HIGH MUSEUM OF ART: PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS March 2011

MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS

March is College month at the High! During this month students pay $5. Valid with student I.D.

SPECIAL EVENT: Family Day – Bid Bonjour to the Budding Blossoms, Sunday, March 13, 12 to 5 p.m. Join us for a Family Day of looking at photos, photography workshops, family portraits and fabulous French music all inspired by “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century.”

March Friday Jazz: Friday, March 18, 5 to 10 p.m. March’s Friday Jazz artist is trombonist Chris Crenshaw.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Jason Francisco, Saturday, March 19, 2 p.m.

Atlanta based artist Jason Francisco will discuss the influence of famed photographer Cartier-Bresson on his work.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Renee Stout, Thursday, March 24, 7 p.m.

The 2010 David C. Driskell Prize winner Renee Stout will discuss her recent work with special emphasis on mixed media pieces that explore the impact of the African Diaspora and the traditions of her African heritage.

SPECIAL EVENT: CultureShock: Dans le Moment, Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m. to Midnight

Join us for a special event featuring Burlesque dancers, Parisian street food, and musical performances all inspired by the exhibitions currently on view at the High.

SPECIAL EVENT: High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction - “The Ultimate Collection: A Sumptuous Blend of Wine, Art, Food and Friends.” March 23-26, 2011

The High’s Wine Auction is celebrating its 19th year. Events include Dine Around Dinners, Tasting Seminars, Vintners’ Cup, Friday Night Fête and the grand finale Live Auction.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

Through May 29, 2011

This exhibition is the first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 30 years of one of photography’s most original and influential masters. It comprises more than 250 photographs dating from 1929 to 1989—at least one-fifth of which are previously unknown to the public—and focuses on the photographer’s most productive decades, the 1930s through the 1960s. Also included is a generous selection of original issues of Life, Paris Match and other magazines in which many of the photographs first appeared. The exhibition, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees and Dorothy Smith Hopkins Exhibition Endowment

Toulouse-Lautrec and Friends: The Irene and Howard Stein Collection

Through May 1, 2011

This exhibition features approximately 80 works, including 47 new gifts to the collection, as well as approximately 30 works that were either previously given to the High by the Steins or purchased with funds given by the Steins. The Stein collection includes many rare and extremely prized works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, such as “La Clownesse au Moulin Rouge” (1897), one of only a handful of impressions of this color lithograph, and “Miss Loïe Fuller” (1893), a ghostly image of the famous American dancer that incorporates powdered gold. The exhibition also includes important prints and drawings by Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Honoré Daumier and Paul Signac, and sculptures by Pieter Xavery, Martin Desjardins, Charles Cordier and Jules Dalou.

Delacroix to Picasso: European Prints and Drawings from the High’s Collection

Through May 1, 2011

On view concurrently with “Toulouse-Lautrec and Friends,” this permanent collection installation showcases European prints and drawings acquired over the past fifteen years by the High Museum of Art. Included in the 88 objects are both gifts and purchases, representing a variety of European movements from Romanticism to early twentieth-century modernism.

Fifty Works for Fifty States: The Dorothy and Herb Vogel Collection

Through June 5, 2011

This exhibition showcases the recent gift of 50 works from the Dorothy and Herb Vogel Collection to the High’s permanent collection. The gift to the High includes superb works on paper by conceptual and minimal artists including William Anastasi, Robert Barry, and Stephen Antonakos. The group also includes 27 extraordinary drawings by leading American artist Richard Tuttle.

Point of View: Photographs from the Collection

Through June 5, 2011

This permanent collection installation showcases a dynamic series of photographs drawn from the High’s permanent collection. The exhibition will consist of 43 prints that explore the creation and evolution of distinct visual photographic styles by photographic visionaries, Eugène Atget, Walker Evans, and Garry Winogrand. The exhibition will bring together images spanning 120 years in order to re-examine the meaning and intent of earlier photographers’ work; while underscoring the continued relevance of photographic history in contemporary practice.

SPECIAL EVENTS & LECTURES

Fulton County Free Saturday

Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free for Fulton County residents with I.D. on the first Saturday of each month. Students attending college or university in Fulton Country will also be admitted free with a valid college ID. Fulton Free Saturdays are sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council. Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Admission includes special exhibitions and permanent collection.

Bank of America’s “Museums on Us” Program

Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Museums on Us” offers Bank of America cardholders the opportunity to visit the High free of charge on the first full weekend of every month. To qualify for the Museums on Us program, Bank of America customers simply present their ATM, credit or check card and a valid photo ID to gain free general admission* to any participating institution. Not to be combined with any other discounts or offers. Free admission does not guarantee reservation. .

Lecture: Hans Op de Beek: Staging Silence

Saturday, March 5, 7 p.m., Hill Auditorium

Belgian artist Hans Op de Beek will discuss his career and work, which consists of a very wide variety of media and diversity of aesthetic forms, concentrating on our laborious and problematic relationship with time, space, and each other. As the artist questions the difficult relationship between reality and representation he produces slumbering, melancholy and astonishing images. This program is a collaboration between the High Museum of Art and the wareHOUSE. Tickets are free and seating is limited to 2 per patron. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

March Friday Jazz

Friday, March 18, 5 to 10 p.m.

March’s Friday Jazz is trombonist Chris Crenshaw. Friday Jazz is an evening of art & music on the third Friday of the month, including drawing in the galleries and extended hours with full gallery access and food and drink available for purchase. Free with museum admission and free to members.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Jason Francisco

Saturday, March 19, 2 p.m., Rich Theatre

Atlanta based artist Jason Francisco will discuss the influence of famed photographer Cartier-Bresson on his work. Francisco is an acclaimed and widely exhibited photographer, book artist, writer on visual culture, and theorist of the photographic image. In his engagement with photographs as documents, and in particular the challenges of historical remembrance through pictures, his work extends one of photography’s most accessible and also most difficult traditions. This program is free and seating is limited. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000. Please note: tickets are limited to 2 per person. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Renee Stout

Thursday, March 24, 7 p.m., Hill Auditorium

The 2010 David C. Driskell Prize winner Renee Stout will discuss her recent work, with special emphasis on mixed media pieces that explore the impact of the African Diaspora and the traditions of her African heritage. Stout’s talk will explore how using a variety of media and visual languages, including African aesthetics and secondhand materials, allows her to piece together narratives that tie history to contemporary society. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 and High.org. $7 with Student ID, free to Members.

SPECIAL EVENT: CultureShock: Dans le Moment

Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m. to Midnight

Join us for a special event featuring Burlesque dancers, Parisian street food, and musical performances all inspired by the exhibitions currently on view at the High. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 and High.org. $20 in advance, $25 at the door; Members $10.

SPECIAL EVENT: High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction

High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction - “The Ultimate Collection: A Sumptuous Blend of Wine, Art, Food and Friends.” March 23-26, 2011

The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction kicks off its 19th year celebrating “The Ultimate Collection: A Sumptuous Blend of Wine, Art, Food and Friends.” beginning Wednesday, March 23 and continuing through Saturday, March 26, 2011, the auction will again raise its trademark big-top tents in Atlantic Station. For more information about specific events of the Wine Auction weekend and to purchase tickets for please visit www.atlanta-wineauction.org or call 404-733-5335.

· Dine Around Dinners―Wednesday, March 23, times vary by restaurant

These dinners pair Atlanta’s most prestigious restaurants with the Wine Auction’s expert winemaker friends.

· Premier Tasting Seminars―Friday, March 25

Educational seminars featuring tastes and notes with leading experts in food and wine.

· Friday Night Fête― Friday, March 25

The tents in Atlantic Station will once again play host to an evening of fine wine, food and fun on Auction Eve.

· Vintners’ Cup―Friday, March 25

2 Annual Golf Tournament will take place at East Lake Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour Championship.

· The 19 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction―Saturday, March 26

Vintners’ Reception at 11a.m.; Live Auction at 1p.m.

Begin with a tasting from over 85 wineries and 35 restaurants and bid on trips, dinners and wine-related art.

Lecture: Collecting Fine Prints - From Appreciation to Purchase

Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m., Hill Auditorium

Dealers from the International Fine Print Dealers Association and executive director Michele Senecal will explore the basics of buying prints while addressing three primary areas of the art market: old master, modern, and contemporary. This program is free and seating is limited. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000. Please note: tickets are limited to 2 per person. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.

Thursday Nights at the High – ½ price tickets!

Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24; 4 to 8 p.m.

The Museum offers extended hours at ½ price every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. This is a great way to see the museum’s special exhibitions and permanent collection while avoiding the weekend crowds. A guided tour of Permanent Collection highlights is offered at 6:30 p.m. Free with museum admission and free to members

HIGHlights Tour

Tuesday – Sunday, 1 p.m.; Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Get to know the High’s Permanent Collection! All tours are guided. Meet in the Wieland Pavilion Lobby.

No registration required. Free with museum admission and free to members.

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