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Regarding Realism In its various forms, Realism comprises an attempt to find an aesthetic that is true to life. Beginning with artists from mid-nineteenth century France -- where the Realist movement first achieved cohesion -- then expanding to areas such as The Hague and twentieth-century rural and urban America, Regarding Realism explores various approaches undertaken by artists who shared a common goal of faithfully depicting the ambient world. The various techniques, subjects, and practices used by the artists represented reflect not only the complexity of contemporary life, but also the enormity of their artistic project. |
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Modern & Contemporary Realisms Featuring works from the AMAM’s collection representing movements such as Surrealism, Pop, Socialist Realism, and Photorealism, this exhibition examines diverse approaches to the concept of realism from the 20th and 21st centuries. The paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs on view in Modern and Contemporary Realisms are all united by their origin in a recognizable subject, but are realized with varying degrees of naturalism. Rather than attempting to create truthful representations of actual people, places, or objects, these artists filter their subjects through their own particular style or aesthetic.
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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th-Century France This exhibition of nineteenth-century French satirical prints from the AMAM’s permanent collection features works by the first generation of artistic lithographers. Daumier, Gavarni, and other French artists elevated the lithograph to an art form, exploring with humor and humanity every aspect of their era, from city life to country life, family life to professional life, childhood to old age. These original drawings, published in the nascent mass press, were seen and circulated in homes, cafés, and city streets by the very people whose follies and frailties they depicted. |
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Harold Edgerton, "Seeking Facts" |
Upcoming Exhibitions
2013-2014 Academic Year