THE HIGH MUSEUM “POPS OFF” THIS THURSDAY!

Be among the first to party with Picasso…

The High Museum’s Picasso to Warhol exhibit officially opens October 15th, but you don’t have wait until then to come view works from Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Bearden, Calder, Pollock, Bourgeois, Johns and Warhol.

Purchase a ticket now for the AFTER POP Party THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 6th and you can get a preview to the show along with great cocktails, partyin’-n-people watchin’ on the piazza, and an all around “modern” good time.

The High says “This exhibition will be one of the largest concentrations of modern art masterpieces to ever be exhibited in the southeastern United States.”  We say, bring it!

THE SPOTLIGHT: RADCLIFFE BAILEY AT THE HIGH

Celebrated, Atlanta-based artist Radcliffe Bailey’s solo show, Memory as Medicine, opens at the High Museum June 26th.

You may think you don’t know this artist, but if you’ve ever traveled down the escalator at the International Terminal in Hartsfield-Jackson, then you’ve seen his work in the form of a very large and very beautiful mural entitled “Saints”, a piece about homecoming.  In all cases, you need to know him, he is a true talent and an extremely interesting man.

We had the honor to preview the “Memory as Medicine” show and it is fabulous. Bailey’s work is deep, with influences from the Blues, African Art, music and even from baseball, “my first love”, says the internationally renowned artist during his Sidewalk Radio interview with Gene Kansas on “The Voice of the Arts”.

Another reason to see this exhibit, is because it is rare.  Rare in that Bailey is still young, and he is presenting at home in the South’s leading museum.  37 different works range from paintings to sculptures to works on paper.  Two of our favorites are “Self Portrait” and the trance-inducing sea of piano keys (see top image) that evoke heavy tones of music and history.

Go see the exhibit.  It’s certainly memory making.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

GO TO THE HIGH MUSEUM…NEW OPENING THIS SATURDAY!

GK|CRE enjoyed a preview tour of the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit…and…it’s spectacular. The work itself is wonderful, and the crisp, productive, important and explorative adventures of the photographer are equally impressive.

One of the things that interested us the most is that Henri Cartier-Bresson took stunning pictures of real life, but rarely looked back.  In many cases, this artist/photo journalist never even saw some of the shots he took.  Thankfully, The High Museum has made it possible for us to take a look back into history and see them now.

So, take part in this look-back by grabbing the kids and heading over this weekend, or sneak out of the office one day in the middle of the week to check out this exhibit…you’ll be happy you did!

Oh, and if you want to listen to a show about “How To See Art”, just click on over to Sidewalk Radio.