road trips across the American
Southwest furnished a conceptual trove of themes and motifs that he
mined throughout his career. The everyday landscapes of the West,
especially as experienced from the automobile - gas stations,
billboards, building facades, parking lots, and long stretches of
roadway - are the primary motifs of his often deadpan and instantly
recognizable paintings and works on paper, as well as his
influential artist books such as Twentysix Gasoline Stations and
All the Buildings on the Sunset Strip. His iconic word images -
declaring Adios, Rodeo, Wheels over Indian Trails, and
Honey...Twisted through More Damn Traffic to Get Here - further
underscore a contemporary Western sensibility. Ruscha's interest in
what the real West has become - and Hollywood's version of it -
plays out across his oeuvre. The cinematic sources of his subject
matter can be seen in his silhouette pictures, which often appear
to be grainy stills from old Hollywood movies. They feature images
of the contemporary West, such as parking lots and swimming pools,
but also of its historical past: covered wagons, buffalo, teepees,
and howling coyotes. Featuring essays by Karin Breuer and D. J.
Waldie, and a fascinating interview with the artist conducted by
Kerry Brougher, this stunning catalogue, produced in close
collaboration with the Ruscha studio, offers the first full
exploration of the painter's lifelong fascination with the romantic
concept and modern reality of the evolving American West. Published
in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Exhibition dates: de Young, San Francisco: July 16-October 9, 2016.
A comprehensive survey of Arnold Genthe's legendary photography of
San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fireWhen disaster struck San
Francisco on April 18, 1906, photographer Arnold Genthe grabbed a
pocket camera and ventured out to document the destruction. Now,
over a century later, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
presents the definitive collection of Genthe's historic
photographs. For the first time ever, this important body of work
is shown in its entirety with newly printed photographs from
ultra-high-resolution scans created from the original negatives, an
overview of Genthe's life, a mapping of his journey on that day,
and a look at the aftermath of the disaster.
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