About this Event
Save the Date - Additional Details In The Next Few Days!
It's Friday night! We invite you to join us for an African art happy hour and tour at the Kimbell Museum.
On Friday, July 29 there is a happy hour from 5:00 - 7:00 pm and the docent tour of the African art exhibit from 6:30 - 7:30.
Kimbell Art Museum - "The Language of Beauty in African Art".
The Exhibition explores art spanning the African continent through the perspectives and languages of the local communities.
The Exhibition explores art spanning the African continent through the perspectives and languages of the local communities.
The Kimbell Art Museum presents the world premiere of The Language of Beauty in African Art. This remarkable exhibition of African masterpieces challenges traditional concepts of aesthetics by presenting the works of art through the perspectives and languages of the people in West, Central and Southern Africa who made and used them. With more than 200 objects from public and private collections around the world — including captivating masks, powerful figures, impressive sculptures and exquisitely crafted prestige objects — the exhibition will be on view from April 3 through July 31, 2022.
The Language of Beauty in African Art
https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/language-beauty-african-art
Organized by The Art Institute of Chicago, The Language of Beauty in African Art is the Kimbell’s first major exhibition in 25 years to focus solely on works from Africa and includes three objects from the museum’s permanent collection: the Chokwe Chibinda Ilunga, the Hemba Warrior Ancestor Figure and the Ife Head, possibly a King.
The Language of Beauty in African Art underscores how the makers’ ideas about beauty and ugliness typically extend beyond the physical appearance of objects to reveal both the meanings and the functions of these works. By learning the words that artists themselves used to describe and praise their creations — their language of beauty — visitors to the exhibition can understand these works in a new way.
Web Links:
https://kimbellart.org/
https://www.facebook.com/kimbellart/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KimbellArt
https://www.instagram.com/kimbellartmuseum/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbell_Art_Museum
Please note that this is an in-person event,
NOT a livestream/online/virtual/Zoom program.
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Cost: Admission to the Kimbell is free. However, adult admission to the special exhibit and tour is $18.00. https://kimbellart.org/tickets
Before the Event: The happy hour starts at 5:00 - an hour before our meeting time at 6:00 pm and the tour starts at 6:30 pm.
Meeting Point: TBD. Look for your host Robert (tall and wearing a fedora-style hat) and a group of friendly people.
After the Event: TBD. On Fridays, the museum is open until 8:00 pm.
Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History &Culture.
Dallas-Texas History & Culture
Eventbrite.com Link
http://DallasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com
Meetup.com Link
https://www.meetup.com/DallasHistoryAndCulture/
Facebook.com Link
https://www.facebook.com/DallasTexasHistoryAndCulture
YouTube Previously Recorded Programs
Washington, DC History & Culture
YouTube.com Link
http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCulture
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We look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
202-821-6325 (text only)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, United States
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