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Photographer's work, experimental pieces opening this weekend
By Dorothy Shinn
Beacon Journal art and architecture critic
Published on Thursday, Jun 04, 2009
Two important exhibits open this weekend at the Akron Art Museum — The Knight Purchase Award: Helen Levitt and Rethinking Art: Objects and Ideas from the 1960s and 1970s.
Established in 1990, the John S. and James L. Knight Purchase Award is given annually to a living artist working with photographic media, while allowing the Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St., to deepen and broaden its representation of the history of photography.
While never a household name, Levitt, who died on March 29 at age 95, was always regarded as ''a photographer's photographer'' who used the streets of New York City as her milieu. An outstanding artist whose talents extended into the world of film and books, Levitt won an Academy Award nomination for her screenplay of The Quiet One (1948) and published eight books of her documentary photography.
The other exhibit, Rethinking Art, takes viewers in an entirely different direction, posing then providing several answers to the question: When does an ordinary object become a work of art?
The exhibit is made up of 10 experimental works from the collections of Oberlin College's Allen Memorial Art Museum and the Akron museum, and include works by such artists as Dan Flavin, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Joseph Kosuth and Robert Smithson.
Call 330-376-9185 or go to http://www.akronartmuseum.org.
Museum wins grant
The Massillon Museum has received a $45,000 American Masterpieces Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a touring exhibit and catalog of Midwestern modernist art for the summer of 2010. The exhibit was conceived by Christine Shearer, museum executive director, as a sequel for her 2007 Midwestern Visions of Impressionism exhibit, which earned the museum its first American Masterpieces Grant.
The new show will highlight the artistic tradition of a region ''often overlooked in discussions of the development of modernism in the United States,'' according to Shearer.
Like its predecessor, Midwestern Modernism will include paintings on loan from collections throughout a multistate area. After its debut next April at the Massillon Museum, the show will travel.
American Masterpieces is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with their cultural and artistic legacy. Through the grants, the NEA sponsors performances, exhibits, tours and educational programs across different art forms that reach communities in all 50 states.
Call 330-833-4061 or go to http://www.massillonmuseum.org.
Rain barrels
The University of Akron's Art LIFT program with Keep Akron Beautiful will teach high school students and area residents this summer to decorate rain barrels with custom vinyl prints created by printmakers Gregory Nanney and Nickolas Alley of Drive By Press.
The barrels will be created during a three-week session beginning Friday at the University of Akron Myers School of Art, where art students from the Akron Public Schools will work with Nanney and Alley.
Designed for home use, the rain barrels will be auctioned from 6 to 8 p.m. July 1 during a public celebration for Arts LIFT 2009 at Folk Hall, 150 E. Exchange St., Akron. More barrels will be auctioned at the City of Akron's Lock 3 Rib Fest from 6 to 8 p.m. July 5. The barrels can also be bought from Keep Akron Beautiful at http://www.keepakronbeautiful.org.
Those who want to build their own barrels can participate in a free workshop run by the two organizations from 7 to 9 p.m. July 8 at Folk Hall. Reservations can be made through Melissa Adams at Keep Akron Beautiful, 330-375-2116.
Today
Workshop — The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, 2131 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls, offers a three-day Plein Air Oil Workshop with Carolyn Lewis today through Saturday. 330-928-8092.
Art Talk — Artist Josh Smith gives a 6 p.m. talk at Kent State University School of Art as part of the Kent/Blossom Painting Program. 330-672-2192.
CMA Store Sale — The Cleveland Museum of Art holds a 30 to 70 percent off sale at the museum's warehouse, 3635 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Saturday. 216-421-7340.
Friday
Opening Reception — The Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E., holds a 6 to 8 p.m. opening reception for Canstruction, spotlighting six oversized sculptures created completely from canned goods. The event raises awareness of hunger and showcases Stark County designers. 330-833-4061.
Opening Reception — The Museum of Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, opens There Goes the Neighborhood: Exploring Changing Communities Here and Beyond, with a 6 to 9 p.m. reception. 216-421-8671.
Juror Talks — Paola Morsiani, curator of contemporary art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, gives a 6:30 p.m. talk on the choices in After the Pedestal, the 5th Annual of Smaller Sculpture from the Region, in the Euclid Avenue Gallery of the Sculpture Center, 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland. 216-229-6527 or go to http://www.sculpturecenter.org.
Saturday
Gallery tour — Beginning at 5 p.m. a free trolley ride takes art aficionados on an Akron Northside gallery tour. Call 330-375-2835 or go to http://www.downtownakron.com/events/detail.asp?ID=2287.
Architecture talk — From noon to 2 p.m. architect Don Alicorn talks about what it takes to be an architect in connection with the Massillon Museum's current photography exhibit, Rise of a Landmark: Lewis Hine and the Empire State Building. After-talk activities include making models, architectural renderings and snacks. 330-833-4061.
History walks — Massillon historian Margy Vogt gives two architectural history tours today. At 10 a.m. she leads a stroll through Massillon Cemetery, 1827 S. Erie St.; meet at the cemetery entrance. The second tour at 3 p.m. is a walking tour of downtown Massillon, starting in front of the Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce, 137 Lincoln Way E. Each tour costs $5; no reservations are needed. 330-832-8469 or http://www.margyvogt.com.
Saturday-Sunday
Art in the Village — Legacy Village, 25001 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, returns its two-day Art in the Village festivities from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. Admission and parking are free.
Worth Noting
Auction — It's not too late to make a reservation for the Akron Art Museum's 14th Annual Akron Wine Auction to be held June 12 and 13. On June 12 a wine tasting will be held at the museum, 1 S. High St., Akron. On June 13 the annual auction will be held at the Portage Country Club. 330-376-9185.
Honored — Wolf D. Prix has received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art. An exhibit of Prix's work, including the design for the Akron Art Museum, created by his firm, Coop Himmelb(l)au, is on view at the Wexner Art Center, Columbus, through July 26.
Fundraiser — ''The Real Ghost Whisperer,'' paranormal investigator Mary Ann Winkowski, is in the spotlight at a 6 to 9 p.m. fundraiser for the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center on June 24 at Todaro's Party Center. $35. 330-928-8092 or http://www.cvartcenter.org.
Gallery visits — Spaces, Cleveland's artist-run gallery, is offering a series of visits to various Cleveland galleries. Called ''Space Invaders,'' the series begins June 17 with a visit to Spaces' own gallery to look at Interior Compasses and Efrat Klipshtien. On July 1 the series visits the Cleveland Museum of Art to look at the new contemporary art wing; July 18, The Sculpture Center to view After the Pedestal; and July 29, MOCA Cleveland to discuss There Goes the Neighborhood. Buy one event for $8 (Spaces members, $5) per person or all four for $27 (Spaces members, $15). Preregistration required. Space is limited to 15. 216-621-2314 or http://www.spacesgallery.org.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
Two important exhibits open this weekend at the Akron Art Museum — The Knight Purchase Award: Helen Levitt and Rethinking Art: Objects and Ideas from the 1960s and 1970s.
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