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Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
Through June 13
Heinz Galleries
The rooms of Renaissance castles in Northern Europe typically were lined with immense and colorful wall hangings often highlighted with threads of silk, silver, or gold. The ideas dramatized in these monumental pictures—religious, historical, or mythical—not only glorified their owners, but also reflected and reinforced the artistic, political, and social values of the age. This exhibition, highlighting a selection of tapestries and prints from Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection, explores the historical popularity of these engaging pictures in textile; the patrons, artists, and studios that created a taste for tapestries; and the thematic intersections between tapestry and print imagery, such as masterworks by Albrecht Dürer, Andrea Mantegna, and others.
Major support for Gods, Love, and War is provided by The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art. Additional support is provided by the John Henry Craner Restoration Fund. General support for museum’s exhibition program is provided by The Heinz Endowments, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Allegheny Regional Asset District.
Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art
Ongoing
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries
The newly renovated Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries provide a broad perspective on American and European decorative arts from the Rococo and Neoclassical periods of the 18th century to contemporary design and craft of the 20th and 21st centuries. In this special inaugural exhibition, the past and present of decorative arts and design at the museum is explored through three key installations. A display of significant early acquisitions includes 18th-century French furniture and sumptuous German porcelain owned by the famous collector and patron Ailsa Mellon Bruce; an important group of early Pennsylvania decorative arts reflects the museum's commitment to the arts of our region; and a stunning installation of chairs offers a unique view of the evolution of style and design into the 21st century.
Major support for the renovation and reinstallation of the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries has been provided by The Women’s Committee of Carnegie Museum of Art through the generosity of Eleanor Reamer Smith, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Edward G. Rendell, Governor, and The Richard C. von Hess Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, Jane A. and Alan G. Lehman, Margaret Ritchie Scaife, The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, The Henry L. Hillman Fund, Edward S. and Jo-Ann M. Churchill, Wallace and Patricia Smith, the Beal Publication Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry L. Hillman, Jr. Foundation, and the Maxine and William Block Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs
Through April 25
Heinz Galleries
A protean artist, actor, and furniture maker dedicated to the primacy of individual expression, Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) called his unprecedented designs “artistic furniture.” This exhibition—the first major survey of his work—will present over 40 pieces of his furniture and related objects in the context of groundbreaking new research. With roots in the “art for art’s sake” theories of Aesthetic movement, Rohlfs’s virtuosic carving and imaginative silhouettes relate to Art Nouveau, combined with a wide range of international design traditions. His innovations influenced the pared-down oak forms of the Arts and Crafts movement. Combining design motifs in remarkably inventive ways, Rohlfs created furniture like none other, whose story and legacy contribute a new chapter to the history of American design.
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Chipstone Foundation, and American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation. Major support for Carnegie Museum of Art’s presentation is provided by The Henry L. Hillman Fund and the Virginia Kaufman Fund. General support for the exhibition program at Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Allegheny Regional Asset District.
Forum 64: Cecil Balmond
Through May 30
Forum Gallery
Cecil Balmond has transformed the role of the engineer in contemporary architecture with his unorthodox and visionary approach that challenges staid definitions of architecture and engineering. Forum 64 features his work H_edge, which consists of approximately 6,000 aluminum plates suspended between rigid stainless steel chains. What appears to hang like metallic ivy is revealed on closer inspection to stand from the floor. This “trick” allows for H_edge segments to turn at will and create a mazelike structure that is surprisingly sturdy. Interstitial gaps offer intriguing glimpses through a structure further animated by light and reflections. H_edge is supplemented by a suite of lightboxes that illustrate the principles used by Balmond to structure many of today's most innovative buildings.
Forum 64: Cecil Balmond is presented by the Heinz Architectural Center, made possible by the generosity of the Drue Heinz Trust. General support for museum’s exhibition program is provided by The Heinz Endowments, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Allegheny Regional Asset District.
