The Curated Object

EXHIBITIONS JACKSONVILLE. RAOUL DUFY: A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY. MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART. THE CURATED OBJECT

R5: La Corrida dress design by Christian Lacroix, 1995. printed cotton—tulle brodé. Fabric produced by Bianchini-Férier, Lyon, France. All paintings and fabric designs are by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953).

F1: La pivoine, designed 19111912. hand-blocked, printed silk. 14” x 13”. Fabric produced by Bianchini-Frier, Lyon, France. All paintings and fabric designs are by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)

F33: Les violons, 19141920. wool. 52” x 50”. Fabric produced by Bianchini-Frier, Lyon, France.
All paintings and fabric designs are by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)

Raoul Dufy: A Celebration of Beauty
Feb. 7- July 5, 2009

Part fauvist, part Impressionist, the paintings of Raoul Dufy.(1877-1953) are distinctive for their rich, but often flat, stylings, and their attention to light and skillful play with color. This exhibit showcases a lesser-known aspect of the French artistt's oeuvre: his joyous collaborations with couturier Paul Poiret and with Bianchini-Ferier, France's leading silk manufacturer. On display are nearly 100 original silk fabrics and designs, as well as a handful of dresses crafted from Dufy fabrics. One highlight: a contemporary Spanish-inflected dress by Christian LaCroix, called "La Corrida," that sports black fringe and a riotous mix of patterns in purple, green, pink, red, and gold. .Also on hand are the beautiful brocaded fabrics that Dufy designed during the 1920s, inspired by the woodcuts he created for Guillaume Apollinaire's book "Le Bestiaire, ou Cortege d'Orphee." Several of these original woodcuts round out the exhibit, presented with about 100 Dufy paintings, watercolors and drawings, the great majority of which have never been shown before in the U.S.

For more information, please visit : The Mississippi Museum of Art
Posted by JoAnn Greco 

Exhibitions Jacksonville. Art from the Ashes: In Stabiano, Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite. The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. The Curated Object: International Decorative Arts Exhibitions

Maschera Tragica (Mask of Tragedy)
Fresco
Castellammare di Stabia, Varano Hill, Villa Arianna
First Century A.D.
Courtesy of the Superintendency of Pompei and of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae (RAS) Foundation

Hippolytus
Fresco
Castellammare di Stabia, Varano Hill, Villa Arianna
Second half of the first century, A.D.
Courtesy of the Superintendency of Pompei and of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae (RAS) Foundation

Villa  Marittimae (Landscape with Maritime Villa)
Fresco
Castellammare di Stabia, Varano Hill, Villa San Marco
First Century A.D.
Courtesy of the Superintendency of Pompei and of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae (RAS) Foundation


Art from the Ashes: In Stabiano, Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite
November 7, 2007 through February 3, 2008

Roman art from the time of ancient Pompeii is on view at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. On a bluff overlooking the Bay of Naples and the modern city of Castellamare di Stabia, approximately 3 miles southeast of Pompeii, are the remains of the ancient site of Stabia. For the first time in the United States, this exhibition, comprising 73 pieces, brings to light art objects and archaeological artifacts found in five ancient Roman villas built on that bluff. Wealthy Romans built luxury summer resort villas here. For a short time, these villas of extraordinary proportions, innovative design and luxurious decoration were a center of political power, wealth, culture and intrigue during the hot summer months. This thriving microcosm of privilege suffered destruction on August 24, 79 A.D., buried in ash by the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii. This stunning exhibition in the Raymond K. and Minerva Mason Gallery is the last stop on an exclusive tour of nine American museums. Tour Organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC Exhibition organized by the Superintendence of Archaeology of Pompei with the collaboration of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation, partially sponsored by Alitalia

For more information please visit: The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens or www.stabiae.org

-Joanne Molina