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April 10 – September 18, 2011

This intriguing exhibition will present a wide variety of portraits by artists working in recent years. Once considered retrograde, portraiture has assumed a central role in the art of our time. Artists have turned to portraiture as a major vehicle for addressing issues of identity and gender, race and class, and the advent of the information age. The show includes portraits from the museum’s collection as well as loaned works by Benny Andrews, Alice Neel, William Wegman, David LaChapelle and Barkley L. Hendricks, among others. Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists will open up new perspectives on the art of portraiture for visitors.

 

William Wegman Eye-On 1994 Color Polaroid Courtesy William Wegman
William Wegman
Eye-On
1994
Color Polaroid
Courtesy William Wegman
Chuck Close Self-Portrait  Published by Pace Editions, Inc. 2000  111 color silkscreen  Edition of 80 Courtesy Pace Editions, Inc.
Chuck Close
Self-Portrait
Published by Pace Editions, Inc.
2000
111 color silkscreen
Edition of 80
Courtesy Pace Editions, Inc.
American Jesus: Hold Me, Carry Me Boldly Chromogenic Print 96 x 72 inches  Copyright David LaChapelle Courtesy Fred Torres Collaborations
American Jesus: Hold Me, Carry Me Boldly
Chromogenic Print
96 x 72 inches
Copyright David LaChapelle
Courtesy Fred Torres Collaborations
Alice Neel Benny Andrews 1978 Lithograph
Alice Neel
Benny Andrews
1978
Lithograph
Barkley L. Hendricks Ma Petite Kumquat  1983 Oil, acrylic, white gold and silver leaf on linen canvas. 72” x 40”
Barkley L. Hendricks
Ma Petite Kumquat
1983
Oil, acrylic, white gold and silver leaf on linen canvas.
72” x 40”
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