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Coming Soon: Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM
Artworks to be included span from
PRESENTS Eye to I: Self-Portraits from
1901 to today.
the National Portrait Gallery. At a time
Featured in Eye to I are self-portraits
when countless “selfies” are being
by prominent figures in the history of
posted on social media channels and
portraiture, including Robert Arneson,
identity is proving to be more and more
Thomas Hart Benton, Alexander Calder,
fluid, the exhibition presents a sampling
Jasper Johns, Allan Kaprow, Deborah
of how artists have approached the
Kass, Elaine de Kooning, Jacob
exploration of representation and
Lawrence, Louise Nevelson, Irving Penn,
self-depiction through portraiture. With
Robert Rauschenberg, Fritz Scholder,
each self-portrait, artists either reaffirm
Roger Shimomura, Edward Steichen,
or rebel against a sense of identity
and many more.
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that links the eye to “I.” Drawing from the National Portrait Gallery’s vast collection, Eye to I examines how artists have chosen to portray themselves. Eye to I features 60 works in a variety of styles and media ranging from caricatures to photographs, from colorful watercolors to dramatic paintings and time-based media.
ON VIEW JULY 11–OCTOBER 4, 2020 Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
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