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EVENT DESCRIPTION LOCATION & WEBSITE DATES
The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times
 "The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times" takes a thematic approach to the question of myth-making in the modern period, broadly defined from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day. Including artists working in diverse modes, from Symbolism and early modernism to abstract painting, ephemeral practices, and cinema, the show looks at how artists draw on ancient myths and shared narratives, and continue to create new ones today. Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
March 10, 2010 to September 6, 2010
Picasso: Themes and Variations
 Pablo Picasso was a master of printing techniques, experimenting with etching, linocut, and lithographs throughout his career. This exhibition traces several of his major themes and approaches (acrobats, Cubist space, bulls, portraits of women, among others), and how they developed in conjunction with Picasso's evolving understanding of print media. Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
March 28, 2010 to September 6, 2010

WORLDWIDE

EVENT DESCRIPTION LOCATION & WEBSITE DATES
Nature into Action: Hans Hofmann
 "Hans Hofmann: Nature Into Action" presents work by artist and teacher Hans Hofmann drawn from the Berkeley Art Museum's extensive collection. The exhibition takes its inspiration from a 1957 article by critic Harold Rosenberg, in which he discussed Hofmann's engagement with nature, automatism, and the identity-forging processes of painting, and designated him one of the foremost action painters of the day. Hofmann exerted an enormous influence both through his paintings, ranging from geometric and gestural abstraction to figurative landscapes, and through his crucial role as a teacher of many of the Abstract Expressionist generation. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley, CA
February 3, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Colorscope: Abstract Painting, 1960-1979
 "Colorscope: Abstract Painting, 1960-1979" examines the vibrant, color-heavy, and often divergent strands of abstraction that developed after the height of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. Artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, and Kenneth Noland, among others, developed variously lyrical, optical, and geometric versions of abstract practice, pushing the tenets of modern painting to the extreme. Despite their differences, these movements shared a common interest in color saturation and contrast, creating visual effects in paint like glowing light, jumping lines, and machine-edged precision. Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
March 20, 2010 to August 15, 2010
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective
 Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective brings together paintings and drawings by the Armenian-born artist who played a crucial role in the evolution from Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism in 1940s New York. Gorky's many different styles are well represented, from his geometric abstractions to his studied portraits and his drippy, automatist compositions. Tate Modern
London
Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, California
February 10, 2010 to April 3, 2010

June 6, 2010 to September 20, 2010
Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-917
 Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 reevaluates this critical period of the French painter's work, one where he experimented with pared-down forms, abstract elements, and new color arrangements. The show will focus in particular on Matisse's working method, a process that we have new insight into thanks to recent scientific analysis of his paintings. Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
March 20, 2010 to June 20, 2010

July 18, 2010 to October 11, 2010
Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris
 Picasso's continuous reinvention of styles and working modes throughout his life is well known. Picasso and the Paris Avant-Garde captures the breadth of that output, with Cubist and Surrealist works, collages, sculptures, and others, all created in the years 1905-45 while in Paris. The exhibition will include other avant-garde artists who, inspired in part by Picasso's example, moved to Paris in the first half of the twentieth century and helped to create one of the most vibrant and influential art scenes in the history of modern art. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration
 Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration draws on the Hirschhorn's extensive Albers collection to showcase the German artist's evolving formal, material, and color concerns over his 50-year career. Included are Bauhaus-era works, the famous "Homage to the Square" series, studies in design, and examples of teaching aids. Several works will be on view for the first time. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2010 to April 11, 2010
Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction
 Although remembered today chiefly for her depictions of flowers, skulls, and other still life objects, Georgia O'Keeffe was also one of America's first abstractionists. Focusing on her abstract paintings and drawings, this exhibition presents a new side to the well-known American artist. Phillips Collection
Washington, D.C.
Georgia O'Keefe Museum
Santa Fe, NM
February 6, 2010 to May 9, 2010

May 28, 2010 to September 12, 2010
Pousette-Dart: Predominantly White Paintings
 "Pousette-Dart: Predominantly White Paintings" gathers together the ethereal, subtle, and at times other-worldly paintings that Richard Pousette-Dart executed in white paint in the early and mid-fifties. Often accented by abstract forms in graphite pencil, these paintings are a dramatic departure from the brilliantly colored, paint-encrusted works that the artist created at other times. Phillips Collection
Washington, D.C.
June 5, 2010 to September 12, 2010
Fairfield Porter Raw: The Creative Process of an American Master
 Fairfield Porter's paintings and drawings have long been admired for their particular blend of life, landscape, and abstraction. This show exhibits for the first time a number of sketches, unfinished paintings, and works in progress by the artist, along with finished pieces, and provides new insight into the artist's creative process and working methods. Parrish Art Museum
Southampton, NY
April 11, 2010 to June 13, 2010