Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Presents Monet to Cézanne/Cassatt to Sargent: The Impressionist Revolution

MEMPHIS, TN.- Alive with color, flickering light, and spontaneous movement, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings are arguably the most recognizable and popular visual art of our time. Because of their familiarity and immediate appeal, it is easy to forget how these canvases first shocked and then eventually transformed the art world. The exhibition is on view at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from July 16th through October 9, 2011. Monet to Cézanne / Cassatt to Sargent: The Impressionist Revolution offers a rare chance [...]

Exhibition by William Eggleston Transforms Ordinary Moments into Indelible Images

NASHVILLE, TN.- William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked, an exhibition bringing together recent works and iconic photographs by one of today’s most renowned photographers, William Eggleston, opens in the Upper Level Gallery of theFrist Center for the Visual Arts remains on view through May 1, 2011. The exhibition, originated by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, includes 50 photographs by the Memphis, Tenn., resident who is one of the most influential artists of his generation. Included in the exhibition are [...]