Exhibitions 2007

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A Consuming Vision: Selections from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, March 15 - June 10, 2007

This spring, the Telfair is delighted to host a selection of highlights from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1994, the Kemper boasts an exceptional collection of works by modern and contemporary artists from around the world. At the core of the museum's permanent collection is the Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, a gift by the museum's founder, R. Crosby Kemper, and his wife, Bebe Kemper. This exhibition marks the first showing of the Kemper’s exciting permanent collection outside its home in Kansas City.

Representing a variety of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, A Consuming Vision will feature highlights from the Kemper’s collection created since 1970 by renowned and emerging artists. Works by several pivotal 20th-century artists, including Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Mark di Suvero, Christian Boltanski, Romare Bearden, Nathan Oliveira, and Robert Rauschenberg will be included, along with dynamic pieces by younger artists who have achieved significant acclaim, such as Georgia’s own Kojo Griffin, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Damien Hirst, Hung Liu, and Gajin Fujita. A compelling array of sculpture, including works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Chakaia Booker, and Deborah Butterfield, will also be on view.

The selections on view exemplify the diverse nature of the Kemper’s collection, which ranges from highly realistic paintings to pure abstraction to conceptual pieces. Highlights include a classic Warhol silkscreen, a landscape by David Hockney, and mixed media collages by Robert Rauschenberg and Romare Bearden. Stylistically, the collection runs the gamut from the heroic and monumental figurative work of contemporary realist Stephen Assael, to a Bruce Nauman neon construction, to a funky velvet floor installation by Polly Apfelbaum. Works by William Christenberry, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, and Tina Barney explore trends in contemporary photography.

A Consuming Vision is bound to appeal to a broad spectrum of tastes and interests. This exhibition was co-organized by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, and the Telfair Museum of Art.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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