Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today
Nov 04, 2018 - Aug 18, 2019
Drawing primarily from the National Portrait Gallery鈥檚 vast collection of self-portraits, this exhibition will explore how American artists have chosen to portray themselves since the beginning of the last century. As people are confronted each day with 鈥渟elfies鈥� via social media and as they continue to examine the fluidity of contemporary identity, this is an opportune time to reassess the significance of self-portraiture in relation to the country鈥檚 history and culture. The exhibition will feature more than 75 works by artists such as Josef Albers, Patricia Cronin, Imogen Cunningham, Elaine de Kooning, Edward Hopper, Joan Jonas, Jacob Lawrence, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Diego Rivera, Lucas Samaras, Fritz Scholder, Roger Shimomura, Shahzia Sikander and Martin Wong. 鈥淓ye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today鈥� is curated by Brandon Brame Fortune, chief curator, National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition concludes the Portrait Gallery鈥檚 50th anniversary celebrations, and an expanded, illustrated companion book will be published in spring 2019.
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Drawing primarily from the National Portrait Gallery鈥檚 vast collection of self-portraits, this exhibition will explore how American artists have chosen to portray themselves since the beginning of the last century. As people are confronted each day with 鈥渟elfies鈥� via social media and as they continue to examine the fluidity of contemporary identity, this is an opportune time to reassess the significance of self-portraiture in relation to the country鈥檚 history and culture. The exhibition will feature more than 75 works by artists such as Josef Albers, Patricia Cronin, Imogen Cunningham, Elaine de Kooning, Edward Hopper, Joan Jonas, Jacob Lawrence, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Diego Rivera, Lucas Samaras, Fritz Scholder, Roger Shimomura, Shahzia Sikander and Martin Wong. 鈥淓ye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today鈥� is curated by Brandon Brame Fortune, chief curator, National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition concludes the Portrait Gallery鈥檚 50th anniversary celebrations, and an expanded, illustrated companion book will be published in spring 2019.
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