Cedric Michael Cox exhibits his new work at the Taft Museum in the Sinton Gallery: "Color + Rhythm" is a new interpretation of the long-standing, important collection of art at the Taft Museum

Cedric Michael Cox exhibits his new work at the Taft Museum in the Sinton Gallery:  "Color + Rhythm" is a new interpretation of the long-standing, important collection of art at the Taft Museum

Cincinnati-based artist Cedric Michael Cox’s bright, lively, and often playful paintings offer abstract twists on traditional painting subjects. For this exhibition, Cox will present a new series of paintings inspired by works in the Taft collection. Working under a broad range of influences, including mythology, music, film, architecture, nature, and the urban environment, Cox encourages viewers to re-examine the world around them. His abstractions range from the geometric to the curvilinear, and look back to the fragmented forms of Cubism, the biomorphic shapes of Surrealism, and even the atmospheric colors of Tonalism.

Just a Few Days Remain to See Orchids, Cultivating Beauty

Just a Few Days Remain to See Orchids, Cultivating Beauty

Following the success of last year’s orchid exhibition in the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, the IMA will once again showcase hundreds of stunning orchids from around the world, providing the perfect tropical escape from the winter chill. New this year, the exhibition will extend through the Lilly House, using orchids as decor. An accompanying Pop-Up Shop will be installed inside the main Museum building with orchids for sale.

Don’t Miss Dogs, Faithful and True

Don’t Miss Dogs, Faithful and True

Dogs: Faithful and True explores the enduring presence and contributions of dogs as companions, workers and heroes in Native American and Western cultures. In addition to art, photographs, artifacts and interactive experiences, there will be dog-related programming at various points during the exhibit. You'll be able to adopt a dog from the Indy Humane's Pet Adoption Wagon, participate in fun art workshops, hear a talk from the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine on the history of dogs in art and dog breeds, learn about related community groups and much, much more. Dogs: Faithful and True promises to be a heart-warming and insightful look at our canine friends. 

Just a Few Days Remain to See Structure Unbound: Interdisciplinary Book Art

Just a Few Days Remain to See Structure Unbound: Interdisciplinary Book Art

Structure Unbound: Interdisciplinary Book Art features works that push the boundaries between traditional book making and new media. The exhibition includes twenty-four artists from around the country. Visitors will see a wide range of materials and concepts, including paper wall installations, traditional accordion-style books, and cut paper structures that include LEDs and electronic components.

Taking great photographs for your smArt Appraisal

Taking great photographs for your smArt Appraisal

An object is worth … what an appraiser can see from your pictures

An accurate appraisal begins with reliable source information. In the case of a smArt Appraisal, that information includes the photographs you submit.

Yes, words count for a lot, but images are often the most important descriptors you can provide for us to determine an object’s age and origin, culture and history.

A good photo will help us identify nuances such as the texture of a surface, paper fibers and the width of a margin on a print. It will reveal markings, impressions, quirks, signatures and other clues of authenticity. Enlarged, a photo can reveal traits that signify whether an object is rare or common, exceptional or ordinary.

In short, photos matter.

Don’t Forget to See Orchids, Cultivating Beauty

Don’t Forget to See Orchids, Cultivating Beauty

Following the success of last year’s orchid exhibition in the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, the IMA will once again showcase hundreds of stunning orchids from around the world, providing the perfect tropical escape from the winter chill. New this year, the exhibition will extend through the Lilly House, using orchids as decor. An accompanying Pop-Up Shop will be installed inside the main Museum building with orchids for sale.

You'll want to be at the opening for Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris - only at the Taft Museum through May 14th

You'll want to be at the opening for Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris - only at the Taft Museum through May 14th

Featuring jewelry from the 17th through the mid-20th centuries, the exhibition traces changing styles from lavish Baroque adornments through stately Neoclassical pieces to modern Art Deco designs. Additional decorative objects, design drawings, and prints illuminate the jewelry’s place and significance within French history and culture. 

Don’t Miss: Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist

Don’t Miss: Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist

Our 2017 special exhibition season begins with Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist, the first major retrospective of one of today’s most accomplished Native American artists and a leading practitioner of contemporary landscape painting.

Don’t Miss: Kate Kern: Calling

Don’t Miss: Kate Kern: Calling

In Calling, Kate Kern (Cincinnati, OH) presents several new installations with recent drawings and works on paper that continue her exploration of the seen and unseen—juxtaposing real and imagined images of the natural world, often inspired by scientific drawings and diagrams, with references to the world of human religious belief.

Don’t Miss: The Thread In The River: Photographs By Jane Alden Stevens

Don’t Miss: The Thread In The River: Photographs By Jane Alden Stevens

Over the past four decades, Jane Alden Stevens (Cincinnati, OH) has photographically studied her family’s evolutionary development as it has grown in size and complexity. The resulting visual chronicle forms a multifaceted psychological portrait of her family’s changing identity, past and present.

Don’t Miss: The Wired

Don’t Miss: The Wired

Artist, independent curator, and educator C. M. Turner (Cincinnati, OH) curates contemporary sculpture and installation works exploring archive, artifice, and networked-connection in The Wired. Featuring collaborative works by Future Retrieval (Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis) and Jordan Tate; Justin Hodges and Casey James Wilson; and Caroline Turner and Ian Anderson (all Cincinnati, OH, except Justin Hodges of Americus, GA); The Wired presents physical manifestations of digital content that break down the perceived boundary between the corporeal world and the Internet. Each piece contains a kinetic facet—from circulating water, to video, to virtual reality, underscoring the movement of images, objects, and information humans seek to balance in daily, mediated existence. 

You'll want to see the Womxn Workers of the World Unite!

You'll want to see the Womxn Workers of the World Unite!

Andrea Bowers is an Ohio-born, Los Angeles-based artist who works at the provocative, often disruptive intersection of art-making, social justice and political activism. Raised in Wilmington, Ohio in what she calls, "an apolitical Republican family," Bowers looks to (and participates in) civil disobedience as a lens to explore contemporary causes including women’s, gay & trans rights, immigration, environmental protection and labor relations.

Introspective & thought-provoking Noel Anderson's exhibit Blak Origin Moment is not to be missed

Introspective & thought-provoking Noel Anderson's exhibit Blak Origin Moment is not to be missed

Noel Anderson is a Louisville, KY-born artist and a professor at the University of Cincinnati, presently working in New York City. He is known for complex investigations into the evolving make-up of black male identity translated through a variety of textiles – from old rugs to digitally produced tapestries.

Don’t Miss: Ai Weiwei: Circle Of Animals Zodiac Heads

Don’t Miss: Ai Weiwei: Circle Of Animals Zodiac Heads

Conceptually, Circle of Animals evokes a complicated history of cultural exchange, war, looting, and commerce. In 1860 Yuanming Yuan was destroyed by invading English and French armies during the Second Opium War. Many of its treasures, including its zodiac heads, were looted and sold. In the late 1980s, five of these heads were auctioned at Sotheby’s, and have since been repatriated to China. Two heads appeared in a controversial 2009 auction at Christie’s. The whereabouts of the remaining five heads remains unknown. Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals, a re-creation of these heads in bronze, calls to mind ongoing debates surrounding Chinese nationalism and repatriation.