‘A Different Kind of Blue’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Still looking for things to do this holiday weekend? Why not head over to the Hirshhornto check out the uber-successful Yves Klein: With theVoid, Full Powers exhibit. This may be your very last chance to see the work of a creative genius as the exhibit will be closing on September 12th. You won’t want to miss this one.
‘tidal meta’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99’
There is an app for everything these days, so it is no surprise that the Hirshhorn decided to join in all of the fun. The Hirshhorn has launched the mobile application for “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers” as the “first mobile application offered to the public by a Smithsonian art museum”. The Klein app is available on iTunes for a price of 99 cents and “provides users with a full overview of the exhibition”.
Once you check out the new iTunes app (and, of course, my recent review of the exhibit) and like what you see then perhaps you would be interested in heading over to the museum tonight in order to hear Klein’s wife, assistant, model, and muse, Rotraut Klein-Moquay discuss his life and works.
In Conversation will be held tonight at 7 PM in the Ring Auditorium.
Yves Klein during the filming of “”The Heartbeat of France” at Charles Wilp’s Studio, Dusseldorf, February 20, 1961. Copyright 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Image courtesy Yves Klein Archives. Photo by and copyright Charles Wilp.
“I am the painter of space. I am not an abstract painter but, on the contrary, a figurative artist, and a realist. Let us be honest, to paint space, I must be in position. I must be in space.” – Yves Klein
Yves Klein (French, b. Nice, 1928 – 1962) was much more than just an artist, he was an innovator, a visionary, and most importantly in my opinion, a dreamer. Although Klein’s notorious career only lasted a total of 8 years [he suffered a heart attack at age 34], that was all the time it would take for him to turn the art world upside down. As one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Klein reintroduced what art and nature could be, pushing creativity beyond the traditional notions of what was accepted.
Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers is the first major retrospective of the artist’s work in the US in nearly thirty years. Presenting approximately 200 pieces, the Hirshhorn Museum explores a full range of Klein’s work, examining a career that radically altered the world of art.
‘Hirshhorn After Hours #15’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
In a few weeks the Hirshhorn will be opening “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers”. In anticipation of the exhibit, Yves Klein will be taking over all of the Hirshhorn’s social media outlets. Quotes by Klein (1928-1962) will be posted daily to Twitter and Facebook with links to accompanying images, video and audio, giving everyone an inside look into the artist’s creative perspective (and hopefully getting them interested in the exhibit).
I think that this is a really interesting and creative way to promote an upcoming exhibit. Way to go Hirshhorn!
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