Happenings at the High - May

MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS

Masterpiece of the Month: Sarcophagus of a Cat, Thursday, May 1, 7 p.m.
Virginia Shearer, the High’s Associate Chair of Education, will discuss the Sarcophagus of a Cat in the “Louvre and the Ancient World” exhibition. (pg. 3)

Exhibition Opening: “Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright” May 3 (pg. 2)

Exhibition Closing: “Georgia O'Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle” and “TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art” May 4 (pg. 2)

Exhibition Closing: “Louvre Atlanta: The Eye of Josephine” May 18 (pg. 2)

Book signing with Zonya Brewton, Saturday, May 3, 2 to 4p.m.
Join Zonya Brewton, author of “Poems to our Daughters” for a book-signing at the High’s main Museum Shop. "Poems to Our Daughters" is an inspirational book of narrative poetry dedicated to all women, mothers and daughters. (pg. 3)

Celebrate Mom at the High for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 12 to 5 p.m.Treat your mother to a special day she’ll never forget—enjoy gallery viewing as well as special Mother’s Day gift selections and discounts in the Museum Shop. Buy one adult ticket; get one free; always free for members (pg. 4)

The Artful Garden Tour, Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
The Artful Garden Tour provides spectacular views of seven of Atlanta’s finest gardens in Loring Heights, Virginia Highlands, Druid Hills and Inman Park. The self-guided tour includes gardens that feature traditional garden art, modern outdoor sculpture, and whimsical art in contemporary, traditional, formal and informal garden environments. (pg. 4)


Special EXHIBITIONS

Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright
May 3–August 10, 2008
This dynamic new body of work by Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright will debut at the High Museum of Art in May 2008. “Young Americans” is a portraiture project exploring the attitudes and opinions of young Americans (18–25 years old) toward their nation and their identity as Americans. Individual relationships to the nation as a whole are of increasing relevance as political engagement comes to the foreground in the 2008 election year. The themes explored in “Young Americans” also echo those of the Civil Rights Era, as examined in “Road to Freedom: 1956–1968” and “After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy,” which will be on view simultaneously beginning June 7.
“Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright” is organized by the High Museum of Art with generous support from the AETNA Foundation.

Georgia O'Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle
Through May 4, 2008
“Georgia O’Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle” places the iconic work of O’Keeffe in the fresh context of artistic predecessors in the circle of her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The exhibition reveals how various women artists in the Stieglitz circle paved the way for O’Keeffe’s emergence in 1915. The exhibition features approximately 90 works—including paintings, drawings and photographs—by Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as by Pamela Colman Smith, Katharine Nash Rhoades, Georgia Engelhard, Gertrude Käsebier, Anne Brigman, and Alfred Stieglitz.
“Georgia O’Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle” is co-organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico. This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the “American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius” initiative. Additional funding has come from the National Council of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and The Burnett Foundation. This exhibition is generously supported by The Buckhead Community Bank, Corporate Environments, Larson-Juhl, and SmartSamantha.com. It is a part of the “Women in Art” series, sponsored by Turner Broadcasting, which celebrates the significant contributions of women in the arts.

TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art
Through May 4, 2008
Including new and recent work by 48 artists from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, “TRANSactions” highlights the diverse and cross-cultural nature of Latin American and Latino artists who work in all media and across disciplines, both within the United Sates and throughout Latin America. Featuring 50 works, the exhibition showcases a large group of artists who, despite their differences, have commonly explored the question of identity through their own cultures and life experiences. Artists included are Francis Alÿs, Los Carpinteros, Alfredo Jaar, Ana Mendieta, Vik Muniz and others.
“TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art” is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. The exhibition is made possible by the generous contributions of MCASD’s International Collectors, the City of San Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture, and The James Irvine Foundation.

Louvre Atlanta: The Eye of Josephine
Through May 18, 2008
“The Eye of Josephine” reassembles more than 60 masterworks from the collection of Greco-Roman and Egyptian antiquities installed by Empress Josephine Bonaparte at Malmaison, her residence on the outskirts of Paris. In 1802 King Ferdinand IV of Naples gave Napoleon Bonaparte a collection of antiquities unearthed at Herculaneum and Pompeii as a peace offering, which Napoleon in turn gave to his wife, Josephine. The exhibition, which reunites Josephine’s antiquities for the first time since their dispersal among the Louvre’s various collections in 1814, features fragments of frescoes, bronzes, marbles, an extensive group of Greek vases and a small number of Egyptian sculptures.
Lead patronage for the project has been provided by longtime Board Member Anne Cox Chambers. Accenture is the Presenting Partner. UPS, Turner Broadcasting Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines and AXA Art Insurance are Lead Corporate Partners for “Louvre Atlanta.” The Foundation Partner is The Sara Giles Moore Foundation. Additional support has been provided by Forward Arts Foundation, Frances B. Bunzl and Tull Charitable Foundation. The Rich Foundation serves as Planning Partner for the project. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Street Life: American Photographs from the 1960s and 70s
Through August 10, 2008
This permanent collection exhibition will feature photographs by Garry Winogrand, Danny Lyon, Susan Meiselas, and Dennis Carlyle Darling made in America in the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition comprises three well-known photographic essays created between the years of 1963 and 1975—Winogrand’s “Women Are Beautiful”, Lyon’s “The Bikeriders”, and Meiselas’s “Carnival Strippers”—as well as a series of portraits of Chicago motorcycle gangs by Dennis Carlyle Darling never before displayed at the High. Each body of work examines social groups living on the fringes of mainstream culture during the critical decades in American history that witnessed the Women’s Liberation Movement, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and the emergence of the American counterculture. “Street Life: American Photographs from the 1960s and 70s” is organized by the High Museum of Art. This exhibition is made possible with generous support from W Atlanta Midtown.

Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre and the Ancient World
Through September 7, 2008
This exhibition features masterpieces from the founding cultures of Western civilization and includes more than 70 works from the Louvre’s unparalleled Egyptian, Near Eastern and Greco-Roman antiquities collections. Showcasing works dating from the third millennium BC through the third century AD, the exhibition examines the rise of the museum and its collections of antiquities under Napoleon, the discoveries and decipherment of hieroglyphs and cuneiform and the Louvre’s leading role in excavating the cradle of civilization at the end of the 19th century and during the 20th century. A special installation showcases the colossal ten-foot-long “Tiber”—one of the largest sculptures in the Louvre’s collections. The statue, which has not left the museum since it was acquired in 1804, personifies the river Tiber, Rome’s main trade artery.
Lead patronage for the project has been provided by longtime Board Member Anne Cox Chambers. Accenture is the Presenting Partner. UPS, Turner Broadcasting Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines and AXA Art Insurance are Lead Corporate Partners for “Louvre Atlanta.” The Foundation Partner is The Sara Giles Moore Foundation. Additional support has been provided by Forward Arts Foundation, Frances B. Bunzl and Tull Charitable Foundation. The Rich Foundation serves as Planning Partner for the project. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.


SPECIAL EVENTS & lECTURES

Masterpiece of the Month: Sarcophagus of a Cat in the “Louvre and the Ancient World” exhibition
Thursday, May 1, 7 p.m. Hill Auditorium
Virginia Shearer, the High’s Associate Chair of Education, will discuss the Sarcophagus of a Cat in the “Louvre and the Ancient World” exhibition.
Free with museum admission and free to members

Fulton County Free Saturday
Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On the first Saturday of every month, the High Museum of Art welcomes Fulton County residents to the Museum for free. Fulton County residents who show proof of residency may view our current exhibitions as well as the Permanent Collection.
Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.

Book signing: “Poems to our Daughters” by Zonya Brewton
Saturday, May 3, 2 to 4 p.m. Main Museum Shop
Join Zonya Brewton, author of “Poems to our Daughters” for a book-signing at the High’s main Museum Shop. "Poems to Our Daughters" is an inspirational book of narrative poetry dedicated to all women, mothers and daughters. "Poems to Our Daughters" offers support, motivation and inspirational teachings through descriptive, narrative storylines pulled together in a fun and poetic way. This book has life situations that all women will relate to and be able to share not only with their daughters but also with their girlfriends.

Art in the City: Thursday Nights at the High
Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Relax and rejuvenate at the High after work! The Museum offers extended hours every Thursday until 8 p.m. including events such as guided tours, lectures, gallery talks, music, wine-tastings, book-signings, and more. This is a great way to see special exhibitions and avoid the weekend crowds. A guided tour of Permanent Collection highlights is offered at 6:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission and free to members

Celebrate Mom at the High for Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 11, 12 to 5 p.m.Treat your mother to a special day she’ll never forget—a visit to the High on Mother’s Day to view extraordinary antiquities from the Louvre Museum in Paris including those owned by Empress Josephine. Enjoy gallery viewing, special Mother’s Day gift selections in the Museum Shop, and more!
Members will receive an additional 10% discount in the Museum Shop. Also in the Museum Shop, receive a $25.00 gift certificate on purchases of $250 or more.
Buy one adult ticket; get one free; always free for members

Artist in Conversation: Jack Whitten
Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m. Hill Auditorium
Join NY-based painter Jack Whitten for a candid talk about his life as a contemporary artist and influences on his work. This program is a joint partnership between The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and the High Museum.
Free with museum admission, free to High Museum and A.C.A.C. Members

Friday Jazz
Friday May 16, 5 to 10 p.m.
The Melvin Jones Quintet is May’s Friday Jazz performer. Melvin Jones possesses a stylistic philosophy, an almost hypnotic sound, and technical facility found among few trumpeters his age. Whether he's playing lead trumpet, screaming on top of a professional horn section, performing serious classical repertoire, or stepping out in front of a quartet and leading a jam session, this young man proves to be quite capable of capturing the attention of any audience. Held on the third Friday of every month, Friday Jazz includes live musical performances, art-making activities and gallery tours. Food and drink available for purchase. Media partner is WJZZ Smooth Jazz 107.5.
Free with museum admission and free to members

The Artful Garden TourSaturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
The Artful Garden Tour provides spectacular views of seven of Atlanta’s finest gardens in Loring Heights, Virginia Highlands, Druid Hills and Inman Park. The self-guided tour includes gardens that feature traditional garden art, modern outdoor sculpture, and whimsical art in contemporary, traditional, formal and informal garden environments. Several of the gardens have been featured in magazines such as Atlanta Homes and Lifestyle and Better Homes and Gardens. Hosted by the High’s Art Partners Membership group, all proceeds will benefit the High.
$20: $25 at the door; $18 groups of 10 or more. Free for children 15 years and younger when accompanied by adult; Strollers not permitted

HIGHlights Tour
Tuesday–Sunday, 1 p.m.; Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Get to know the new High! All tours are guided. Meet in the Wieland Pavilion Lobby.
No registration required. Free with museum admission.


fAMILY PROGRAMMING

Toddler Thursdays
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Greene Family Education Center
Experience this popular pre-school art education program! Parents and their children ages 2 to 4 are encouraged to look at works of art within the Museum’s special exhibitions and permanent collections as well as to create a masterpiece to take home. Drop by any time and stay as long as you like. A treat for parents and toddlers! No registration required. Sponsored by Carters/ OshKosh.
No registration required. Free with museum admission.

Saturday Studio
Saturday, May 3, 10, 17, 24; 1 to 4 p.m.; Greene Family Education Center
Visit us with your family to explore the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. Then join us for a variety of fun art making activities in the Education Center’s art workshops. Drop in anytime between 1 – 4 p.m.
Free with museum admission

Greene Family Education Center
Children ages 6 to 12 and their adult companions may visit us and explore the Museum’s Permanent Collection and special exhibitions. Join us for a variety of fun art making activities. Select dates inspired by “Louvre Atlanta.”
No registration required. Free with museum admission.

Weekend Family Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Meet in the Greene Family Learning Gallery.
Explore the new High as a family on this interactive guided adventure in the galleries.
No registration required. Free with museum admission.

Greene Family Learning Gallery
Ongoing
The Greene Family Learning Gallery comprises five hands-on activity areas: Building Buildings, Transforming Treasure, Making a Mark, Sculpting Spaces and Telling Stories. These discovery activity areas are inspired by some of the most popular objects in the Museum’s collection. Located on the first floor of the Stent Family Wing, the Greene Family Learning Gallery is designed to serve children from pre-school through ten years of age, their families and caregivers through exhibitions that will change periodically in connection with the Museum’s exhibitions and programs.
No registration required. Free with museum admission.


FiLM Series

All films begin at 8 p.m. and are screened in the Richard H. Rich Theatre. The theatre is located in the Memorial Arts Building, adjacent to the High at Peachtree and 15th Streets in midtown Atlanta. All films are in their original language(s) with English subtitles. The public may call the High’s film hotline at 404-733-4570 for up-to-the-minute information about visiting directors, receptions, changes or cancellations and a free subscription to the quarterly film calendar. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $4 for Museum members, senior citizens and students. Patron-level members enter free. For in-depth film series descriptions, click here or call the films hotline.

Film Festival of India:
The High Museum of Art will present “Film Festival of India” beginning May 9 and running through May 31. The seventh Film Festival of India is co-sponsored by the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and the Indo-American Film Society.

“The Voyeurs” Friday, May 9
Two computer nerds install a camera to spy on their neighbor, an aspiring Bollywood actress. Director Buddhadeb Dasgupta infuses his critique of the culture of surveillance with humor and magical realism. (India, 2007, 115 minutes.)

“Before the Rains” Saturday, May 10
In the lush landscape of India’s southwestern Kerala state, Henry Moore (Linus Roache), a married Englishman with a colonialist’s sense of entitlement, plans to build a spice plantation. The year is 1937, but here road-building is still done with laborers and elephants, and Moore relies upon his right-hand man, T. K. (Rahul Bose), to run the show while he romances his lovely housekeeper, Sajani (Nandita Das). Their taboo relationship is eclipsed by the arrival of his wife and son from England. In the events that ensue, Moore finds that his fortress of privilege and power can’t shield him from the community’s outrage. In the Toronto Film Festival catalogue, Cameron Bailey praised director Santosh Sivan’s (The Terrorist) marrying of striking photography and period details with film-noir plotting: “Rahul Bose . . . is the heart of the film: here is the Indian man navigating all the harsh choices that came with colonization.” (U.S., 2007, 98 minutes.) In English and Malayalam with subtitles.

“The Eclipse” Friday, May 16
Director Mohan Krishna Indraganti won the Indian National Film Awards debut film award for this unnerving study of mysticism, superstition, and misogyny that centers on the relationship between a landowner’s wife and a teenaged student. (India, 2004, 96 minutes.)

“Outsourced” Saturday, May 17
In this comedy, Todd (Josh Hamilton) learns lessons not taught in business school when he’s outsourced to a village outside Mumbai after his employer transfers the company’s call center. (U.S. 2006, 98 minutes.)

“Amal”, Saturday, May 31
This fable-like movie follows a generous auto-rickshaw driver in New Delhi who picks up a cranky, seemingly homeless man. The following events reveal the best and worst of human nature. (Canada, 2007, 101 minutes.)

Starring Javier Bardem:
This series pays tribute to the charismatic Spanish actor who recently electrified audiences with his Oscar-winning performance in “No Country for Old Men.” The series continues in June.

“Before Night Falls” Thursday, May 8
Julian Schnabel’s second film is an unconventional portrait of the exiled Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, who was persecuted for both his art and homosexuality. He fled to New York, where he died in 1991. As Stephen Holden observed in his “New York Times” review, the film “conjures up fragments of Arenas’s consciousness inbrilliant, disconnected flashes . . . reconstructing crucial moments as a succession of bright, feverish illuminations.” Anchoring the film’s inspired imagery is Bardem’s driven performance, which is filled with hunger, force, and fury. (U.S., 2000, 133 minutes.) In English, Spanish, French, and Russian with subtitles. This film is not appropriate for children.

“Live Flesh” Thursday, May 22
Less giddy but more gripping, Live Flesh signaled a new artistic depth for director Pedro Almodovar, who cast Javier Bardem in the starring role of David, a policeman who is shot in the line of duty. Unable to walk, David transforms himself into a wheelchair basketball star and marries former junkie Elena, who has turned her life around. Their life together seems secure until Viktor, a macho guy infatuated with Elena and convicted of wounding David, is released from prison. In the “New York Times”, Janet Maslin called the film “a richly detailed tale of passion, perfidy, and revenge.” (Spain/France, 1997, 103 minutes.) In Spanish with subtitles. This film is not appropriate for children.


GENERAL VISITOR INFORMATION

Museum Hours
Mondays CLOSED
Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.
*Friday Jazz (3rd Friday of every month, except Dec.), 5 to 10 p.m.
Check www.High.org for special extended hours during special exhibitions and events.
Closed January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and December 25.


Ticket Information
Tickets may be purchased by calling the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000, online at www.High.org or in person at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office. Service charges apply for phone and online purchases.

General admission:
Adult $18
Senior citizens and college students with ID $15
Children ages 6 to 17 $11
Children under age 6 and Members Free
*All pricing includes free audio-guide tours.

Groups of 10 or more receive discounts:
Adult Group $15/person
Senior or College Group $13/person
Student Group $6/person

Groups receive added benefits:
10% discount in the Museum Shop
Free bus parking
Vouchers for discounted car parking
Advanced reservation privileges

Contact Group Sales at 404-733-4550 or groupsales@woodruffcenter.org.

Services for Persons with Special Needs
The High offers guided tours to groups with sight, hearing or physical disabilities. For additional information or to request a tour, call the Museum’s Education Department at 404-733-4468 at least three weeks in advance. The TDD number is 404-733-4465.

Membership at the High:
All General Member Levels Enjoy:
Unlimited free admission to the Museum collections, special exhibitions, and Friday Jazz
Invitations to members-only previews and events
Special discounts on Museum lectures and programs, Museum Shop, Café, and Table 1280 Restaurant & Tapas Lounge, and select Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performances.
For more information on membership at the High, visit www.high.org/join/membership or contact Member Services at 404-733-4575 or hmamem@woodruffcenter.org