Since we can’t go to Oklahoma City Museum of Art for the foreseeable future, OKCMOA is bringing the museum to our computers. “There is no replacement for standing in front of a great work of art, spending time in its presence, seeing what the artist saw. Unfortunately, it is an experience that has been put […]
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OKG Lifestyle: Catherine Sweeney
Around OKC EAT: Chick-N-Beer WATCH: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) LISTEN: Tales Unveiled podcast READ: @OKC-SPAN Twitter account LOVE: helping turtles cross the road EXPERIENCE: Van Gogh, Monet, Degas: The Mellon Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts @ OKCMOA Outside OKC EAT: matzo ball soup from Katz’s Delicatessen WATCH: Derry Girls […]
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Street life
The focus seems clear, but Photographing the Street is not completely black-and-white. On display through Dec. 1 at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Photographing the Street features 22 works by four photographers with notably varied methods and motives. “They’re all engaging with this artistic genre in different ways,” said assistant curator Jessica […]
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Cover: First Impressionists
Van Gogh, Monet, Degas: The Mellon Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts June 22-Sept. 22 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 $15-$25 Vincent van Gogh, in a letter dated Nov. 19, 1873, gave his brother Theo some advice. “You must in any case go to the […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Art adventures
From about-to-get-a-Van-Gogh-exhibit Oklahoma City Museum of Art to soon-to-be-relocated Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center and Factory Obscura’s new space Mix-Tape and the numerous other arts organizations that we unforgivably omitted from this list just now, Oklahoma City is rife with enriching art experiences, but if you’re fortunate enough to be able to take a day or […]
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Face value
From the Golden Age to the Moving Image: The Changing Face of the Permanent Collection through Dec. 31, 2020 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 Known for painting Barack Obama’s official presidential portrait, artist Kehinde Wiley’s neoclassical work typically features people of color — subjects not fully represented in art […]
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Fairy tale eggs
Humpty Dumpty, who often finds himself in precarious positions, will be in the spotlight in March when Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, holds its 35th annual Omelette Party with an enchanted theme. Art supporters can expect a storybook world at this year’s event, inspired by classic fairy tales. “The theme of An […]
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Pulp art
Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper through Sept. 9 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-2100 Free – $12 Isabelle de Borchgrave does not waste crumpled paper. The 72-year-old, Belgium-born contemporary artist makes treasure out of what so many of us regard as trash. Be it the rough draft of a […]
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Motion pictures
Most Americans are likely unaware of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s film work, and even fewer dare even attempt to pronounce the contemporary Thai filmmaker’s given name. But for those entrenched in the world of art-house cinema, the past winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or prize at Cannes Film Festival is a genuine superstar. Weerasethakul, often […]
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An OKCMOA exhibit explores the history of art in Oklahoma
The exhibition opened in November and runs through September 2018.