Pablo Picasso and Other Modern Masters at the Gibbes
Exhibition Modern Masters from the Ferguson Collection on view through August 22.
The Gibbes Museum of Art presents the exclusive exhibition Modern Masters from the Ferguson Collection in the Main Gallery through August 22, 2010. Selected from the private collection of prominent art enthusiasts Esther and James Ferguson, this exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by significant twentieth-century artists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg and Christo. The Ferguson’s remarkable collection reflects their personal tastes in art, but also offers an overview of European and American modernism. Cubism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art are among the many movements represented by this exhibition.
Also through August 22, the work of renowned American photographer, JoAnne Verberg will be exhibited, featuring the architecture of Spoleto, Italy, her home for the past twenty-five years. Verburg’s work has been shown throughout the world, including a recent mid-career retrospective organized by the Museum of Modern Art.
Located at 135 Meeting St., museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm and Sunday 1-5 pm. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and military and $5 for children 6-12. For more information, call 843-722-2706 or visit www.gibbesmuseum.org.