Germano Celant and Paul Schimmel in Conversation
at the Hirshhorn Museum – Ring Auditorium
A fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from nonobjective abstraction to radical realism. Deeply admired in Europe, where he began his career, the artist has yet to be fully recognized in his native United States. Please join us for an informative dialogue between Germano Celant, artistic director of the Prada Foundation and senior curator of contemporary art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Paul Schimmel, former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and organizer of Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void 1949–1962. They will discuss Scarpitta’s significant contribution to visual art, his critical reception, and his first-hand experience of World War II.
SEATING IS LIMITED AND AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASISSalvatore Scarpitta: Traveler galleries will remain open until 7 pm. The exhibition will be on view through January 11, 2015.
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ABOUT THE IMAGE: Salvatore Scarpitta, Sundial for Racing, 1965. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
ORGANIZED BY
with the generous support of the Estate of Frank B. Gettings in memory of Nancy Kirkpatrick and Frank Gettings, C.P. Beler, the Holenia Trust, and the Hirshhorn Exibition Fund.
SCARPITTA TRAVELER EXHIBIT – ON VIEW
ON DISPLAY: JULY 17, 2014 – January 11, 2015
FREE PUBLIC OPENING: JULY 17 FROM 7PM TO 10:30 PM
FREE ADMISSION – OPEN DAILY –
10AM – 5:30PM
LOCATION
Hirshhorn Museum – Ring Auditorium
700 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560
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