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Current Art Exhibitions in New York City:
Guggenheim Museum, "Italian Divisionist/Neo-Impressionism. Arcadia & Anarchy", (U.S. Debut), April 27 - August 6,
2007. This art movement first emerged in Northern Italy in the 1880's by academically-trained artists such as Morbelli,
Pellizza and Previati, whose method was characterized by the seperation of pigments and the application of colors to create
intense visual effect. They were greatly influenced by the French Pointillist and neo-Impressionist artists, among
whom were Seurat, Signac and Maxmillian Luce, who were moving away from the Impressionist technique at the time.
The Jewish Museum, "Constructing a Legend", May 5th - September 16, 2007. Louise Nevelson's sculptures and works
on paper: The first survey of the artist's work since 1980, focusing on all aspects of her long career.
The exhibition consists of sixty-six sculptures and two galleries of works on paper. |
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The Metropolitan Museum's Poiret: "King of Fashion", May 9-August 5, 2007. Paul Poiret, whose 50
ensembles being exhibited in the Costume Institute, created an extraordinary change in women's fashion in the early 20th
Century. His outstanding creativity in modernity and unstructured draped fabrics, liberated women
from the corseted stricture which they had endured for centuries and opened couture to freedom. His work was greatly
influenced by the vivid colors of the Fauve artists and the theatricality of the Ballet Russes costumes, designed by artists
such as Raoul Dufy, Barbier and Lepage. Among Poiret's other achievements was the introduction of fragrances,
home decor and examples of the decorative arts to create a total essence of feminity. Lilly Langtry and Sarah Bernardt
were among his notable clientele.
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