Norton Museum of Art 2011 - 2012 Accomplishments

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NortonMuseum of Art

2011/2012
Accomplishments
introduction ........................................2
curatorial ............................................4
education ........................................... 40
development .......................................58
experience ...........................................74
communications .................................80
thank you ...........................................87
2 introduction
The Museum opened the year with a dramatically Another new initiative that garnered praise from in the United States, and based on still life paintings
redesigned main lobby and newly refurbished and the media and has been extremely well-received by in the Museum Collection. The section on gifts and
reinstalled galleries to provide visitors a more engag- the community is the installation of a new artwork in acquisitions in this report provides a complete list
ing experience with its world-renowned collections the lobby each fall. Artist Rob Wynne’s I Remember of acquisitions.
of European and American art. The Museum’s Ceramic Castles, Mermaids & Japanese Bridges, Special events such as the Cocktail Culture Gala,
special exhibition calendar, which included Norton- installed in September, 2011, has been embraced and the Bal des Arts, which honored seven of the
originated exhibitions, drew international attention. by the public as much as the work that preceded it, Museum’s transformative donors, were wonderful
The first exhibition of the season, Dave Cole’s Vibrating Strands of Energy by Jose Alvarez. successes, as was a new fundraising event, BIJOUX!,
Flags of the World, opened on Nov. 3, 2011, and The Museum’s goal of being a welcoming com- a four-day exhibition and sale of art jewelry, featuring
with an invitation to pen comments on sketch pads munity resource was (and continues to be) achieved the work of more than 40 international artists, many
hanging on the gallery walls, immediately involved through year-round education programs such as of whom were in attendance.
visitors. The public also embraced special exhibitions the PACE (Progressive Afterschool Art Community The Museum also launched its new website in
2011/2012 board of trustees
Jenny Saville, Cocktail Culture, Elegant Enigmas: The Art Education) program, which offers children in the March, a graphically sophisticated, user friendly
Kemp C. Stickney
of Edward Gorey, and Clubs, Joints, and Honky-Tonks: county’s underserved communities significant, vehicle for communicating with the public. The
Christine Aylward
Photographers Experience the Music Scene. year-round exposure to art. Student exhibitions in the Museum’s social media outreach also yielded
Dick Barovick
During the year, the Museum continued to fulfill Marden Community Gallery, school tours, summer dividends with more than 7,000 Twitter followers
Ruth Baum
and expand its dual mission as a welcoming commu- camp programs, Family Studio days, and other and nearly 5,000 “Likes” on facebook.
M. Diane Bodman
nity museum, sensitive and responsive to the needs programs are also a part of the Museum’s outreach With plans made in 2011–2012 coming to
Mary Ann Casey
of the residents of South Florida, and as an innovative to Palm Beach County and beyond. fruition in 2012–2013, and the media already
R. Reed Daniel
institution with a commitment to participation in the Exhibitions such as the Corning Hot Glass excited about forthcoming exhibitions, the Museum
Annie Falk
national and international art world. Roadshow celebrating the 50th anniversary of the anticipates an even more successful and exciting
Peter Georgescu
Examples of the latter goal include the Jenny Studio Glass Movement in the United States were year. Wide-ranging special exhibitions such as the
Pamela Goergen
Saville exhibition, the inaugural exhibition in the not only crowd pleasers, but provided a fascinating Norton-originated Annie Leibovitz and fascinating
Nicki Harris
Museum’s Recognition of Art by Women (RAW) pro- way to integrate art into teaching local students touring exhibitions such as Doris Duke’s Shangri La:
Harry Howell
gram, and the first survey of the British painter’s work math and science. The Museum’s annual Chinese Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art, the imagina-
Henry Kaufman
presented by an American museum. RAW, with the Moon Festival Celebration, held in conjunction with tive programming accompanying the exhibitions, and
Janine Mayville
mission of promoting living women artists through Smithsonian magazine’s annual Museum Day Live! the dedication of staff and volunteers implementing
Joelen Merkel
solo exhibitions, is generously funded by the Leonard program, drew more than 1,100 visitors this year. The it bodes well for surpassing the accomplishments of
Sydelle Meyer
and Sophie Davis Fund/ML Dauray Arts Initiative community also took great advantage of the Free the past year.
Carlos Morrison
through 2016. The Saville exhibition received critical Saturday program, which allows residents of West
John Niblack
praise and attention in the local, national, and inter- Palm Beach free Museum admission every Saturday, Kemp Stickney
Joey Pearson
national media. Another Norton exhibition, Tacita and provides free admission to residents of Palm chairman of the board of trustees
Suzy Petersen
Dean, the first to focus on the unique, photo-based Beach County the first Saturday of each month.
Tom Quick Hope Alswang
work of the acclaimed Berlin-based artist, also The Thursday evening Art After Dark series has executive director and ceo
John Richman
received attention in art and photography publica- become a popular cultural destination for both resi-
Mitch Rubenstein
tions around the world. Both artists appeared at the dents and tourists. On several occasions, the series
Ralph Saltzman
exhibition and discussed their work in public forums has drawn more than 1,100 visitors to the Museum in
Jean Sharf
at the Museum. one evening.
Bill Sned
The Museum also generated widespread interest A museum’s strength lies in its collection and
Craig Stapleton
and recognition for the establishment of the Rudin in its programming and special exhibitions, and the
Hope Alswang
Prize for Emerging Photographers, a biennial, inter- Norton increased its Collection by including works by
national prize ($20,000) and exhibition highlighting an array of significant artists, including 18th-century
Gil Maurer, ex officio
artists on the cutting edge of photo-based art, which Italian painter Gaetano Gandolfi, Chinese artist Zian
Anne Smith, ex officio
debuted at the end of the fiscal year. (The announce- Zai, and American artist Charles Alston. One of
Sally Soter, ex officio
ment of the winner on Dec. 4, 2012 was picked up the highlights is the stunning installation, One and
by the national art and photography media as well as Others, by glass artist Beth Lipman, commissioned
the local press.) in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of glass art
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and Contemporary Art collections represent diverse
voices, and two paintings by Charles Alston and
Al Loving were purchased this year to further address
this initiative.
In addition to the changing Collection in our
galleries, the Museum presents special exhibitions
which introduce new ideas and engage our audience
throughout the season. Artists of our time were fea-
tured in several “firsts.” Beth Lipman created one of
her spectacular glass still life sculptures inspired by
c u r ato r i a l
the Norton’s Collection of historical paintings of this
timeless theme. Her work was complemented by the
The Curatorial Division implemented a dramatic exceptional glassblowers of the Hot Glass Roadshow
change which premiered with the arrival of the who were in residence and delighted visitors over a
2011–2012 season — the entire collection of Western three-month period. Dave Cole’s monumental and
art was reinstalled in galleries that were refreshed provocative Flags of the World encouraged audience
and reconfigured. Wall color was introduced into participation and discussion within the exhibition by
most every gallery housing the Norton’s outstanding writing thoughts on paper as part of the installation
collection, and the objects were rearranged with new concept, and they did, indeed, reflect all sides of the
juxtapositions that were thematic and chronological. political discourse in our country. The first exhibition
Both familiar pieces as well as unfamiliar paintings of RAW — Recognition of Art by Women — a series
and sculpture brought out of storage were installed of six projects generously supported by a gift from
with the introduction of photographs and watercolors the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund / ML Dauray Arts
integrated into the installations. Initiative was the first survey of the paintings and
Crucial to the Museum’s relevance is the con- drawings of Jenny Saville in the United States and
tinuing expansion of the Collection which was later traveled to the United Kingdom where it also
achieved this year by astute acquisitions in a variety was the first opportunity to view her mature work.
of media including painting, sculpture, photography, The first exhibition of Tacita Dean’s photo works was
ceramics, video and printmaking. Acquisitions were also organized by, and premiered at, the Norton.
made possible by purchase with Museum funds The distinction of the Museum Collection is
or donated funds and generous gifts of art from reinforced with every loan request for inclusion in
devoted members of our national community of scholarly exhibitions around the world. As you see
supporters as well as the Contemporary and Modern in the following pages, we can be proud of our many
Art Council, Photography Committee, and Friends accomplishments this year.
of Chinese Art; some of these many outstanding
additions are discussed on the following pages by Cheryl Brutvan
the curators. Among the highlights are the addition director of curatorial affairs
curator of contemporary art
of an 18th-century canvas by the Bolognese artist
Gaetano Gandolfi, which was the very generous
gift of Damon Mezzacappa. Photographs by several
of the artists featured in the Norton-organized
Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks became part of the
Collection through the generosity of the Photography
Curatorial Associate,
Committee. The Chinese Collection was enhanced by
Jerry Dobrick, moves
a painting through Doris Hodroff who formally gifted a lovely blue and
the lobby during the white Monteith (bowl for chilling wine glasses) which
reinstallation.
had been on exhibit since 2004. Both the American
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Registrars study a
painting in transition
during the European
reinstallation.
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Reinstalled objects from the
Collection were arranged by
theme and movement. Here,
post-impressionist works are
displayed in the The Jeffry M.
and Barbara Picower Gallery.
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Dave Cole: painting itself. Taking on the challenge of the history Beth Lipman:
of modern painting through the tradition of classical
figure painting, her contribution is the subject of A Still Life Installation
Flags of the World
this exhibition. jan. 18, 2012 – may 27, 2012
This was the first survey in the United States and organized by the norton museum of art
curated by hope alswang, executive director
nov. 3, 2011 – jan. 16, 2012 United Kingdom of Saville’s paintings and drawings.
organized by the norton museum of art The Norton Museum of Art commissioned a large-
curated by cheryl brutvan, curator of Included were recognizable works such as Fulcrum scale glass construction that was created by
contemporary art (1999), and Reverse (2002–2003), as well as exam-
contemporary artist Beth Lipman. Lipman was
Over the last decade, Dave Cole (born 1975) has ples showcasing Saville’s exceptional draftsmanship
inspired by the Museum’s Collection of Old Master
examined the complexity and power of craftsman- in key works from the recent series Reproduction
still life paintings. In her extravagant, blown glass
ship, ordinary materials, and iconic images in his art. drawing (after the Leonardo cartoon), (2009–2010),
Exhibitions sculpture, Lipman re-interprets the historical preoc-
At the Norton, this took place as the 15-by-30-foot which references the iconic image depicting the
cupations with death and decay, over-consumption,
installation, Flags of the World (2008). As one of the Virgin Mary with St. Anne and the Christ Child found
and the sumptuousness of life as represented in 17th
most recent manifestations of his ongoing tribute to in the collection of The National Gallery in London.
16 Exhibitions and 18th century European still-life paintings. The
the American flag, the artist assembled it from the Works from the artist’s studio which have not been
13 Organized by the Norton Museum of Art commissioned work is displayed in the context of Old
192 official United Nations flags, according to spec- previously exhibited also were included.
4 Exhibitions that traveled Master works by artists such as Daniel Seghers, Jan
ifications set forth for the American flag in the U.S. The exhibition was accompanied by a fully-
Fyt, and Juan de Arellano that Lipman selected.
Marine Corps Flag Manual. The flag is suspended illustrated publication.
Recent Acquisitions: Photography this exhibition was made possible in part through
above a field of colorful fabric, the remnants of the
jenny saville was the first exhibition in the the generosity of mr. and mrs. j. ira harris, and the
oct. 1, 2011 – jan. 1, 2012
192 flags of the world. norton’s raw series — recognition of art by women, art alliance for contemporary glass.
organized by the norton museum of art
made possible by the leonard and sophie davis fund/
curated by charles stainback, assistant director presentation of this exhibition was made possible in
ml dauray arts initiative.
Significant works by a younger generation of photog- part through the generosity of the contemporary The Corning Museum of Glass
and modern art council of the norton museum of
raphers with fresh insight into the use of the camera. art and the gioconda and joseph king endowment Hot Glass
presentation of this exhibition was made possible in for contemporary art. Cocktail Culture
part by the photography committee of the norton
museum of art. Roadshow
dec. 15, 2011 – march 11, 2012
Jenny Saville
curated by michelle tolini finamore
The Emperor’s Orders: Designs from the
Cocktail Culture was the first multi-disciplinary exhibi-
jan. 18, 2012 – march 25, 2012
Qianlong Imperial Workshop (1736–1796)
nov. 30, 2011 – march 4, 2012 tion to explore the social ritual of drinking and enter-
The Beth Lipman installation was accompanied by
oct. 22, 2011 – feb. 19, 2012 traveled to modern art museum, oxford: tainment through the lens of fashion and design. The
organized by the norton museum of art june 22 – sept. 16, 2012 a 10-week visit from the Corning Museum of
curated by laurie barnes, elizabeth b. mcgraw organized by the norton museum of art exhibition featured approximately 200 objects drawn Glass Hot Glass Roadshow. The Roadshow is
curator of chinese art curated by cheryl brutvan, curator of from collections at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island
contemporary art the world’s premiere mobile glassblowing unit, a
This installation featured 10 objects in various media, School of Design; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston;
Paintings by British artist Jenny Saville (born 1970) mobile “hotshop” housed in a 28-foot-long trailer.
all created for the greatest art collector in 18th- the Newark Museum; the Tiffany & Co. Archive; and
have been infrequently exhibited since first pre- Corning glassblowers demonstrate complex hot
century China, the Qianlong Emperor. private lenders. The exhibition included examples of
miered in the late 1990s. Included in Sensation, the glassmaking techniques using their unique glass-
presentation of this exhibition was made possible fashionable cocktail attire by major designers such
1997 exhibition of the collection of British advertising making equipment to recreate a state-of-the-art
in part through the generosity of john and heidi
as Cristobal Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Jeanne
niblack and the state of florida, department of giant Charles Saatchi, she did not earn the notoriety studio environment. The Roadshow operated on the
state, division of cultural affairs, the florida arts of her slightly older peers, “the young British artists” Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Norman Norell, Valentino, Museum campus six days a week with a schedule
council, and the national endowment for the arts.
and Pierre Cardin; accessories by Elsa Schiaparelli,
for unusual materials. Instead, Saville masterfully of nine public programs each day. This innovative
Tiffany, Judith Leiber, Christian Dior, Van Cleef &
Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame painted with oil on canvas and concentrated on the and exciting programming included live demon-
Arpels, and Kenneth Jay Lane; and items from the
human figure yet still created provocative work. Her strations, hands-on-workshops, and glassblowing
oct. 25 – oct. 29, 2011
decorative arts, photography, and illustration.
organized by the norton museum of art early monumental paintings of the female form were performances.
Over 200 snuff bottles from six Florida collections unromantic and suggested the reality of weight, flesh this exhibition was made possible in part through presentation of the roadshow was made possible
the generosity of mr. bruce beal, vanessa and in part through the generosity of mr. and mrs.
in conjunction with the annual convention of the and blood. Initially restricted to a feminist critique, anthony beyer, annie and michael falk, jean s. and roger a. neuhoff, credit suisse and addison hines
International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society (ICSBS). Saville’s skill and compositions have evolved. She frederic a. sharf, mr. and mrs. william j. soter and charitable trust. media support was provided by
presentation of this exhibition was made possible in continues to paint luscious canvases that reveal wpaillmm ibnegatcohn ptorsuts,t p. amlemd biae ascuhp piollruts ptrroavteidde, da nbyd twhpet v twhpeb fp-atlvm 2 b5e.ach post, the palm beach daily news, and
part through the generosity of john and heidi niblack. that her subject has always been the medium of channel 5.
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Studio Glass: Outside/In: Clubs, Joints, Chris and Bernard Marden
Works from the Museum Collection Community Gallery Exhibitions:
jan. 18 – may 27, 2012 Florida Photographers
and Honky-Tonks:
organized by the norton museum of art Face-to-Face with the Museum Collection Reflections in Glass: High School Photography
curated by jerry dobrick, curatorial associate
march 22 - june 10, 2012 oct. 15 – dec. 11, 2011
This selection of studio glass from the Museum Photographers Experience the Music Scene
organized by the norton museum of art
The Art and Science of Glass: Conniston Middle School
Collection coincided with the Beth Lipman installa- curated by tim b. wride, william and sarah ross june 21 – sept. 30, 2012
dec. 17, 2011 – feb. 19, 2012
soter curator of photography organized by the norton museum of art
tion and the visit by the Corning Museum of Glass
Six contemporary Florida-based artists whose work curated by tim b. wride, william and sarah ross Look What We Took From a Book! :
Hot Glass Roadshow. soter curator of photography
explores issues of identity, culture, environment, West Gate Elementary School Exhibition
More than 75 images provided a long-overdue insight
feb. 25 – march 24, 2012
surveillance, and the documentary confronted their
into the waves of performance, participation, adula-
Tacita Dean image-making heritage through visual dialogues Pathfinder Scholarship Nominees Exhibition
tion, and energy that migrate toward the stage from march 15 – may 6, 2012
with works drawn from the Norton Museum of Art’s
audiences and, indeed, from the venues themselves.
feb. 3 – may 6, 2012 permanent collection of photographs. The exhibiting Watercolors from the Collection
Images (and essays) from the following notable
organized by the norton museum of art photographers were: Maria Martinez-Cañas from Organized by the Norton’s Summer Interns
curated by charles stainback, assistant director photographers were included: Jeff Dunas (blues), aug. 3 – oct. 24, 2012
Miami, Alexander Diaz from St. Augustine, Valerie
This exhibition focused exclusively on Dean’s Lynn Goldsmith (rock), Henry Horenstein (country,
George from Pensacola, Christopher Morris from
“photo-based” artworks produced over the past two honky-tonk), Elliott Landy (Woodstock Festival),
Tampa, and the team of Eduardo del Valle and Mirta Exhibitions that
decades. Born in Canterbury, England in 1965, and Moby (who as a performer had a unique perspective
Gómez from Miami.
now based in Berlin, Dean initially studied to be a from center stage), and David Scheinbaum (hip-hop).
painter. Now, the 16 mm film camera defines much Also on view was the 1986 video documentary about Traveled to Other
American Masters
of her artistic practice, with still camera images also Judas Priest fans, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, by Jeff
march 22, 2012 – sept. 2, 2012
playing an important role in her career. Spare, sub- Krulik and John Heyn.
organized by the norton museum of art Institutions
lime, and separated from conventional photographic
Three exceptional canvases by two influential
practice, Dean’s photo-based works are dependent Crying Seasaw Tear Between (New Video)
masters of late 20th-century American painting: Joan
upon the found and often authorless image. It is this Mitchell (1925–1992), and Clyfford Still (1904– june 21 – oct. 7, 2012 Jenny Saville
organized by the norton museum of art
two-fold impression of time and place embracing
1980). Their paintings rarely — if ever — had been curated by cheryl brutvan , curator of contemporary Modern Art Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom:
fact and fiction that pervaded Dean’s work in the shown publicly in Florida. art and director of curatorial affairs June 22 – Sept. 16, 2012
exhibition. With paint, drawings, or hand-written Four works by three artists were featured in this
text added to these images, Dean distances herself Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey installation, including Tear by Jaye Rhee (born 1973,
New York, New York
from conventional photography while embracing the june 9 – sept. 2, 2012 Korea), a dramatic study of physical struggle, and Katonah Museum of Art: Oct. 2 – Dec. 31, 2011
photographic image. The end result, like her films, is organized by the e.g. charitable trust and Crying, a classic, animated sculpture by Tony Oursler
brandywine river museum, chadds ford, pa.
artwork that is as elusive as it is captivating. (born 1957, United States).
The exhibition included more than 150 drawings that On the Silk Road and the High Seas:
this exhibition was made possible in part through local presentation of this exhibition is made possi-
the generosity of mr. and mrs. william j. soter, Gorey, who died in 2000 at 75, created for many ble in part through the generosity of the state of Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce
mr. and mrs. leonard korman, and the william and of his books, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The florida, department of state, division of cultural University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, Mississippi:
sarah ross soter photography endowment. Unstrung Harp, The Gilded Bat, among others. Also on affairs, the florida arts council, and the national Dec. 2011 – Aug. 23, 2012
endowment for the arts.
view were an illuminating array of sketchbooks, illus- The Crow Collection, Dallas, Texas:
Decoding Messages in Chinese Art
trated envelopes, book-cover ideas, and theatrical Sept. 4, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013
feb. 12 – june 24, 2012
costume designs as well as copies of Gorey’s books
curated by laurie barnes,
elizabeth b. mcgraw curator of chinese art that visitors could peruse. Exhibition-related activ- William Kentridge: Five Themes
This special installation of seven Chinese works of ities included a Gorey illustration workshop, Gorey The Garage Center for Contemporary Art,
art featured the newly acquired 13th-century storytelling, and a Gorey Curator’s Conversation Moscow, Russia: Sept. 1 – Dec. 4, 2011
painting, Five Quail. The subject of the installation led by the William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Australian Centre for the Moving Image,
was animals which evoke symbolic associations and Photography, Tim B. Wride. Melbourne, Australia: March 8 – May 27, 2012
homonymic puns. presentation of this exhibition was made possible
this exhibition was made possible in part through in part through the generosity of the state of
the generosity of john and heidi niblack. florida, department of state, division of cultural
affairs, the florida arts council, and the national
endowment for the arts.
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november 2011
Jenny Saville exhibition
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Install Photos
february 2012
Tacita Dean exhibition
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Install Photos
november 2011 december 2011
A detail of Dave Cole’s Objects from the
Flags of the World 1920s in the Cocktail
Culture exhibition