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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Nature vision
Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the West Friday-May 26 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 Ansel Adams didn’t take photos. “You make a photograph; you don’t take a photograph,” said Francesca Giani, curator of modern and contemporary art at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA). “There’s so much that […]
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Categorizing art
The newest exhibition at Oklahoma City Museum of Art offers more questions than answers, even for its curator. Off the Wall: One Hundred Years of Sculpture, on display through May 12, 2019, at OKCMOA, 415 Couch Drive, features more than 20 works from the museum’s permanent collection. Curator Roja Najafi said the exhibit is intended […]
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Artful afternoon
Sonic Free Family Day noon-5 p.m. Sunday Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free Thanks to a donation from a drive-in restaurant known for its cheeseburgers and chili dogs, scores of 19th-century British artworks, some appearing outside the U.K. for the first time, can be viewed for free noon-5 p.m. Sunday […]
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Holidays: Joyful journeys
The holidays are upon us, and it’s never too early to get into the Christmas spirit. Many of Oklahoma City’s shops and organizations have events planned so you can pick up gifts for friends and loved ones, revel in the season and make memories to last you throughout the next year, and we’ve compiled a […]
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Radical art
Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Movement Saturday-Jan. 6 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 On Saturday, Oklahoma City Museum of Art opens Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Movement, its latest display featuring works from as early as the mid-1800s. The […]
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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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Glass glow
Museums all over the world display works by influential glass artist Dale Chihuly, but part of Oklahoma City Museum of Art is specifically built to house one. Chihuly’s 2002 work Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower is 55 feet tall, and the museum commissioned it as a signature piece, installing a sky-lit atrium to display the […]
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Concentrated effort
Third Thursday: My Life/My Movie 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 5-9 p.m. Thursday Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive 405-236-3100 Free-$5 There are few better places to be on a warm summer evening than perched atop the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, taking in picturesque aerial views of the […]
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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 […]