Traveling Hopper Exhibition
Jun 27th, 2007 by Brad
Andrea just saw the Edward Hopper show at MFA in Boston, said it was amazing. The exhibition’s info calls it, “first comprehensive survey of Edward Hopper’s career to be seen in American museums outside New York in more than 25 years.”
It is at the MFA in Boston from May 6 August 19th, 2007. I don’t know if I can make it there in time, but there is another option closer to my home town.
This Hopper exhibition is at the The Art Institute of Chicago from February 16–May 11, 2008. It would be fitting for me to see it there as that is where, as a kid, I fell in love with Nighthawks (1942).
Steve Martin is a long-time fan of Hopper and narrates a short about Hopper than can be seen at the exhibition. A film clip (3:26 min) of it may be streamed online at the National National Gallery of Art website, where the show runs from September 16, 2007 till January 21, 2008. Look on the right hand side for the
film clip.
Last month, at the Met, I spent far too much time in front of Hopper’s “House by the Railroad” (1925) that was part of the The Clark Brothers Collect Special Exhibition and Cezanne’s work (both this exhibit and the general collection).
Funny timing as I’ve been studying Hopper over the past week, feeling it,
analytically looking at his trapezoidal compositions, then back to feeling it. Sometimes agreeing or violently disagreeing. All of this informs a couple of early images and a jelled series title for this new series. Sorry, but right now I’ll only refer to now as “T.I.” Right now I’m looking back to work forward, more work to do…
Other background:
In the New York Times Sunday July 9, 2006 there was an article about “Office at Night” (1940). I don’t know if you can see this online, but the article is called “In Hoppers Realm, Ending a Long Day or Starting a Long Night.”
