CANCELLED: Opening for a Pair of Shows Cloudscapes and Conserving Public Art

Fri, Feb 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Join us to enjoy more of the rarely-exhibited treasures from the Museum of Art collection.Cloudscapes offers photographs of the elusive clouds above New Mexico, and Conserving Public Art offers a look at freshly rematted prints by Gene Kloss and B.J.O. Nordfeldt.

Cloudscapes; Photographs from the Collection

A new exhibition of photographic luminaries invites visitors to lose themselves in a variety of  cloud formations, from fluffy to enticing to intriguing to menacing. Cloudscapes features work by some of the masters of the medium, including Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Laura Gilpin, Eliot Porter, and Edward Weston. Also featured more recent images by Paul Caponigro, William Clift, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, and Jim Stone.

Conserving Public Art;The New Deal Artwork of Gene Kloss and B.J.O. Nordfeldt

Public art produced with federal support during the Great Depression represents an important component of the museum’s collection. The federal government still owns these works, but the museum is responsible for their care and conservation. Unfortunately, many were not matted, or had been improperly matted in the 1930s. Recently a grant from the NM Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association enabled these works by Gene Kloss and B.J.O. Nordfeldt to be matted properly for protection and preservation. These works demonstrate the museum’s commitment to conservation and best museum practices.

For more information, check the website: http://www.nmartmuseum.org/site/explore/upcoming.html

These two shows open Friday, Feb 4, with a reception hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.