May Issue 2001
Museum Launches Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Web Site
Web Site Explores the Artist, the Exhibition and Related Events,
and Helps art Lovers Plan Their Visit
Who was Stanton Macdonald-Wright? And what should visitors know before they view the exhibition Color, Myth, and Music: Stanton Macdonald-Wright and Synchromism at the North Carolina Museum of Art? Internet users now have a new resource for information about this major modernist pioneer: (www.stantonmacdonald-wright.com).
"Macdonald-Wright is not yet a household name," said Museum Director Lawrence J. Wheeler. "But with this new Web presence, we can enhance our visitors' experiences by providing them extensive information in advance of their visit to the exhibition. Do people want a preview of the paintings? Do they want to know more about the man behind the art? Are they interested in events we're hosting for the exhibition? The Web site offers all this and much, much more."
In addition to providing information about ticket prices, tour reservations, restaurant hours and other logistical necessities, (www.stantonmacdonald-wright.com) features an essay on Color,Myth, and Music, a profile of the artist and a chronology of his life, an interview with co-curator Will South and a small selection of images from nearly 60 paintings and drawings included in the exhibition. Web users can plan to attend related events or order a copy of the exhibition catalogue. Links are also provided to the NC Museum of Art's homepage as well as to the homepages of the exhibition's other two venues: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Aug. 5 - Oct. 28, 2001) and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (Dec. 2, 2001 - Feb. 24, 2002).
Color, Myth, and Music: Stanton Macdonald-Wright and Synchromism continues through July 1 at the North Carolina Museum of Art, in Raleigh, NC. The first full retrospective survey of the artist's 70-year career, the exhibition features nearly 60 paintings and drawings, from a 1910 self-portrait to Still Life with People Plate, dated in the year of his death. The selections include Macdonald-Wright's early Synchromist experiments and masterworks, more figurative works dating to the middle of the 20& century, explorations of Pacific Rim cultural influences and later works reflecting a return to abstraction. Of particular interest are several panels from the artist's 1934 mural for the Santa Monica Public Library.
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