Kate Clark: Sculpture : Human and Animal Mix

Kate Clark is an eclectic sculptor that combines animal skins with sculpted human faces. All of the human faces are extremely expressive, but their attachment to animal bodies is bizarre and could be too much strangeness for some viewers. Some people posit that Clark is speaking to the violence in people through her work. Clark's sculptures are definitely mythical. Her work will be shown at the Mobile Museum of Art from 04/30/10 until 07/11/10.

Claudia DeMonte: Eclectic Media Artist

Claudia DeMonte began creating images that spoke volumes in the 1970's, which included pulp paper designs, clay figures, and paintings. She also works with bronze, fabric, and wood. Her works make a statement on how women are portrayed with sobriety and humor.

DeMonte is also a collector, lecturer, teacher, and curator. Her work and an assortment of hand painted dolls found in various countries will be on display from 04/30/10 to 07/11/10 at the Mobile Museum of Art.

Claudia DeMonte
Biography - DeMonte, Claudia (1947-): An article from: Contemporary Authors

Art Confiscated by Nazis Now Online

In 1937 the Nazis confiscated 21,000 pieces of art that they declared debauched. Art historians connected to the Berlin's Free University have worked for eight years to compile a database that documents the outcome of that seizure.

The website is now online and explains the story of where each piece was robbed from and if they are still in existence, where the piece now resides, if the historians uncovered the present location. Some works were destroyed.

The Nazis removed artwork from public museums and private collections. Some of the artists represented are Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Emil Nolde, and Max Beckmann.

Website

Maya Deren-Filmmaker and Visionary

Maya Deren (1917-1961) is thought of as the original unconventional filmmaker in the United States that became well-known. She was also a film theorist. Her work tied the science of depicting human culture with psychology, and literary ideas. Her work is conceptual and connects film with performance. During the 40's and 50's, she worked with cinema as art eschewing dramatic narrative and Hollywood concepts.

The Museum of Modern Art will present a film series of her work starting 05/14/10 and ending 10/04/10. The exhibition is called Maya Deren's Legacy: Women and Experimental Film. Filmmakers Hammer, Schneeman, and Friedrich will be interviewed by Sally Berger. They will comment on Deren's influence of their art.

Maya Deren: Experimental Films

Grace Kelly Wardrobe Shown

Grace Kelly was one of the most stylish actresses of the 1950's and went on to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco continuing her elegance in a different role. She had a classic look that permeated her life on screen and off.

Some of the hallmark clothes from movies such as To Catch A Thief and Rear Window will be on display at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London from 4/17/10 to 9/26/10. The ensemble she wore when she met the Prince and the glamorous gown worn when she won an Oscar will also be exhibited.

High Society
Rear Window (Collector's Edition)
To Catch a Thief (The Centennial Collection)
Dial M for Murder

Women Photographers at Mobile Museum of Art

A show of the work of women photographers with a Southern flavor will run from 04/30/10 until 07/18/10. This exhibition will highlight various photographic methods including pin-hole camera and digitally maneuvered works. The show features work from contemporary and past photographers such as Rollie McKenna and Eudora Welty. Yes, Welty is best known as a writer.

Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography
Essential Welty CD: Why I Live at the P.O., A Memory, Powerhouse and Petrified Man
On Writing (Modern Library)