5 must-see exhibits at the Speed Museum
The Speed Art Museum is celebrating its first anniversary since its renovation. Here's a look at the five must-see exhibits at the museum this year:
A New World In My View: Gifts From Gordon W. Bailey
When: Through March 19, 2017
Cost: Free with general admission
Details: This exhibit of 35 contemporary artworks by 21 artists, most African Americans from the southern United States, are part of a recent gift to the Speed’s permanent collection from the Los Angeles-based scholar, advocate and collector Gordon W. Bailey.
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Picturing American Indian Cultures: The Art of Kentucky’s Frederick Weygold
When: Through March 26
Cost: Free for members/ $5 for non-members in addition to general admission
Details: Highlights from the Speed’s American Indian collection that includes paintings, drawings and photographs by Louisville artist and ethnographer Frederick Weygold, whose work as an artist and collector of Native American art is highly regarded in Europe.
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals Zodiac Heads
When: Through October 15
Cost: Free (located on building lawn)
Details: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is comprised of 12 animals derived from the Chinese astrological calendar of years, weeks and hours.
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The Wonderland Museum: Hidden Marvels from The Speed's Collection
When: Open for an indefinite period
Cost Free with general admission
Details: To mark the Speed’s 90th anniversary, this exhibit displays more than 100 objects that found their way into the museum collection before it was wholly dedicated to art. They include historical marvels and personal mementos that reflect interests of museum founder Hattie Bishop Speed and her friends. Among them are wax portraits of Hattie Bishop Speed and her husband J.B. Speed, a concept drawing for Disney’s “Bambi,” and elaborate bird-feather fans.
A Celebration of the Speed Collection
When: Long-term exhibit
Cost: Free with general admission
Details: Works from the museum’s collection include the Kentucky Collection, which has a specific space to showcase the state’s artistic heritage. Also in the collection is European and American art, specifically 17th century Dutch, Flemish and 18th-century French works as well as those by Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Brancusi. Part of the collection also features African art, the art of ancient cultures and Native American art. The collection’s portion of contemporary art includes a growing body of work by artists working in a broad range of media, some of it in the Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park. The park includes sculptures by Henry Moore and Deborah Butterfield among others.
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