While catalog essays for such exhibitions presumably intend to describe the work and objectively promote the roster of artists, the expectations given to a reviewer are more likely about selecting works based on experiential criteria and identifying how these works may or may not relate to
the stated purpose of the exhibition.
Not exact matches
It outlined the
purpose of the organization and the importance
of exhibitions in promoting the growth and acceptance
of abstract art in the United
States.
According to the museum's charter, The
purpose of the Morris Museum
of Art shall be: to enhance the quality
of life in the Central Savannah River Area and to broaden the knowledge and understanding
of the visual arts in the Southeastern United
States by collecting, preserving and displaying works
of art focused upon, but not limited to, the art and artists
of the American South; by creating and hosting quality traveling
exhibitions; and by developing and maintaining a library and research center focusing on Southern American painting; and to contribute to the general appreciation
of art through lecture programs, symposia, publications, and other educational programs.
If you're even just a little weary
of the well - made, no - risk, eye - on - fashion fare in so many Manhattan summer group shows, consider a trip to the Bronx Museum
of the Arts, where the
exhibition «
State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970» has breezed in from the West Coast, bringing with it a tonic
of gawky rawness and moral
purpose.
Ten years later they donated their personal collections
of over 550 works by avant - garde and abstract artists to the French
state, with the proviso that they are kept on permanent
exhibition in a
purpose - built building, designed by Swiss architects, Gigon and Guyer.
The Queen's Gallery at the Palace
of Holyroodhouse This is a permanent
purpose - built,
state -
of - the - art gallery which shows a program
of exhibitions from the Royal Collection.
«By relocating to Water Mill, we will have the opportunity to serve this vibrant and creative region in a
state -
of - the - art,
purpose - built facility that will allow us to share the treasures from the permanent collection along with special
exhibitions, programs, and educational outreach,» said Sultan.
«Comprising her largest sculptural works to date, the installation consists
of three follies — structures that were popular in eighteenth - and nineteenth - century architecture, built with decorative rather than functional
purpose,» the release for the
exhibition states.