Five centuries of German and Austrian graphics on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
View of the exhibition GRAFIK! Five Centuries of German and Austrian Graphics. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley.
MONTREAL
.- For the first time, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is focusing an exhibition on the sweep of stylistic and cultural developments articulated in printmaking in Germany and Austria from the early history of the medium in the mid-15th century to modern times. GRAFIK! Five Centuries of German and Austrian Graphics presents about 90 works, including several remarkable works on paper, that embrace over 550 years of Germanic creativity. Several of these works on paper have never previously been exhibited, while others have not been shown for some years. Highly important recent Museum acquisitions from all periods are also included.
21 March 2019: Emblazoned on the wall of Spain’s National Drama Centre is Boa Mistura’s painting of an Eduardo Galeano quote from The Open Veins of Latin America: “We are what we do to change what we are.” (Photograph by David Silverman/ Getty Images)
Considered a literary giant of Latin America’s Left, Eduardo Galeano was a novelist and journalist who wrote extensively about oppression and resistance in Latin America. In 1973, after a coup in Uruguay, Galeano was imprisoned and later went into exile in Argentina. When that country fell to a coup, his name was added to the death squad lists and he was forced to flee to Spain. He returned to Montevideo in 1985 and died there on 13 April 2015.
by Roger Stoll / April 8th, 2021
Republican strategist Karl Rove often advised his clients to attack not the enemy’s weaknesses but its strenghts. The bipartisan US foreign policy disinformation machine has taken Rove’s advice with tedious devotion. So, to attack Nicaragua, the machine’s fabrications and propaganda have targeted some of that country’s strengths: gender equity, Indigenous rights and autonomy, democracy, sovereignty, and a successful response to the pandemic, as well as the Sandinista government’s great popularity.
This should not surprise. It’s the same Rovian method used against Nicaragua’s friends and allies and countries the US designates enemies. For example, to attack Venezuela, the machine ignores the country’s electoral hyper-democracy and dubs the popular government “dictatorial.” To attack Cuba, the machine calls Cuba’s doctors and nurses working in the most medically underserved corners of the world and fighting the pandemic in dozens
BAMPFA will reopen May 2. Photo: Iwan Baan/courtesy Diller Scofidio + Renfro and BAMPFA
In a sign that COVID-19 is lessening its grip, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) announced today that it is reopening Sunday, May 2, 13 months after it shut its doors.
The museum will be open three days a week Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will reduce its ticket prices from $14 to $10, implement a timed-ticket system, require face masks, and limit occupancy to 25% capacity, among other safety measures.
“As BAMPFA begins the process of safely reopening this spring, we’ll be doing so with an enormous sense of appreciation for the dedicated community of art and film lovers who have stayed connected with the museum throughout this tumultuous year,” recently hired BAMPFA Director Julie Rodrigues Widholm said in a statement. “We believe that art can provide respite during uncertain times, and in that spirit, we’re looking forward to offering our audiences a spa
Tony Bravo April 8, 2021Updated: April 8, 2021, 7:51 pm
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is reopening on May 2 after a 13-month closure. Photo: Cary Groner
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will reopen its galleries to the general public on May 2, following a 13-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The organization also announced on Thursday, April 8, that it would reduce its admission price to $10, from $14, for the foreseeable future. The museum will additionally adopt a new, three-day schedule: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday with the first hour on Saturdays reserved for members. Members and UC Berkeley students will be allowed to return to the museum beginning April 30; May 1 will be free for essential workers.