American painter (1887-1986) who with her art paved the way for revolutionary ways of interpreting the world through abstraction and the effusive use of color that recognizes her as one of the most important American painters of the twentieth century.
His art has fascinated generations of people, it still inspires artists and poets who from next spring will be able to admire at New Britain Museum of American Art with the exhibition The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art.
Featuring works from prominent public and private collections across the country, The Beyond will bring together a broad array of iconic works – spanning O'Keeffe's long career and the full range of his output – as the centerpiece of an exploration truly extraordinary.
The paintings and sculptures are arranged by theme: Flowers, Cities and deserts, Still lifes will appear alongside works by twenty other contemporary artists that evoke, question and elaborate the images that mark O'Keeffe's career.
An exhibition where the legacy of O'Keeffe's work represents a touchstone for today's artists, showing the continuous links between our collective history and our present.
It will not be a one-to-one confrontation but a conversational offer creating new ways of seeing and understanding the mother of American modernism.
The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art
22 February 201 – 2 June 2019
New Britain Museum of American Art – 56 Lexington St, New Britain, Connecticut
The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.
National tour support is provided by Helen Porter and a grant from the Federal Council of the Arts and Humanities.
In New Britain, support for the main exhibit is provided by Melinda and Paul Sullivan. Generous funds are also provided by Bank of America, The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation, The Burnett Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Dr. and Mrs. Peter D. Byeff, The Lunder Foundation-Peter and Paula Lunder Family, and the Bailey Family Fund for special exhibits.
Additional support of The Beyond is provided by Special Exhibitions Fund donors, including John N. Howard, Sylvia Bonney, Anita Arcuni Ferrante and Anthony Ferrante, Marian and Russell Burke, and The Aeroflex Foundation. We also gratefully acknowledge funding from Irene and Charles J. Hamm, Kelly and Jonathan Jarvis, Carolyn and Elliot Joseph, and Donna and Sam Stout.
Image detail
Georgia O'Keeffe, Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1, 1932, oil on canvas, 48 x 40 in., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.35, © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Photo: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art/Edward C. Robison III
