Sentences with phrase «cultural landscape by»

Equally important were the wealthy industrialists of America's gilded age, including Henry Clay Frick, Samuel H. Kress, Andrew W. Mellon, and Joseph E. Widener, who sought to revamp the country's cultural landscape by collecting these masterpieces and giving them to museum collections for the public.

Something to Say: The McNay Presents 100 Years of African American Art illustrates the Kelley Collection's impact on our cultural landscape by juxtaposing works from their renowned holdings with loans from the burgeoning collections of African American art of Guillermo Nicolas and Jim Foster, John and Freda Facey, and the McNay Art Museum.

We play a vital role in Atlanta's cultural landscape by presenting over 100 consequential artists from the local, national, and international art scenes through our various exhibition and project spaces each year.

«I reference our cultural landscape by using materials that others have overlooked,» says Chandler of his art.

Not exact matches

But others have pointed Out that individualism is not only a feature of the cultural landscape between Boston and Los Angeles; it is reinforced in all advanced industrial societies, even in the Soviet Union, by the state's efforts to supply services and legal guarantees.

The church has great power and influence in society, and our presence is evident by the vast number of church buildings and Christian slogans that dot our cultural landscape, but few Christians have progressed much past a milk diet of basic Christian truths.

And yet, whether they choose to withdraw or stay, believers should be wary of overstating either the horrors of the present era or the virtues of the American pop cultural landscape gone by.

«Interestingly, [our] study did not find significant clustering of muscle - enhancing behaviors within schools,» said Eisenberg, which suggests that, «rather than being driven by a particular sports team coach or other features of a school social landscape, muscle - enhancing behaviors are widespread and influenced by factors beyond school, likely encompassing social and cultural variables such as media messages and social norms of behavior more broadly.»

Bob Speare was joined by fifteen Mass Audubon travelers to explore Cuba's rich combination of diverse birding opportunities, variable landscape, endearing people, and unique cultural history.

01.11.2016 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Commonland Foundation presented a video update on one of its partner projects that engages local farmers, land users and experts to transform highly degraded landscapes of the Western Australian Wheatbelt into productive farms and healthy eco-systems connected by biodiversity and cultural corridors.

He just has fun with clothes and you can tell by looking at each collection that he's committed to bridging cultural landscapes.

I'm by no means saying we should apply a polling system to accurately measure a person's value and accomplishments to the larger cultural and political landscape.

Populated by a cast of some of Ireland's most celebrated, and infamous, artists, including Tommy Tiernan, Nell McCafferty and Sebastian Barry, Meetings With Ivor is at once personal and national in its visionary scope of the Irish psychological and cultural landscape.

There are discussions of shifting cultural identity in a changing urban landscape, and Melonie Diaz as an activist against gentrification; however, by the end of The Cobbler this progresses into an under - explained «Gotcha!»

This artist will make a significant contribution to the artistic landscape through creative, skillful collaboration on productions by local arts and cultural agencies.

What emerges is a journey through a political and cultural landscape that is defined by our fears, which are often misplaced.

Today, Solstrand Hotel is run by the fourth - generation Schau - Larsen family and remains a holiday resort offering its original wooden architecture and affording the rich natural and cultural landscape that surrounds it.

Austria is a destination of sublime beauty and elegance all year round, the grandeur and spectacle of its mountainous landscapes rivalled only by the richness of its cultural and musical heritage.

Today, Solstrand Hotel is run by the fourth - generation of the Schau - Larsen family and remains a holiday resort offering the its original wooden architecture affording the rich natural and cultural landscape that surrounds it.

Largely untouched by mass tourism, Costa Navarino harbors cultural values, traditions and a history of more than 4,500 years, which live in harmony with one of the most stunning scenic landscapes of the Mediterranean.

Start by visiting Milford Sound — one of the area's most popular kayak destinations — to combine mountainous landscapes with learning about the cultural history of the region.

Set on a ten hectares exotic landscaped garden, fringed by 800 meters of a white sand beach, fronting the China sea, the Belhamy resort has been designed as a authentic ancient town, to reflect the different cultural influences of Hoi An.

Those looking for an idyllic Greek island escape will be perfectly served by a cheap holiday to Rhodes, welcoming visitors to a long list of stunning sandy beaches, historical and cultural sites, exciting party vibes and some beautiful landscapes ready...

As well as this cultural beauty you can also enjoy the incredible physical beauty of the north east coast of Bali which offers all of the Balinese themes of countryside from towering volcanoes and mountains covered with rainforest and jungle down across the hills where memorizing patterns are carved into the landscape by the rice paddies and then coconut groves and other plantations lead up to the black and white sand beaches where there is crystal clear water which is flat over the coral reefs which are home to all kinds of unreal wildlife.

Framed by the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountain Ranges, the Grand America is on ten landscaped acres in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, within walking distance of shopping, restaurants, light rail, nightlife, cultural, and sporting events.

The landscape was once a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site candidate, well - maintained by a traditional water management cooperative known as «subak», dating back to the 9th century.

The five pieces that make up the exhibition were inspired by the natural and cultural characteristics of Miami, as well as the landscape and architecture of the site.

Composed from amateur footage taken by Abraham Zapruder and subsequently published in Life magazine, Laing's shaped - canvas painting highlights the international fascination with America's cultural revolution and the ways in which it could shift the political landscape.

Her experiential, large - scale works are often inspired by landscape and natural phenomena as well as diverse historical and cultural references.

The exhibition, on view Nov 17 — Dec 16, 2012, features 15 artists «united through a heightened sense of awareness to their immediate surroundings seen through the lens of the American landscape; a landscape shaped by unseen socio - political forces, constantly shifting cultural paradigms, and the on - going flux of construction and destruction.»

This year the theme is «Museums and Cultural Landscapes», and Astrup Fearnley Museet will participate in this celebration by offering the following services and activities:

The exhibition brings together two centuries of art inspired by both the physical and cultural African landscape.

Inspired by the cultural landscape of her home, Abboud draws on the traditions of Palestinian folklore and myth - making by collecting stories and fairy tales.

The publication also features archival reviews by Frank O'Hara, Edwin Denby and James Schuyler, which highlight the changing opinions of Katz's work throughout time and the influence of the cultural landscape on his practice.

Poetic interpretations of cultural landscapes presented through photography by Journey Gong.

His art matured during an important phase in China's development, and was heavily influenced by the unique shifts taking place in Chinese society in this century, particularly the changing cultural landscape.

[vii] Although Arneson puzzled over the reaction of personal offense, it makes sense given the cultural landscape painted by Fineberg.

The exhibition examined the landscape of AIDS in the U.S. during a crucial historical period — from its status as medical epidemic circa 1979 through its mutation into widespread cultural crisis by 1989.

By bringing visual traces of surrounding landscapes into a museum setting, this exhibition fosters connections between our natural and cultural resources.

Composed of a multitude of films, documentaries, cartoons, and talk shows, authored by DIS and its artistic collaborators, and broadcast across thirty - six LED screens in Wilsey Court, Genre - Nonconforming proposes «a counter strategy to our incomprehensible moment of post-truth, a clickbait cultural landscape that has generated misinformation and overexposure as a general condition.»

Featuring works by eleven NMSU Department of Art faculty and staff members, Impermanent Topography addresses the social, political, geographical, and cultural landscapes that comprise our ever - shifting understandings of contemporary life.

Staring Back at the Sun: Video Art from Israel, 1970 - 2012, traces the development of contemporary video practice in Israel and highlights work by artists who take an incisive, critical perspective towards the cultural and political landscape in Israel and beyond.

The exhibition curated by Nirmal Raja focuses on South Asian American women navigating their cultural landscapes in the light of migration and globalization.

Fernández's experiential, large - scale works are often inspired by a rethinking of the meaning of landscape and place, and by diverse historical and cultural references.

African Root, American Fruit: Paintings by Ronald Jackson February 7 — April 30 Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center Ronald Jackson paints portraits and figurative works to comment on the identity of African American people and their influence on the landscape of American society.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents The Sun, the Moon, and the Lotus, a new exhibition of contemporary works by Jeon Soo - min that reinterprets traditional Korean landscape and folk paintings to create a modern vision of oriental art.

The artworks included in this small, focused, survey exhibition encourage conversations surrounding indigenous cultural practices such as mark - making and mapping; visual representations of settlement and expansion; and depictions of changes to the landscape brought about by colliding cultures.

Building on the Hollywood Hills House history as the first private Los Angeles residency program, ltd los angeles continues to foster the opportunity for artists, writers and curators to interface with Los Angeles» diverse cultural landscape through the contemporary gallery system by collapsing the boundaries between local and global arts practices.

Staring Back at the Sun: Video Art from Israel, 1970 - 2012 is a two - night video exhibition that traces the development of contemporary video practice in Israel and highlights work by artists who take an incisive, critical perspective toward the cultural and political landscape in Israel and beyond.

Meanwhile, a new Chicago mural by Kerry James Marshall honors women who have shaped the city's cultural landscape, including Jones - Hogu.