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from the director
As the Museum faces forward—with great optimism—about its future to provide our students, the general public of New Mexico, and visitors from around the world who comes through our doors, innovative exhibitions and related events, the reopening of the expanded Museum in September 2010 brings with it the opportunity to support one of America’s leading collegiate art museums. I would encourage you to become a member of the Friends of Art which by doing so you become a stakeholder in the acquisition of works of art that continue to build the Museum’s nationally recognized collection. Information about the FOA membership is found on the Membership tab above or by calling (505) 255-1689. On another high note, I want to acknowledge the success of the first Land Arts project in New Mexico of which the Museum participated as an organizer and site for two important exhibitions, a Film Fest, and public talks. Dispersal/Return and Bill Gilbert: Physio-cartography 2005-06 will be on view through November 25th, so please do not miss these shows. The opening reception in late September was a rousing success with over 350 people in attendance!
Thank you for your continued support. (Be a FOA friend today.) Happy autumn! |
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newsUNM Art Museum Open AgainAfter a brief closure for the first phase of construction, the UNM Art Museum has reopened to the Public, showcasing our contribution to the state-wide LAND/ART initiative. Please join us for the OPENING RECEPTION on Friday, September 25, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. This event is FREE and open to the Public. >> more Construction continues on the second phase of the museum expansion. An additional 8,000 square feet of museum space, located directly above the main gallery, is underway. When completed the museum will boast several new features including an elevator which will serve all three floors, a reconfigured, state-of-the-art Prints and Photographs Study Room, a 3,000 square foot gallery intended for new media and video art installations. As a result of the expansion the Jonson Gallery will move to the museum complex in the Center for the Arts and will occupy the Lower Level Gallery. We are anticipating a GRAND reopening fete in 2010. Updates will be posted as we progress with the expansion. Bravo Bruce!The UNM Art Museum salutes the internationally renowned, New Mexico-based artist, Bruce Nauman, who won the Golden Lion Award at the 53rd Venice Biennale in June. This is the first time since 1990 that an American has won the prestigious award. In its citation, the Biennale stated that Nauman’s work “reveals the magic of meaning as it emerges through relentless repetition of language and form.” The artist, who is perhaps best known for his neon sculptures and playful use of language, worked with the Philadelphia Museum of Art to organize the exhibition, which is being shown at three venues at the Biennale through November 22, 2009.
On the University of New Mexico main campus, Nauman’s large-scale outdoor sculpture, “The Center of the Universe,” is unknown to many residents of New Mexico and visitors to the state. Located near the Yale Avenue Mall off Redondo Drive parallel to Central Avenue, this public work of art is available to be experienced year round.
Major Gift to UNME. Gerald Meyer, (UNM ’51, PhD) from Laramie, Wyoming, has generously bequeathed an extraordinary gift of art valued at approximately $6.2 million for the UNM Art Museum. The gift includes over one hundred Taos School paintings, European and Modern American paintings, drawings and prints, and contemporary Western art, including works by Thomas Moran, Nicholai Fechin, and Charles M. Russell.
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