The Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting a special "Van Gogh In America" exhibit, bringing together multiple works of Van Gogh for public display at the DIA.
Security was rather tight and they're not allowing bags in.
I had planned to see the exhibit and then do some work in their courtyard after seeing the exhibit, but due to vile progs defacing art in the name of Global Warming Climate Change, you can't bring bags in anymore including laptop bags. So, we decided to just see the exhibit and then head back to do work afterward.
This is not the immersive traveling Van Gogh exhibit, but rather the actual paintings on a special exhibit. There are 74 Van Gogh paintings and sketches on display in the exhibit brought in from numerous institutions to be put on for this exhibition.
Including the very one first purchased by the DIA in 1922, which was the first purchase of a Van Gogh by an American Art Museum.
This one:
One of his rather famous self-portraits.
He did a lot of self-portraits, being unable to afford models much of the time. Quite neat to see it in person along with the other art works. Apparently, the DIA caught quite a bit of flack back then for buying it as Van Gogh's art wasn't considered quite artsy enough at the time.
Lots of his works have olive trees:
This is because they were outside the windows of the asylum he checked himself into for mental issues.
He had a mental condition that we would likely diagnose as Bi-Polar today.
In his final days, he produced 75 paintings in 70 days. Can you say manic episode?
Van Gogh died at a young age from suicide in 1890 at the age of 37. A lot of talent that sadly burnt out at so young an age.
His art took some time after his death to catch on in America. It finally started to become popular here in 1935 due to a the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition of his work which caught peoples attention and led to its popularity.
Quite a nice exhibit and a nice morning break from the office and the usual day-to-day.
If you're near the Detroit area, I'd recommend taking the time to go see it. There are tickets required with set viewing times, as they want to limit the number of people who are in the exhibit to allow people to be able to enjoy it and be able to easily view the art without it being crowded.
4 comments:
A little far, but glad they are putting it on!
One of my favorites, but not well known is the one he did of the exploding TARDIS.
Old NFO: Yep, a bit out of your way, for sure, but a very nice exhibit.
Excelling in Mediocrity: Yes, the exploding Tardis painting is before, or perhaps, after his time.
Thanks for the pics of the exhibit. I likely won't make it over, my wife had her second knee replaced a week or so back. But knowing that they brought this to our state, really is a treat, and I am glad that they take proper steps to protect such things from idiots.
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