Current Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three
Opens July 18

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 99th Annual Exhibition
Opens August 29

Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman
Opens September 19

Forum 64: Cecil Balmond
Opens November 14

Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries at Carnegie Museum of Art
Opens December 19

Past Exhibitions

Carnegie International

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three
Opens July 18
Forum Gallery

In honor of the 101st birthday of the great chronicler of African American life in Pittsburgh, this exhibition pairs classic photographs by Charles “Teenie” Harris with prize-winning snapshots by children living in Pittsburgh neighborhoods today. Following in the footsteps of the legendary Teenie Harris, these local children have photographed the meaningful people, places, and things in their lives. In keeping with the theme of a child’s vision of Pittsburgh, the Teenie Harris images are selected by his son Charles A. Harris, including scenes of his own childhood. The children’s work is sponsored by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and the citywide “Gathering of Peace” antiviolence initiative.

Vintage prints and negatives in the Teenie Harris Archive were acquired with funds provided by the Heinz Family Fund, the Second Century Acquisition Fund, Milton and Nancy Washington, and by gift of the artist and the Harris Estate. General support for museum programs is provided by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Heinz Endowments, and Allegheny County Regional Asset District. Cataloging and scanning of the Teenie Harris Archive is supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for Preserving and Creating Access to Humanities Collections. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 99th Annual Exhibition
Opens August 29
Heinz Galleries

Founded by a loose-knit group of artists in 1910 to foster a love of the fine arts, the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) is still an artist-run membership organization. In 1911, following its first exhibition in the lobby of the Grand Opera House, AAP began to show annually at Carnegie Museum of Art. Each year, the organization invites artists living within 150 miles of the city to submit work for this survey exhibition; the 2009 show is juried by curator Doryun Chong.

Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman
Opens September 19
The Heinz Architectural Center

Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman offers a tour of the mid-century architecture and stylish lifestyles of Palm Springs. The exhibition features 100 original photographs by renowned Los Angeles–based photographer Julius Shulman of houses designed by iconic Modernist architects, such as Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and John Lautner. Also presented are 20 original drawings, and renderings of three key projects by Neutra, including the famed Kaufmann House, designed as a winter residence for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr.

Forum 64: Cecil Balmond
Opens November 14
Forum Gallery

Cecil Balmond has transformed the role of the engineer in contemporary architecture with his unorthodox and visionary approach that merges 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. It is at once a mechanical product and suggestive of topiary or other mannered forms of nature.

Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
Opens December 19
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.