Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works from a Long Island Collection at Nassau County Museum of Art

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Drawn from an important Long Island collection, The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works from a Long Island Collection is a major exhibition that showcases approximately 125 oils and works on paper by Louis Comfort Tiffany, an American artist most closely associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. This exhibition, the first focusing on Tiffany’s paintings to be seen in the New York metropolitan area since 1979 opens at Nassau County Museum of Art on December 10, 2011 and [...]

Posters of the Russian Revolution 1917-1921 from the Lenin Library at Nassau County Museum of Art

ROSLYN HARBOR, N.Y.- In the stormy period that began with the 1917 October Revolution, poster art became a principal means of communicating the ideals of Communism to the largely illiterate peasantry of Russia. Graphic, inexpensively produced posters carried the Revolution’s message and served to capture the minds and souls of the masses. These vibrant posters, depicting the new collective means of production in mines, fields and factories, were designed and executed by some of the foremost Russian artists of the [...]

Nassau County Museum of Art to Show the Civil War in Paintings by Mort Künstler

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- In commemoration of the coming 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents Civil War paintings by Mort Künstler. On view from September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011, “For Us the Living” THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER is accompanied by a fully illustrated book of the same title issued by Sterling Publishing. The book will be available at NCMA’s Gift Shop for $35. Mort Künstler, The Autograph Seekers [...]

Currents, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA)

Roslyn, New York.- Currents, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) Contemporary Gallery through September 12, 2010, features the work of three artists: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. The exhibition is organized by Elaine Berger for NCMA’s Contemporary Collectors Circle. Jessica Jackson Hutchins is a sculptor whose work is included in the 2010 Whitney Biennial. She has shown in many group and solo exhibitions in this country and the UK. Her work explores the relationships between people [...]

Nassau County Museum of Art Examines the Romantic Fascination of the Sea

ROSLYN HARBOR.- Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) newest exhibition portrays the magnetism we feel for bodies of water alongside the dangers, even the terror, that seas often present. This exhibition examines the romantic fascination artists have always had for expanses of water through American and European artists working in many styles from the mid-19th century to the present. Organized by Director Emerita Constance Schwartz, the exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5 and remains on view through Sunday, September 12. [...]

“Metamorphosis” by Rona Pondick at Nassau County Museum of Art

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Sculptural work by Rona Pondick, fusing human and natural forms in provocative ways, will be on view in “Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick”, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) Contemporary Gallery through May 23. Rona Pondick blends traditional sculptural methods with the latest 3-D computer technology to produce powerful sculptural objects that morph human, animal and plant forms. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in this country and abroad and is in the collections [...]

Miró/Dubuffet/Basquiat at the Nassau County Museum of Art

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents works by Joan Miró, Jean Dubuffet and Jean-Michel Basquiat, shown together for the first time. The artists do not share generation nor culture, but they do share a confrontational antagonism to the traditional and academic, resulting in art that is raw, bold and forthright. Primal symbols characterize their work in personalized types of graffiti that exist in a timeless, unidentifiable space. In the work of these artists, signs and color [...]

Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Sculptural work by Rona Pondick, fusing human and natural forms in provocative ways, will be on view in Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) Contemporary Gallery from March 13 to May 23. Rona Pondick Muskrat, 2002-05 Stainless steel, ed. of 3 + 1 AP 10 1Ž2 x 12 1Ž2 x 4 5/8 inches Rona Pondick blends traditional sculptural methods with the latest 3-D computer technology to produce powerful sculptural objects that morph human, [...]

Karl E. Willers, Ph.D. Appointed Director of Nassau County Museum of Art

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Peter Tilles, the president of Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) Board of Trustees, announced that Karl E. Willers, Ph.D. has been appointed Director of the Museum. Dr. Willers brings with him a wealth of administrative and curatorial experience at both major urban and focused regional museums. A leader in the museum field, Dr. Willers has published extensively on a broad range of topics, ranging over American and European art from the late 18th century to the [...]

Nassau County Museum of Art Announces Exhibition by Fernando Botero

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) will present a major exhibition that showcases work by one of the most honored Latin American artists working today. Fernando Botero includes a range of paintings, drawings and monumental sculpture that exemplify Botero’s most familiar themes: commonplace scenes of everyday life, life in the bedroom, life of the streets and people rapt in the excitement of music or family activities. Throughout, Botero’s characters are seen in their “Botero-esque” girth and grandeur. [...]

Miró/Dubuffet/Basquiat Exhibition Announced at Nassau County Museum

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) will present works by Joan Miró, Jean Dubuffet and Jean-Michel Basquiat, shown together for the first time. The artists do not share generation nor culture, but they do share a confrontational antagonism to the traditional and academic, resulting in art that is raw, bold and forthright. Primal symbols characterize their work in personalized types of graffiti that exist in a timeless, unidentifiable space. In the work of these artists, signs and [...]

Nassau County Museum of Art Presents an Exhibition of Latin American Art

ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Latin American art has exploded and become one of the leading voices to explore the richness of the Latin spirit and culture. In response to a burgeoning Latin American population on Long Island, Nassau County Museum of Art presents “Latinas!”, a major exhibition of Latin American art in which art created by women and images of women in art heighten awareness of the rich distinctive ethnic and historic roles played by women, particularly women’s inextricable connection with [...]