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American Photography

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Albertina 24 August – 28 November 2021 The exhibition American Photography presents an overview of the development of US American photography between the 1930s and the 2000s. With works by 33 artists on display, it introduces the essential currents that once revolutionized the canon of classic motifs and photographic practices. The effects of this have reached far beyond the country’s borders to the present day.  The main focus of the works is on offering a visual survey of the United States by depicting its people and their living environments. A microcosm frequently viewed through the lens of everyday occurrences permits us to draw conclusions about the prevalent political circumstances and social conditions in the United States, capturing the country and its inhabitants in their idiosyncrasies and contradictions. In several instances, artists having immigrated from Europe successfully perceived hitherto unknown aspects through their eyes as outsiders, thus providing new impu

By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800

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Wadsworth Atheneum. Hartford, Conn September 30, 2021–January 9, 2022  Detroit Institute of Arts February 6–May 29, 2022 The first exhibition solely dedicated to Italian women artists at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800 explores how women succeeded in the maledominated art world of the time. From the group of eighteen artists presented, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or later), takes center stage with outstanding portraits and images of heroines. This exhibition recognizes and celebrates the vital contributions of women to the history of art in Italy through rarely seen works, recent scholarship, and introductions to virtually unknown artists. By Her Hand will be on view September 30, 2021–January 9, 2022 at the Wadsworth.  “Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Rosalba Carriera, among others, created pathbreaking works of art, simultaneously subverting expectations and challenging norms,” s

THE MOROZOV COLLECTION

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Opening September 22, 2021, the  Fondation Louis Vuitton  w ill present  THE MOROZOV COLLECTION,  one of the world’s foremost collections of Impressionist and Modern art.  On view through February 22th, 2022, this major international exhibition will bring together in Paris  200 masterpieces  from the French and Russian modern art collection of the brothers  Mikhaïl   and Ivan Morozov . This will be the first time the collection has traveled outside of Russia since its creation at the turn of the 20 th  century. Valentin Serov, Portrait of the Collector of Modern Russian and French Paintings, Ivan Abramovich Morozov, Moscow, 1910 Valentin Serov Portrait of the Collector of Modern Russian and French Paintings, Ivan Abramovich Morozov, Moscow, 1910 Tempera on cardboard 63,5 × 77 cm Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow   The landmark exhibition is the second in the  ICONS OF MODERN ART  series, organized by the Fondation Louis Vuitton in partnership with the S