The upcoming exhibition Communism Through the Lens: Everyday Life Captured by Women Photographers in the Dodge Collection highlights the unique - and often overlooked - photographic innovations by women who shaped the history of photography during the 20th century. Drawn entirely from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Communism Through the Lens spans almost the entirety of the Soviet Union s history - from the 1920s through the 1990s - and offers a historical examination of how women photographers interpreted life in the communist state.
Though the museum remains closed to the public until further notice, the Zimmerli invites the public to a free Virtual Exhibition Celebration for Communism Through the Lens: Everyday Life Captured by Women Photographers in the Dodge Collection on Thursday, April 29, at 5:00 p.m. (eastern). Zoom registration is open at go.rutgers.edu/throughthelens. The p
Zimmerli members invited for virtual visit with Joan Snyder in her studio
Zimmerli members invited for virtual visit with Joan Snyder in her studio ×
Joan Snyder, Still, at the Zimmerli
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers acquired “Still,” a 2011 large-scale abstract painting by Joan Snyder, who joins Zimmerli interim Director Donna Gustafson on Zoom for an exclusive member event on March 18 at 11 a.m.
They will discuss “Still,” as well as Snyder’s work from the last decade. In addition, the artist provides a virtual view into her studio in Woodstock, New York.
Registration is open for this program, which is free for current Zimmerli members, as well as anyone who joins or renews at go.rutgers.edu/ZAMmembership before the event.
Virtual programs continue at the Zimmerli
Virtual programs continue at the Zimmerli
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers invites the university community and general public to a variety of virtual programs while the museum building remains closed to the public and in-person events are suspended until further notice.
Art Together, which offers free family art activities, continues on Zoom through the spring on March 6, April 3 and May 1, at 10 a.m. Artists of all ages are welcome, but projects are best suited for those ages 5-13, and their grown-ups. Art Together is free. Register up to the program start time at go.rutgers.edu/arttogether. Recordings of previous meetings are posted on Zimmerli at Home.
Art After Hours Highlights Women Artists from the Zimmerli Collections on March 2
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) In recognition of Women s History Month and International Women s Day, the Zimmerli Art Museum and Rutgers Global present Art After Hours: Women on View on March 2. The evening kicks off with a preview of
Communism Through the Lens: Everyday Life Captured by Women Photographers in the Dodge Collection, led by Maria Garth, Dodge Fellow at the Zimmerli and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Art History at Rutgers, who organized this upcoming exhibition.
Garth will discuss works by Māra Brašmane, Zenta Dzividzinska, Olga Ignatovich, Valentina Kulagina, Lialia Kuznetsova, Olga Lander, Ann Tenno, and Natalia Tsekhomskaya. In addition, the program spotlights five women artists from other areas of the museum s collections in honor of the annual #5WomenArtists campaign. This Zoom event is free and open to the public, with