University of Michigan Museum of Art Student BlogTumblr (3.0; @ummaannex)http://annex.umma.umich.edu/Did you know that the University of Michigan has a wealth of public art waiting for you to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/IBbcnOPxi9w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/IBbcnOPxi9w/50582041550http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50582041550Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:13 -0400Ann ArborArtUniversity of Michiganummamuseumumichumichartspublic artoutdoor sculpturecampusMuseumArt MuseumUMMASpringtimesummersunshinethings to dofree things to dofreefree artMichiganhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50582041550<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bc498fce97eafe0fac0f8bbed053af3/tumblr_mml5rpZjRp1qgng87o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/100f2fd97f079c14f6855244d1608b33/tumblr_mml5rpZjRp1qgng87o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>Opening at <a href="http://www.umma.umich.edu/" target="_blank">UMMA</a> this weekend, </span><em><a href="http://www.umma.umich.edu/view/exhibitions/2013-beijing1930.php?image=1" target="_blank">Isamu Noguchi / Qi Baishi / Beijing 1930</a></em><span> will feature approximately sixty drawings, including ink paintings, calligraphic works, and sculptures that will shed new light on the transformative relationship between American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) and Chinese ink painter Qi Baishi (1864-1957).</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>Get a sneak-peek of the exhibition by joining us for a special conversation at UMMA about the artists on Friday, May 17 at 6:30pm led by: </span><span>Jenny Dixon, Director of <a href="http://www.noguchi.org/" target="_blank">The Noguchi Museum</a>; </span><span><a href="http://www.umma.umich.edu/about-umma/director/2013/" target="_blank">Joseph Rosa, Director of UMMA</a>; and </span><span>exhibition curator</span><span> </span><a href="http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/32462433027/behind-the-scenes-at-umma" target="_blank">Natsu Oyobe, Associate Curator of Asian Art, UMMA</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong><span>The program will be followed by a reception (read:<em> FREE FOOD!</em>), after which the exhibition gallery will be open until 9:30.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>See you there!</span></strong></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/_vyMiTKB1vM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/_vyMiTKB1vM/50576520294http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50576520294Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400UMMAUniversity of Michigan Museum of ArtummamuseumumichumichartsNoguchiAmericansculptorIsamu NoguchiChineseink painterQi Baishidrawingsink paintingscalligraphicsculpturesexhibitionArtArt MuseumMuseumBeijing1930cross-culturalcreativevisionNatsu OyobecuratorJoseph RosaJenny DixonThe Noguchi Museumhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50576520294THIS JUST IN: Launching today, www.o-o-o-o.co.uk is a new website project by contemporary...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/OYLnXUleok8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/OYLnXUleok8/50497163585http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50497163585Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:29 -0400Haroon Mirzawebsite projectcontemporary artexperimentalartmuseumart museumUMMAummamuseumumichumichartsUniversity of Michigan Museum of Artartistsmusiciansdownloadaudio samplesremixSound CloudEdwin HeathcoteNiru RatnamDavid ToopOssian WardEmma Warrenacousticsarchitectureelectronic musicscratchDjango DjangoJellymanFactory Floorhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50497163585Jasper Johns, Jr. (born May 15, 1930) is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/uuo8AI1v2gU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/uuo8AI1v2gU/50493463461http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50493463461Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:26 -0400Jasper JohnsHappy BirthdayAmericanamerican artamerican artistArtistcontemporary artcontemporary artistpaintingprintmakingAbstract ExpressionismabstractexpressionsimNeo-DadaPop ArtArtMinimalism1950s20th CenturyBarack ObamaAmerican FlagFlagpop culturemuseum collectionart museumUMMAummamuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of Artumichartsumichhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50493463461<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/53167acff7c1f4052f9075596e8585d8/tumblr_mmsks529uo1qzaos7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big><strong><em>ArtPrize’s open call for artists is happening right now! Register online at</em><span> </span><a href="http://www.artprize.org/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.artprize.org" target="_blank">www.artprize.org</a></a><span>.</span><img alt="" height="0" src="http://engine.adzerk.net/p/eyJhdiI6MzkzMiwiYXQiOjIwLCJjbSI6MzMyNzEsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6ODQzMDEsImRtIjo0LCJmYyI6MTE3NDI0LCJmbCI6NTcxOTUsIm53IjoyMDcsInJ2IjowLCJwciI6MTY2NSwic3QiOjAsInJlIjoxfQ/i.gif?r=arit1082938572n" width="0/"/></strong></big></p> <p><a href="http://www.artprize.org/" target="_blank">ArtPrize</a><span> isn’t your typical art competition. As enormous as it is radically open and wildly experimental, the annual fall event attracts more than 400,000 people to Grand Rapids, Michigan to vote on contemporary art. It’s messy, it’s dirty, it’s nearly half a million people talking about art.</span></p> <p><a href="http://hyperallergic.com/70988/artprize-artist-applications-2013/" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to learn more.</strong></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/cVBmqpexdJw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/cVBmqpexdJw/50428234652http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50428234652Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:45 -0400ArtPrizeartart competitionGrand RapidsMichiganexperimentalart festivalcontemporary arthttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50428234652Thomas Gainsborough (May 14, 1727 – August 2, 1788) was one of the most popular artists of the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/8PcP4lOYFDA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/8PcP4lOYFDA/50417311630http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50417311630Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:36 -0400Thomas GainsboroughHappy BirthdayEnglishportraitlandscapepainterartistBritish18th centuryhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50417311630<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/62d2adf08d5385a0f74248ceef24b82c/tumblr_mmqqqvV9sm1r3ntzxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://umstampsschool.tumblr.com/post/50342544655/we-love-this-woman-moma-curator-and-recent-stamps" target="_blank">umstampsschool</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We love this woman, MOMA curator and <span></span><span>recent Stamps speaker, <a href="http://playgallery.org/stories/antonelli/" target="_blank">Paola Antonelli.</a> </span><span>Her talk is now online, as are her answers to 10 questions both important and silly: </span><a href="http://playgallery.org/stories/antonelli/" target="_blank">check it out.</a></p> </blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/-YX-M5De5ao" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/-YX-M5De5ao/50370271908http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50370271908Mon, 13 May 2013 18:01:08 -0400umstampsschoolumichartsUniversity of MichiganMOMACuratorPaola Antonellidesignhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50370271908WOW: 19-year-old Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi imagines what the models of contorted and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/mIY0VFAzGcI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/mIY0VFAzGcI/50342198962http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50342198962Mon, 13 May 2013 10:17:00 -0400PhotographyPhotographermodelsabstractAbstract paintingdistortedIRLin real lifephoto manipulationKees van DongenRudolf HausnerPicassoColossalhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50342198962Georges Braque (May 13, 1882 – August 31, 1963) was a major 20th-century French...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/13wMpK1NFBc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/13wMpK1NFBc/50339074205http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50339074205Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:51 -0400Georges BraqueHappy Birthday20th CenturyFrenchpaintersculptorartistPablo PicassoPicassoBraqueCubismArtMuseumArt MuseumummamuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of ArtumichartsumichFauvismavant-gardeart movementhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50339074205<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iXT2E9Ccc8A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span></span><span>An entertaining clip of blindfolded contestants trying to guess the identity of artist Salvador Dali on the 1950s game show “What’s My Line?”</span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/uMxlHYJfLMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/uMxlHYJfLMc/50181627278http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50181627278Sat, 11 May 2013 14:00:44 -0400Salvador Dali1950sgame showWhat's My LineartistDalihttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50181627278  Eight favorite quotes from the one and only Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989): “At...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/BcBgPaPy2OY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/BcBgPaPy2OY/50165399711http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50165399711Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:32 -0400Salvador DalíDalíSpanishsurrealistpainterartistsurrealismHappy BirthdaycubismdadadadaismSymbolismDali AtomicusportraitPhilippe HalsmanArtMuseumArt MuseumummamuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of ArtumichartsquotesSalvador Dalí quotehttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50165399711<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cce39633a54ec8bc27f25f7f65bc8557/tumblr_mmlfrmWgmC1qgng87o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1>             <strong>How Historical Figures Would Have Looked Today</strong></h1> <p>Famous faces from history including William Shakespeare, Henry VIII and Horatio Nelson have been given <span>a modern makeover</span> to see how they would look if they were alive today.</p> <p>The project, commissioned by the UK’s History TV channel Yesterday to celebrate its new series, <em>the Secret Life Of…</em>, saw digital artists working closely with history experts to ensure the portraits gave a real sense of how historical characters would look if they were alive in the 21st Century.</p> <p>Pretty cool!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/iQI6rW-3A3s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/iQI6rW-3A3s/50099344626http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50099344626Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:00 -0400Historical FiguresArt HistoryShakespeareHenry VIIIhistoryfamous21st Centuryhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50099344626Diary of a Crazy Artist: Good Quotes about Cats courtesy of SFMOMA<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/0OLssfWnEqQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/0OLssfWnEqQ/50049079218http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50049079218Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:53 -0400ArtArtistCatsQuoteSFMOMAFunArt Quoteshttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50049079218  The UncommonGoods iPhone Design Challenge is a chance for talented artists to display their...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/8_Qx6qZID04" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/8_Qx6qZID04/50016827175http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50016827175Thu, 09 May 2013 11:43:00 -0400UncommonGoodsdesigncontestdesign contestArtcompetitioniPhone2D2D designwatercolorsacrylicspastelscolored pencilscollagephotographydigital artwinUniversity of Michiganumichumichartsumichstudentsart studentopportunitydesign challengeiPhone caseumstampsschoolhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/50016827175<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ecfc1240f0650821a50034ba75add7c5/tumblr_mmdt1iScWn1qgng87o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em><span><a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-1.152.43/2008_1_152_43.JPG?from=index;lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=ic_all;q1=the+sleep+of+reason+produces+monsters" target="_blank">The sleep of reason produces mosters (El sueño de la razon produce monstruos)</a> — </span></em><a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart?type=boolean;view=thumbnail;rgn1=musart_ar;q1=Francisco%2520Jos%25C3%25A9%2520de%2520Goya%2520y%2520Lucientes" target="_blank">Francisco de Goya</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/ce8qu7ox2UM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/ce8qu7ox2UM/49776157757http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49776157757Mon, 06 May 2013 10:46:30 -0400The sleep of reason produces mostersEl sueñoFrancisco GoyaGoyaintaglioprintummamuseumArtMuseumArt MuseumumichartsumichUniversity of Michiganetchingaquatinthttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49776157757Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (May 6, 1880 – June 15, 1938) was...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/aw7zmjYIoXQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/aw7zmjYIoXQ/49769116161http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49769116161Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:47 -0400Ernst Ludwig KirchnerKirchnerGermanGerman expressionistexpressionistpainterartistprintmakerDie BrückeThe BridgeExpressionism19th Century20th CenturyArtArt Historydegeneratedegenerate artNazissuicideetchinghttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49769116161<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8317abffa2ab1bcd56d8bfe5c520fe3/tumblr_mm8ejlEQUc1qgng87o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9244235e51ee7e585108d6f4e8f00bbf/tumblr_mm8ejlEQUc1qgng87o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Photo by Corine Vermeulen. Courtesy of MOCAD.<br/><br/> <p><span><strong>COMING SOON TO A MOTOR CITY NEAR YOU: </strong></span></p> <p><span>A permanent art installation that the </span><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/arts/design/a-model-of-mike-kelleys-ex-home-as-art-in-detroit.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" target="_blank">New York Times</a></em><span> refers to as “</span><strong>a work of public art, which will go down as one of the most provocative and unclassifiable in America</strong><span>” opening at the </span><a href="http://www.mocadetroit.org/" target="_blank">Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit</a><span> (MOCAD) on Saturday, May 11.</span></p> <p><span>The <a href="http://mocadetroit.org/Mobile-Homestead.html" target="_blank"><em>Mobile Homestead</em></a> is a faithful replica of the suburban Detroit childhood home of the artist <strong><a href="http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mike-kelley" target="_blank">Mike Kelley</a> - </strong></span><strong>one of the most influential artists of the last several decades -</strong><span> who shepherded the details of its creation up to the final days of his life in January 2012, when </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/arts/design/mike-kelley-influential-american-artist-dies-at-57.html" title="Obituary for Mike Kelley" target="_blank">he committed suicide</a><span> at his home in South Pasadena, Calif.</span></p> <p><span>In accordance with Kelley’s wishes, the house will serve not as a gallery of his work or that of any other artists showing at the museum. Instead it will function as a kind of free-form community center, a place where people will be able to hold a concert in the garage, for example, or run a benefit or show their own art. </span></p> <p><strong>Visit <a href="http://mocadetroit.org/index.html" target="_blank">MOCAD’s website</a> to learn more about the <a href="http://mocadetroit.org/Mobile-Homestead-upcoming.html" target="_blank">Grand Opening Celebration</a> and the <em><a href="http://mocadetroit.org/Mobile-Homestead.html" target="_blank">Mobile Homestead</a></em>.</strong></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/Q9E42f9_9Z0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/Q9E42f9_9Z0/49716842106http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49716842106Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:41 -0400Mike KelleyMobile HomesteadDetroitMOCADMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitMuseumArtContemporaryContemporary ArtArt Museumhousepublic artsuburbansuicideartistgalleryexhibitioncommunityfree-formcommunity engagementinstallationhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49716842106<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8148374b1c769dde1ef263f85ab1f207/tumblr_mm8i1ufWhj1qzaos7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hyperallergic.com/69378/in-defense-of-the-artist-statement/" target="_blank"><strong>NEED ADVISE ABOUT WRITING AN ARTIST STATEMENT?</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Hey, if all else fails, you can always try the </strong><span><strong><a href="http://www.artybollocks.com/" target="_blank">Arty Bollocks Generator</a>, or the slightly more personalized <a href="http://500letters.org/form_15.php" target="_blank">500 Letters</a>.</strong></span></p> <p><em>Image: Calvin’s (of Calvin and Hobbes) take on the artist statement (image via <a href="http://artvent.blogspot.com/2012_09_01_archive.html" target="_blank">artvent.blogspot.com</a>)</em></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/cjUTibb8S0Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/cjUTibb8S0Y/49685389815http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49685389815Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:35 -0400hyperallergiccomicartist statementCalvin and HobbesArty Bollocks500 LETTERSartist statement generatorhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49685389815The “Michelangelo of Landscape Art,” Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 – April 7, 1900) was...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/yLD885D2eT8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/yLD885D2eT8/49604418018http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49604418018Sat, 04 May 2013 13:00:42 -0400Hudson River SchoolFrederic Edwin ChurchAmericanlandscapepainterconnecticutHappy Birthday19th centuryRomanticismidealizenatureluminismThomas ColeFrederic ChurchMichelangelohttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49604418018Katharine Allen - BA History, Museum Studies &amp; Global Media Studies Minor Maya Aravind -...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAnnex/~4/N9f7qVNX0Iw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAnnex/~3/N9f7qVNX0Iw/49592295619http://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49592295619Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:33 -0400UMMAUMMA SPACummamuseumUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Michigan Museum of ArtumichumichartsumichstudentsgraduationcongratulationsKatharine AllenMaya AravindNina LevinMallika RoyElisabeth Wilsonhttp://annex.umma.umich.edu/post/49592295619