A variety of special events are happening in conjunction with this exhibition, for members and the public alike.
Enjoy a guided tour of Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective.
- Saturday, November 21, 2009, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 22, 2009, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
Membership Required
Reservations requiredFree for Members. Tours meet at the West Entrance. Space is limited, and reservations are required.
This exhibit presents a critical reassessment of this key figure in modern art and includes over 178 paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings which reveal Gorky’s development as an artist and the evolution of his singular visual vocabulary and mature painting style. This comprehensive retrospective is the first full-scale survey of Gorky’s work in nearly thirty years, thus providing a new generation of viewers with the opportunity to see this complex, influential, and deeply moving body of work.
- Saturday, November 21, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
- Sunday, November 22, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m., and 2:15 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 24, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Reservations requiredDon’t be afraid of Modern Art! We will learn about Gorky who lived from 1904 until 1948. He spent his youth in Turkish Armenia. His work as a young man in Manhattan during the Depression years will be highlighted along with his drawings. We will celebrate the extraordinary life and works that define his key role in the movement towards abstraction that changed America.
- Wednesday, December 2, 2009, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 16, 2009, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Richard Hagopian leads a concert of Armenian music, including folk songs from Gorky’s birth village, Khorkom. He and his band will perform on instruments that date back to the sixteenth century: Hagopian on oud (Middle Eastern fretless lute), Harold Hagopian on kanun (ancient seventy-six stringed harp), and Paul Aljian on dap (traditional handheld percussion).
This performance is being held in conjunction with Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective. This exhibition celebrates the Armenian-born artist Arshile Gorky, a seminal figure in the movement toward abstraction that transformed American art. Admission to the Gorky retrospective is free with Museum admission.
