Carnegie Museum of Art
June 10
7 p.m.
Cocktails, culture and convo will converge on Wednesday night at Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA).
Be among the first to see bold new work by contemporary painter Jacqueline Humphries when the museum unveils its latest exhibition during the June installment of Culture Club. Free and open to the public, Culture Club invites the public to explore the museum and mingle with CMOA staff, artists and friends in an informal, salon-style happy hour setting from 7 to 9 p.m. Register here.
Culture Clubbers will view Humphriesâ large abstract paintings, which explore light, perception, depth and physical surfaces (and that beg to be experienced firsthand). As museum-goers move throughout the galleries, they will also experience Humphriesâ immersive works of artâfrom metallic silver paintings that shimmer in natural light to black-lit works hung in darkened spaces that envelope viewers in spectacular fluorescence.
Humphriesâ first solo museum exhibition in a decadeâand the first to include both her silver and black-light paintingsâthe exhibition debuts a new body of work created with CMOAâs unique Forum and Coatroom Galleries in mind. Methodically built up and then scraped, smeared and painted over again, the surfaces of Humphriesâ paintings encourage close looking and actively engage the viewer in the observation process. Throughout her 30-year career, Humphriesâwho was born in New Orleans in 1960âhas emerged as a singular and influential force in contemporary art who is renowned for her signature abstract works that incorporate metallic and ultraviolet pigments.
Looking for more museum happenings this week?
Donât miss a special theatrical presentation of the one-man play, Vincent, running June 13 & 14 at Carnegie Lecture Hall. Written and originally performed by the late Leonard Nimoy, the compelling work explores the life of one of the 20th centuryâs most celebratedâyet also most misunderstoodâpainters.
Performed by actor James Briggs, who portrays Vincentâs brother, Theo, the play reveals dimensions to Vincent that are rarely shared. Theater-goers will be drawn in as Theo defends Vincentâs legacy at a gathering of friends and colleagues during an actual historic event that occurred after the artistâs death. Via the perspective of Theo, Vincent van Gogh endures as âa symbol of inspiration, courage, passion and the lust for life that art kindles in all of us.â Purchase tickets.