FRIDAY, MARCH 12
Lecture by Brad Cloepfil, Architect
Lecture series for Museums in the 21st Century
6:00 pm
Brad Cloepfil, founding principal of Allied Works Architecture, Inc. will kick off a three-part lecture series on contemporary architecture in conjunction with the New Mexico Museum of Art exhibition Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings. These lectures will take place every two weeks from March 12 through April 9, at 6:00 p.m., in the Saint Francis auditorium. This internationally recognized architect designed the extension to the University of Michigan Art Museum, the contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, and has recently broken ground for the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. The UMAM project is included in the Museums in the 21St Century exhibit at the NM Museum of Art. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website> ) , in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe .
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 through FRIDAY, APRIL 9
Lecture Series: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings
6:00 pm
Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings lecture series. New Mexico Museum of Art – 6:00 p.m. on Free Friday Evenings How has the architectural world responded to the new and expanded visions of museums in the 21st century? Museums are redefining their roles as cultural centers that have many functions, including entertainment and education. Explore the new international architecture of museums with architects on three evenings , beginning March 12. And view Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings, an exhibition of models and plans of exciting contemporary museums from around the world. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website> ) , in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe . At the New Mexico Museum of Art, on the Plaza.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
Lecture: Art Outdoors and In: The Sculpture Garden and the Museum.
Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings Lecture Series
6:00 pm
Marc Treib , Professor of Architecture Emeritus, University of California Berkeley, is a noted landscape and architectural historian and critic. Treib has published numerous books on architecture and architectural landscape. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website> ) , in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe and NMASLA.
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
Lecture: A Matter of Place: Modern Japanese Museums
Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings Lecture Series
6:00 pm
Christopher Mead , Ph.D., Regents Professor for Architecture and Professor of Art History, University of New Mexico. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website> ) , in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe .
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
Opening Reception for Art on the Edge 2010
Art on the edge of a new decade
5:30 pm
Art on the Edge presents the work of seven contemporary artists selected by Nicholas Baume for this biennial juried show organized by Friends of Contemporary Art (FOCA) and hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Art. Sublime horizons, water sculptures, stitched excerpts from Neruda, and adolescents in suburbia await the viewer in this show that wonders aloud, what gives art "edge?" The exhibition features Eric Tillinghast, Deborah Hamon, Erika Blumenfeld, Michael Rogers, Kate Beck, Jessica Loughlin, and Ryan Bush. The exhibition opens Friday, April 16, 2010 and runs through August 1, 2010. For more information> The Museum will host a free public lecture by Nicholas Baume at 6:00 p.m. in St. Francis Auditorium during the opening. The Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico will host an opening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.