Collections Summer 2012 Volume 92 | Page 13

UPCOMING EVENTS Program Highlights Films from MoMA This year we are launching an exciting new program featuring ?lms from the Museum of Modern Art’s ?lm catalogue. Every month, art documentaries will be shown. All ?lms are free for members or with admission. Duane Michals (1939-1997) Saturday, July 28, 1 pm Jackson Pollock documentary Thursday, August 2, noon; Saturday, August 11, 1 pm; Saturday, August 25, 1 pm Frank Stella at the Fogg Thursday, September 5, noon; Saturday, September 15, 1 pm; Saturday, September 29, 1 pm image via harvestdinnersc.com Harvest Dinner at Columbia Museum of Art Tuesday, August 14 | 7:00 pm Join us for a farm to table dinner created by local Chef Ryan Whittaker and inspired by the Columbia Museum of Art’s collection. This inaugural Harvest and Art Dinner is a partnership of 116 State Espresso and Wine Bar, City Roots Sustainable Farm, The Southern Greenie and the Columbia Museum of Art. Your ticket includes an American Harvest Organic Spirit specialty cocktail bar (prepared by Ryan Ditman of 116 using local ingredients), a four-course dinner with wine pairings and the opportunity to dine with the chef and local farmers. $90 / $70 members. Purchase tickets at harvestdinnersc.com. Only 60 seats available. “My Four-Year-Old Could Do That!” A Short Course on Abstract Art with CMA Chief Curator Will South Wednesdays, September 5 - 26 | 10:00 am Abstract art continues to puzzle and provoke: Just what is its purpose, anyway? Over the years, many have assumed that abstract artists were merely interested in shocking us; others felt abstract painting was a substitute for those who couldn’t really draw. Still others have seen it as mostly a decorative enterprise—art for art’s sake. And, yes, there have been those who ?nd abstract art the most compelling and meaningful art ever made. This series of talks reviews the idea of abstraction itself (musical notes are abstract, aren’t they? And we love those!), and traces in a general, humorous yet meaningful way the role abstraction has played in visual culture. Don’t miss out on this! You may wind up rethinking art and your four-year-old. $60 /$45 Members /$15 single tickets Baker & Baker presents: Art of Music The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 7, 8, and 9 | 7:00 pm In this three-evening festival, CMA presents all 10 of the violin sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) performed by violinist Aaron Berofsky and pianist Philip Bush, and hosted by CMA adjunct curator for music Peter Hoyt. These masterworks give a comprehensive overview of Beethoven’s powerful creative personality. Join us for one of the most exciting musical collaborations in America today. Aaron Berofsky and Philip Bush have been celebrated around the world for their recitals and recordings, particularly for their performances of Beethoven in New York City’s Merkin Hall. Subscription package: $55 / $40 for members / $15 students. Single tickets: $20 / $15 for members / $5 students. columbiamuseum.org 11