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July 2018
The 1960s: A Survey of the Decade
Drawn from the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s collection, this exhibition highlights various art styles and social issues that emerged in America during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Paintings by figurative artists such as Philip Pearlstein and Alex Katz will hang alongside abstract compositions by Raymond Parker, Larry Rivers, and Al Held. Conceptualist works by Shusaku Arakawa and Lee Lozano will serve as counterpoints to Robert Rauschenberg’s socio-political painting, Straw-Boss. The museum will also display works on paper and sculpture by…
Find out more »January 2019
Exhibition: 1960s: A Survey of the Decade
On view July 14, 2018-February 17, 2019.Drawn from the Weatherspoon’s collection, 1960s: A Survey of the Decade highlights various art styles and social issues that emerged in America during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Paintings by figurative artists such as Philip Pearlstein and Alex Katz will hang alongside abstract compositions by Raymond Parker, Larry Rivers, and Al Held. Conceptualist works by Shusaku Arakawa and Lee Lozano will serve as counterpoints to Robert Rauschenberg’s socio-political painting, Straw-Boss. The museum will…
Find out more »Exhibition: Andy Warhol: Prints, Polaroids, & Photographs
Opens September 29, 2018 and continues through February 3, 2019Andy Warhol explored the relationships among artistic expression, celebrity culture, and popular culture that first began in the 1960s. In a way, his singular, matchless endeavors anticipated today’s trends with Instagram, Snapchat, and cell phone cameras. Three distinct bodies of work comprise this star-studded exhibition to underscore Warhol’s unique vision. Moreweatherspoon.uncg.edu336-334-5770Free to the public
Find out more »Exhibition: 1960s: A Survey of the Decade
On view July 14, 2018-February 17, 2019.Drawn from the Weatherspoon’s collection, 1960s: A Survey of the Decade highlights various art styles and social issues that emerged in America during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Paintings by figurative artists such as Philip Pearlstein and Alex Katz will hang alongside abstract compositions by Raymond Parker, Larry Rivers, and Al Held. Conceptualist works by Shusaku Arakawa and Lee Lozano will serve as counterpoints to Robert Rauschenberg’s socio-political painting, Straw-Boss. The museum will…
Find out more »Exhibition: Andy Warhol: Prints, Polaroids, & Photographs
Opens September 29, 2018 and continues through February 3, 2019Andy Warhol explored the relationships among artistic expression, celebrity culture, and popular culture that first began in the 1960s. In a way, his singular, matchless endeavors anticipated today’s trends with Instagram, Snapchat, and cell phone cameras. Three distinct bodies of work comprise this star-studded exhibition to underscore Warhol’s unique vision. Moreweatherspoon.uncg.edu336-334-5770Free to the public
Find out more »Exploring UNCG in the 1960s: An Exhibit presented by the Jackson Libraries
Based on research conducted by students in Grogan Residential College, the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives will host an exhibit focused on the UNC Greensboro campus in the 1960s.
Find out more »Exhibition: 1960s: A Survey of the Decade
On view July 14, 2018-February 17, 2019.Drawn from the Weatherspoon’s collection, 1960s: A Survey of the Decade highlights various art styles and social issues that emerged in America during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Paintings by figurative artists such as Philip Pearlstein and Alex Katz will hang alongside abstract compositions by Raymond Parker, Larry Rivers, and Al Held. Conceptualist works by Shusaku Arakawa and Lee Lozano will serve as counterpoints to Robert Rauschenberg’s socio-political painting, Straw-Boss. The museum will…
Find out more »Exhibition: Andy Warhol: Prints, Polaroids, & Photographs
Opens September 29, 2018 and continues through February 3, 2019Andy Warhol explored the relationships among artistic expression, celebrity culture, and popular culture that first began in the 1960s. In a way, his singular, matchless endeavors anticipated today’s trends with Instagram, Snapchat, and cell phone cameras. Three distinct bodies of work comprise this star-studded exhibition to underscore Warhol’s unique vision. Moreweatherspoon.uncg.edu336-334-5770Free to the public
Find out more »What to Wear? 1960s Fashion
Grab your go-go boots and meet up with Design Archives founder Kit Rodenbough as she shares her love for fashion and 1960s clothing in this fun evening talk.Held in conjunction with the exhibition 1960s: A Survey of the Decade on view through February 17.weatherspoon.uncg.edu(363) 334-5770Free to the public
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