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• “Picasso To Warhol”: Renegade Artists of the 20th Century

  Continuing the unprecedented success of the mission to expand their modern art collection, the High Museum of Art has collaborated once again with New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to present “Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters.” Containing a total of 129 pieces, this multimedia exhibit offers an in-depth exploration of the 20^th century’s radical redefinition of “art.”

   

  "Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters"
  High Museum of Art
  October 15, 2011 – April 29, 2012

  Opening Saturday, October 15, “Picasso to Warhol” is a unique exhibit which features works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Constantin Brancusi, Piet Mondrian, Fernand Léger, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio De Chirico, Joan Miró, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Louise Bourgeois, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. In addition to highlighting the century’s stylistic shifts, “Picasso to Warhol” also spotlights the intriguing collaborative effort among the artists, creating a fascinating showcase of the inherent malleability of a single idea.

   

  Among the stylistic shifts, you’ll find:

  * Picasso’s first forays into Cubism (Girl Before a Mirror, 1932)

  * Miró’s seemingly inadvertent introduction of Surrealism (Dutch Interior (I), 1928)

  * Brancusi’s Abstract Expressionist sculptures (Young Bird, 1928)

  * Pollock’s abandonment of the easel in his quest to become one with his work (Number 1A, 1948)

  * Calder’s kinetic sculptures in which he began to drawn in mid-air with wires and shadows (Snow Flurry, I, 1948)

  * DuChamp’s calculated exhibitions of his “ready-made” found objects (In Advance of the Broken Arm, 1964)

  * Warhol’s experimentation with clashing colors, repetitive screen printing and self-observation (Self-Portrait, 1966)

   

  In keeping with the theme of radical innovations, the High Museum has created a free smartphone app – ArtClix – which uses photo recognition software to enable visitors to access audio clips for each work and participate in discussions with ArtClix community and museum staff. It’s fascinating, really, to be in an exhibit of modern art, exploring the pieces in yet another new way!

   

  There are a number of easy ways to explore “Picasso to Warhol”: buy tickets online, add the High Museum to your CityPASS or – for Fulton County residents – enjoy complimentary admission during Fulton Free Saturdays the first of each month.

  Posted Oct 11 2011, 04:09 PM by Alyson Kate with no comments

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• BROKE at the Hertz Stage is “No Shame ... Just Talk”

  BROKE is a riveting, semi-biographical drama that takes an in-depth, and at times achingly funny, look at the new economic normal.
  
  BROKE
  Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre
  Tuesdays - Sundays, through Oct. 23
  
  With quick wit, a few tears and an astonishingly well-written cast, BROKE is the tale of the six-figure-salary Eliason family who find themselves on a shoestring budget after Mom is laid off. Watch as the family tiptoes around, trips into and finally comes up gasping for air in the murky mire of perceived poverty. In a feat that is more heartening than after-school special, BROKE is “no shame ... just talk” about the value of relationships and the ultimate worthlessness of tangible property.
  
  Known for its keen sense of exceptional storytelling and dedication to spotlighting local playwriting and acting talents, BROKE, by Janece Shaffer, heralds the 2011-2012 season of the Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, as well as Sunday; and 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Matinees are available at 2:30 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday, through Oct. 23.
  
  Cringingly comical and fraught with stark truths, Shaffer’s play is a must-see in a time when we all make sacrifices just to make it work.
  
  Insider info: In the spirit of going broke, and with a nod to the “new economic normal," the Alliance Theatre is offering “pay what you can” seats for every Sunday evening performance.

  Posted Oct 06 2011, 03:26 PM by Alyson Kate with no comments

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