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War and Remembrance
January 30 – April 8, 2010
(Closed March 12-21 and April 2-4)
War and Remembrance challenges our notion of warfare and spotlights the injustices humans inflict upon one another during conflict. From historical documentation to graphic records of the horrors of war, these works draw the viewer in — at times as a neutral observer and at others, an uncomfortable witness to acts of human destruction. Varying in medium from collage, drawings, paintings, photographs, and prints, these works depict various stages of warfare engagement — from the first preparations for battle to the devastating aftermath.
The highlight of War and Remembrance is facsimiles of Pablo Picasso's preliminary sketches for his monumental work, Guernica. The limited edition printing of these important sketches allowed viewers, for the first time, insight into the artist's creative process as he expressed outrage and anguish over the 1937 bombing of Guernica, a non-military target in Basque Country on the Spanish border. The spontaneity of his drawings and the passionate rendition of figures, both real and from his imagination, clearly depict his profound sense of grief and compassion.
Over the years, Guernica has become one of the most highly recognized reminders of the tragedies of war, and has served as a symbolic plea for peace. A half-size mural replicating Picasso's final work, created by artist Rose Viviano for the Syracuse Peace Council, will be on view as well, offering viewers the ability to draw a comparison between Picasso's sketches and the completed work.
Images in the exhibition are drawn from conflicts around the world, including: World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and the current Iraqi War. Artists featured include James Montgomery Flagg, Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Utagawa Hiroshige, Winslow Homer, Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Sadahide, and Margot Zemach, as well as contemporary artists Sigmund Abeles, Tom Hall, Mauricio Lasansky, Tom Paiement, Betye Saar, and Nathan Webster.
Free, public ArtBreak programs presented in conjunction with this special exhibition include:
Wednesday, February 17, noon --- Gallery Talk by Maine artist Tom Paiement. Museum of Art
Wednesday, March 3, noon --- Lecture & Discussion Resistance to Fascism and the Rights of Women and Children in Italy, 1922-1968 by Bruce L. Mallory, professor of Education, UNH. Rm. A219, PCAC
Wednesday, March 24, noon --- Slide Lecture Can't Give This War Away: The Art of Photojournalism, from Three Iraqi Summers by Nathan Webster, photographer and adjunct professor of English, UNH. Rm. A219, PCAC
Wednesday, April 7, noon --- Discussion by Al Porsche, M.Ed., counselor, Vet Center, Manchester, NH , discusses mythical vs. sensory issues associated with warfare.
Acts and Memory: Paintings by Langdon Quin, 1990-2010
January 30 – April 8, 2010
(Closed March 12-21 and April 3-4)
Langdon Quin retired from teaching at the University of New Hampshire in 2008. We celebrate his efforts as an artist and teacher with this exhibition of works which straddle the millennium, that is, several years either side of Y2K. From the early 1990s to the early 2000s, including recent work executed in Italy in 2009, this exhibition features his colorfully rendered landscapes, figure studies, and still life arrangements, in honor of his service to the University and its students.
For a copy of the complete press release, click here.
To order a copy of the exhibition catalogue ($15 per copy),
please email Cindy Farrell or call 603/862-3712.
Free, public ArtBreak programs presented in conjunction with this special exhibition include:
Wednesday, March 10, noon --- Gallery Talk with Langdon Quin. Museum of Art.
For a complete look at all of the visual and performing art events taking place in the Paul Creative Arts Center, click here.
Exhibitions and programs are supported in part by the Friends of the Museum of Art.