AT THE ARNOLD & JOAN SALTZMAN FINE ART BUILDING
EXHIBITION
Nov. 18-March 4, 2018
At the Saltzman Fine Art Building
Fool the Eye
Is it a flat surface or is it a sculpture. Is it a photo or is it a painting? Is it wood or is it bronze? Is it rubber or is it steel? Perceptual tricks, optical illusions, a thousand playing cards combined suggest a face. Take a few steps to the right, the image changes; a few steps to the left, maybe another change.
What’s real and what isn’t? A photo starts to look like a painting, a collage like a photo. The real and the unreal become mixed together. All this and more is present in Fool the Eye, a study of how artists use the magic of perceptual illusion to fool viewers into thinking they’re seeing something that’s not there.
EVENTS
FILM
At the Saltzman Fine Art Building
2009, 23-minute film
Nov. 18-March 4, 2018
Tuesday-Sunday: screening at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.•
*with exceptions for special programs
Paper Medium Rare: All Things Paper
There is nothing we wouldn’t put in our mouths in our quest for the perfect meal. But paper? This program visits chefs at the helms of their respective kitchens—where telling the difference between food and paper may not be so easy. No longer do we have to salivate over a delicious-looking picture — now we can literally have our picture and eat it too. Imagine eating the menu after placing your dinner order and munching on a photo taken while you are at a restaurant.
Nothing is too crazy, not even paper Campbell soups! Free with Museum admission; reservations not needed; first come, first seated.
EXHIBITION TALKS
At the Saltzman Fine Art Building
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.
Jan. 4, Feb. 1
Brown Bag Lectures
Riva Ettus
Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on the art and the artists in Fool the Eye. Afterward, join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour. Free with Museum admission. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.
HAND-ON ART PROGRAMS
At the Saltzman Fine Art Building
Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m.
Jan. 9, Feb. 6
Sketching in the Galleries
Glenna Kubit
You don’t have to be able to draw to enjoy this program! This is not about the final result but rather about taking time to look closely at works of art in the galleries to get a better understanding of how the artist created them. Led by artist and educator Glenna Kubit, Sketching in the Galleries encourages visitors to slow down as they engage in a variety of drawing assignments that focus on the use of line, proportion, texture and value. Paper, pencils will be provided (participants are welcome to bring their own sketch books). Museum admission plus $5, program is limited to 15 participants per session. Register at nassaumuseum.org/events.
FOR THE FAMILY
Super Family Sunday
At the Saltzman Fine Art Building
Sunday, Jan. 14, 1-4 p.m.
Magical Days at a Gold Coast Mansion
Magician Joe Cordi
Everything is not always as it seems — Nassau County Museum of Art, with rooms full of art, was once a family home for the four Frick children!
Inspired by our exhibition, Fool the Eye, enjoy a day of family-friendly art making and magical adventures. Discover what secrets about the Frick family the Museum may hide right before your eyes with a scavenger hunt; behold magical feats during A Show By Joe with magician Joe Cordi, and create artworks that merge art with science to fool the eye. Museum admission plus $10 per family materials fee. Reservations not needed. Please note: this event is place of Family Sundays at the Museum.
AT THE MANES FAMILY ART & EDUCATION CENTER
WORKS ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY SPACE
At The Manes Center
Oct. 21-Jan. 21, 2018
Master Class: Josef Albers and His Students
There is nothing like the relationship of teacher and student, a bond that becomes all the more enduring when the student rises to become a notable artist in his or her own right. In the first of a multi-part series devoted to the great artists whose students in turn became stars, timed to coincide with the opening of the first classes at the new Manes Center, this exhibition brings together the Museum’s own Formulation:
Articulation portfolio by Josef Albers with notable works by some of his students from Black Mountain College and Yale University.
The stunning roll call of Albers’ students includes Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra (whose masterwork Plumb Line is a highlight of the sculpture collection), Robert Mangold, Peter Halley, Sol LeWitt, and Neil Welliver.
Albers brought his own Bauhaus training in the classrooms of Kandinsky and Klee to the United States, where even his undergraduate classes in drawing became life lessons in thinking and perception.
His theory of the interaction of color remains the foundation upon which art, design, architecture and psychology classes on color perception continue to rely.
This exhibition of the work of Josef Albers and his “uber class” of art stars is the first in an exciting series dedicated to the teacher-student relationship in art history.
Future shows will focus on the legacies of Auguste Rodin, Hans Hofmann, John Baldessari, Stan Brodsky and other master teachers.
FILM
At The Manes Center
2006, 57-minute film
Oct. 21, 2017-Jan. 21, 2018
Saturday & Sunday, 1-4 p.m., ongoing*
*with exceptions for special programs
Josef and Anni Albers: Art is Everywhere
Sedat Pakay’s film, Josef and Anni Albers: Art is Everywhere, is the first to explore in tandem the lives of these artistic pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Produced in close association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, the documentary includes rare footage of Josef and Anni and a number of unprecedented interviews with people significant in their lives, including Robert Rauschenberg, Sidney Janis, Denise René, John Szarkowski, John Cohen, and Philip Johnson. Free, donations accepted. Reservations not needed.
FOR THE FAMILY/AGES 3-5
At The Manes Center
Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Jan. 2, 9, 16, 30
Hear It! See It! Draw It!
Look, listen and create with picture books and art! Children and their adult companions share story time followed by a walk through the gallery and drawing activities inspired by illustrations in our story book and the art on view. Free for members, $5 per child for nonmembers. Reservations not needed.
FOR THE FAMILY/AGES 3-5
At The Manes Center
Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Jan. 5, 12, 19
Fri-Yay Art Day!
Deanna DelSanto
Under the guidance of Deanna DelSanto, young children and their adult companions investigate color, shape, form and more with hands-on activities. They will have the opportunity to experiment and become familiar with art materials and processes as they discover new skills while nurturing creative expression. Free for members, $5 per child for nonmembers. Reservations not needed.
HANDS-ON ART PROGRAM/FOR ALL AGES
At The Manes Center
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
January 6, 13, 20, 27
Studio Saturdays
Drop into The Manes Center to create projects and work inspired by the art on view in the current exhibition. Spend up to an hour exploring a range of materials, techniques, and themes before continuing your exploration out onto the Museum’s lush grounds filled with trails, a sculpture park and gardens. Open to all ages and abilities. Free with Museum admission. Reservations not needed.
FOR THE FAMILY
Sundays, 1-4 p.m.
Family Tour at 1 p.m. at the Saltzman Fine Art Building
Art Activities, 1:30-4 p.m. at The Manes Center
Jan. 7, 21, 28
Family Sundays at the Museum
Converse, collaborate and create at Family Sundays at the Museum. Be inspired by the works in the galleries, explore new art materials. Family Sunday allows children and the adults in their lives to take time to reconnect while talking about and making art together. Family art projects draw inspiration from the artworks on view in the Museum’s exhibition, Fool the Eye. New projects are featured every week. Free with Museum admission. Reservations not needed. Please note: Family Sundays at the Museum not offered on January 14.
CONCERT
At The Manes Center
Saturday, Jan. 13 at 3:30 p.m.
Master Class: The Concert
Gemini Journey
To complement the exhibition Master Class, which features Josef Albers and the famous artists who learned from him, we are delighted to offer a musical exploration of the ways in which ideas are passed from generation to generation through great teachers and their students. Join the chamber ensemble Gemini Journey, consisting of Diane Block and Terry Batts, for this inspiring program that includes work by Mozart, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn and more. The concert will be preceded by a brief lecture by Museum Director Dr. Charles A. Riley II on the great teacher-student relationships throughout art and musical history.
Free, donations accepted. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.
