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news release The Metropolitan Museum of Art For Release: Contact: Immediate Harold Holzer Norman Keyes, Jr. SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: Information provided below is subject to change. To confirm scheduling and dates, call the Communications Department (212) 570-3951. For Upcoming Exhibitions, see page 3; Continuing Exhibitions, page 8; New and Upcoming Permanent Installations, page 10; Traveling Exhibitions, page 12; Visitor Information, pages 13, 14. EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: On April 13, the Metropolitan will open for the first time sixteen permanent galleries embracing the arts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. The new Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for the Arts of South and Southeast Asia will include some 1300 works, most of which have not been publicly displayed at the Museum before. Dates of several special exhibitions have been extended, including Church's Great Picture: The Heart of the Andes (through January 30); A Decade of Collecting: Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1984- 1993 (through January 30); and Tang Family Gifts of Chinese Painting (indefinite close). Museum visitors may now for the first time enter the vestibule or pronaos of the Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing, and peer into the antechamber and sanctuary further within this Nubian temple, which is one of the most popular attractions at the Metropolitan. Three steps have been installed on the south side to facilitate closer study of the monument and its wall reliefs; a ramp has been added on the eastern end for wheelchair access. (Press Viewing: Wednesday, January 19, 10:00 a.m.-noon). For further information contact Jill Schoenbach. - - - NEW EXHIBITIONS - - - Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings in New York Collections January 11 through March 27 Sixteenth-century Italian drawings that entered New York collections over the past 30 years, including little-known works by Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian, and major works by Raphael's principal Roman followers such as Giulio Romano, Perini del Vaga, Polidoro da Caravaggjo, Giovanni Francesco Penni, and Giovanni da Udine. The important 16th-century schools are represented, with works by the Florentine draftsmen Fra Bartolommeo, Andrea del Sarto, Bronzino, and Vasari; exceptional Sienese sketches by Domenico Beccafumi, Baldassare Peruzzi, Sodoma, Francesco Vanni, and Ventura Salimbeni; drawings by the Venetians Jacobo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese; works by Emilian artists including Correggio, Parmigianino, and Bertoia; and others by members of the schools of Lombardy and Genoa. One hundred thirty works are included. The exhibition is made possible by the Italian Trade Commission (I.C.E.) and the Italian Footwear Communications Department 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028-0198 212-570-3951 Fax 212-472-2764 SCHEDULE pAGK2 Manufacturers Association (A.N.C.I.) Additional support has been provided by the Robert Lehman Foundation. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Degas Landscapes January 21 through April 3 Unfamiliar landscapes by one of the most famous figures of French art. Included are 75 paintings, pastels, monotypes, and drawings by Degas (1834-1917), many inspired by his journey through Burgundy in 1890. Landscape in the artist's work has never before received serious scholarly study although it was the focus of the only solo exhibition that Degas ever mounted of his own art A checklist of the exhibition will be included in Richard Kendall's new book on this material. The exhibition has been organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Press Preview: Wednesday, January 19, 10:00 a.m.-noon Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and 1340s February 1 through May 1 An exhibition including 35-40 illustrated pages from Persian manuscripts in the Museum's collection and three pages borrowed from other institutions. Explored is miniature painting in Persia in the 1330s and 1340s, with special attention devoted to a manuscript containing the first examples of illustrated poetry. The exhibition is made possible by The Hagop Kevorkian Fund. The Hero Twins in Ancient Mava Myth: Rollout Photographs by Justin Kerr February 4 through September 2 Thirty to 35 photographs reproducing imagery of the Maya hero twins found in depictions on ceramic vessels that date from the 4th to the 8th century. The exhibition is on view in the Photograph Study Collection, Michael C. Rockefeller Wing mezzanine. The exhibition is made possible by the Friends of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Admittance pass available at Great Hall information desk, weekdays only (10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) The Golden Age of Danish Painting February 13 through April 24 The first exhibition in the United States devoted to Denmark's "Golden Age," a period of great artistic productivity that spanned the years from 1780 to 1850. Paintings by 16 artists are displayed, most of which have not been seen in the United States. This exhibition of landscapes, marine views, cityscapes, portraits, and genre scenes includes works by 17 artists, including Jens Juel, Constantine Hansen, Christian Rorbye, Johan Thomas Lundbye. Emphasis is placed on works by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and his famous pupil. Christian Kobke. Some 125 works are on view. This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was made possible in part through grants generously provided by the Danish Ministry of Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, Danfoss Inc., The Augustinus Foundation, Fris Vodka Skandia, The American Scandinavian Foundation, New York, The Scandinavian American Arts Foundation of Los Angeles, and Maersk, Inc. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Thursday, February 10, 10:00 a.m.-noon (MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 3 Caspar David Friedrich to Ferdinand Hodlen Nineteenth-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Oskar Reinhart Foundation. Winterthur February 13 through April 24 German and Swiss paintings and works on paper, many revealing strong currents of Romanticism. The exhibition features works not seen outside Switzerland in more than 40 years, including images of mythological fantasy by Arnold Bocklin, landscapes by Ferdinand Hodler, and Italian scenes by Carl Blechen. About 100 works are included. The exhibition is made possible in part by the Union Bank of Switzerland, Winterthur-Assurances, and Swissair. Additional support has been provided by The Real Estate Council of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has been organized with the cooperation of the Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur, Switzerland. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Thursday, February 10, 10:00 a.m.-noon - - -UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS- - - The Decorative Arts of Frank Llovd Wright in The Metropolitan Museum of Art March 1 through September 4, 1994 A unique presentation of Frank Doyd Wright's vision as expressed in the decorative arts, including about 35 works of furniture, ceramics, textiles, sculpture, architectural fragments, and drawings from the Metropolitan's collection. The installation reveals Wright's design imperative to orchestrate all aspects of his architecture, from exterior structure to minute interior details. These works can be seen in context with an actual living room created in 1912-14 as part of Wright's designs for the home of Francis W. Little, in Wayzata, Minnesota; the room is now a permanent installation in the Museum's American Wing, illustrating both Wright's Prairie Style and his Arts and Crafts design. The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum contains one of the largest and finest collections of decorative arts by Wright (1867-1959), representing virtually the full span of his design career, from 1890 through the 1950s. Waist Not March 30 through August 21, 1994 An exploration of the subjective, variable waistline in the history of fashion. Accompanied by a publication. Press Preview: Tuesday, March 29, 10:00 a.m.-noon Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges April 14 through July 31, 1994 The first exhibition devoted to the works of Netherlandish master Petrus Christus (act. by 1444-d. 1475), a disciple of Jan van Eyck and the earliest Northern artist to understand and employ the principles of one-point perspective. It will contain about two-thirds of the artist's known works, including some 22 paintings which are distinguished by jewel-like luminosity, and six drawings and an illuminated manuscript. Featuring mans important loans, this is the first major exhibition in America of Flemish Renaissance works in 30 years. The exhibition is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the David H. Koch Charitable Foundation, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Monday, April 11, 10:00 a.m.-noon (MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 4 Sidney Nolan: The Ned Kellv Paintings April 19 through July 17, 1994 The first exhibition in the United States of a series of narrative paintings that chronicles the adventures of Ned Kelly and his gang of 19th-century outlaws. Twenty-seven paintings from 1946 and 1947 by Australia's most internationally recognized artist are included. The exhibition is made possible in part by Visy Board. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Friday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.-noon Divine Protection: Batak Art of North Sumatra April 22 through December 31, 1994 Themes of power, protection, and prestige explored through 70 works made by the Batak of North Sumatra in Indonesia. About 70 works, including guardian figures, priests' staffs and potion containers, puppets, dance masks, and ritual textiles, will be on view. Accompanied by a catalogue of the Museum's collection, from which the works are chiefly drawn.