Summer Exhibitions - Two I Wish I Could See!

I had the privilege of seeing some great exhibitions this summer, both in the states and in Scotland, but there are a few more that I would love the opportunity to see. Below are two (not digital media exhibits, but still really good ones) that I want to see.

1. Henri Matissee's Radical Invention, 1913 - 1917
Showing July 18 - October 11, 2010
The Joan and Preston Robert Risch Exhibition Gallery in New York's Museum of Modern Art

Henri Matisse painting Bathers by a River, May 13, 1913. Photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn. Courtesy of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester

2. Ana Teresa Fernandez's Abultion
Showing September 10 - October 16, 2010
Electric Works Gallery, San Fransisco CA


Mexican-born painter Ana Teresa Fernandez' upcoming solo exhibition, Ablution, displays the reflective and transformative powers of water. Using oil on canvas, Fernandez manages to make her subjects look as if they're in motion - jumping into a pool with heels on or swimming fully clothed, for example. It seems as these images are photographs, but the fact that they are oil paintings makes me want to see them even more!

Untitled #1 (performance documentation- San Diego), Media - Oil on Canvas

Siren Shadow (performance documentation- San Diego), Media - Oil on Canvas

Aquarius (performance documentation at the Tijuana- San Diego border), Media - Oil on Canvas