Giacometti Exhibition Opens Aug 31
Sculptures, paintings, prints, drawings and decorative works by enigmatic artist Alberto Giacometti will be on view in
Giacometti: Memory and Presence, opening August 31 in the museum’s fourth-floor gallery. The exhibition will reveal the artistic evolution of Giacometti, a key figure in 20th-century art, and illuminate the sense of intimacy that is reflected in works depicting his family, other artists and important cultural and intellectual figures. The exhibition runs through February 8, 2013.
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Ongoing Exhibitions
The exhibition Picasso: Select Prints and Ceramics
is on view in the second-floor gallery through August 23 (extended from its original July 23 closing date). The show features 29 works dating from the 1930s to the 1960s. Mid-Century Modernism: 1957 and the Bechtler Collection is also on view through August 23 (four days earlier than its original closing date) in the museum’s fourth-floor gallery. The exhibition focuses on 1957, the height of the Bechtler family’s art acquisitions. Featured are artworks by 28 artists including Max Ernst, Barbara Hepworth and Sam Francis.
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Jazz at the Bechtler This Friday
The Ziad Jazz Quartet plays selections by innovative tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins this Friday, August 3 during Jazz at the Bechtler. Songs include Pent-Up House, St. Thomas, Oleo
and Tenor Madness. Concert is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are free for museum members and $12 for non-members. Cash bar. Purchase tickets online, by phone 704.353.9200 or at the visitor services desk. Note: A DNC-related event scheduled at Levine Center for the Arts (where the Bechtler is located) will prohibit the museum from offering Jazz at the Bechtler in September.
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Abstract Designs of Frank Gehry
The Bechtler’s Architecture + Film series presents Sketches of Frank Gehry
August 17. The documentary by the late Academy-Award winning director Sydney Pollack reveals a personal side of Frank Gehry, an architect best known for bringing a sculptor’s sensibility and a deconstructive aesthetic to his designs. A presentation by Marley Carroll, Vice President of Design at Clark Nexsen, will precede the screening. The event reception begins at 6 p.m. The discussion and film (run time: 83 minutes) begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for members and $10 for non-members. Cash bar and free light bites. Purchase tickets online, by phone 704.353.9200 or at the visitor services desk.
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A Bowl that Makes a Statement
The Bechtler store
now carries MoMA Satellite Bowls by designer and architect Carlo Contin. The dramatic bowl is made of lacquered wooden spokes pinned together and twisted open to create a unique circular form. Choice of red or black, $38 each. Become a museum member and receive 10% off purchases in the store. (Upper level members receive additional store discounts.)
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Shop & Dine Special This Month
Throughout August, order the Bechtler café’s new sandwich – oil-cured tuna, tomatoes, arugula, basil aioli and olives on focaccia – and receive 10% off your total purchase in the museum store. The museum store discount expires two days after purchase; must show
café receipt.
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Museum Galleries Closed Aug 24-30
To accommodate the installation of exhibitions on the second, third and fourth floors of the museum, all galleries will be closed August 24 through August 30. However, the museum store and café
will be open regular hours. During this week, the Bechtler will offer free art-making activities on the museum plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day.
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Museum Hours During DNC
The Bechtler is excited to welcome visitors to the Democratic National Convention the first week of September. Because of DNC-related events taking place at the museum, days and hours of operation will be adjusted September 1 through 7. If you plan to visit the museum during the convention, please check the Bechtler website
for updated information. The adjusted days/hours are: Open regular hours September 1; closed September 2; open regular hours during CarolinaFest 2012 September 3 (free admission); open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 4; closed September 5; closed September 6; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 7. All dates and times are subject to change.
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Free Admission for Military Families
All active-duty military personnel and their families receive free admission to the Bechtler now through Labor Day, September 3, as part of
Blue Star Museums. The program is collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museums in the U.S. Free admission does not include museum programs and special events. Also participating in Charlotte are The Mint Museum and Levine Museum of the New South.
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Credits (from the top)
Alberto Giacometti, 1962. Bechtler Museum of Modern Art photo
Robert Müller, Palourde, 1957, iron, 28 ¾ x 16 1/8 x 7 1/16 inches, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Ziad Rabie. Photo by Laura Mueller
The Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Satellite Bowl. Photo by courtesy of Design Ideas
Photo by Donna Ivey
Photo by Gary O’Brien
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