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Over the past four decades, Modernism has presented more than 450 exhibitions featuring an international roster of historical and contemporary artists. The museum-quality program, overseen by gallery founder and owner Martin Muller, includes conceptually challenging and aesthetically rigorous painting, photography, sculpture, video, performance art, and works on paper. By Heide VanDoren Betz for Luxury Trending Since 1979, the gallery has been at the forefront of the art world. Modernism presented a retrospective of the Russian Avant-Garde in 1980, before any other West Coast gallery or museum showed the historically important work of Russian Avant-Garde artists. In 1982, the gallery staged the first Bay Area exhibition of Andy Warhol. Both abstraction and figuration have been central to the gallery program ever since. In addition to 17 more Russian Avant-Garde exhibitions, Modernism…
The first exhibition about Ramses the Great in over 30 years is being presented at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. This extraordinary exhibition was brought here in partnership with the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt and is produced by World Heritage Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Cityneon Holdings. This once-in-a-lifetime installation at the de Young museum explores the life and accomplishments of one of the most remarkable rulers in world history, Ramses II or Ramses the Great (Dynasty 19 ca.1295-1186 BC). More than 180 dazzling objects in the exhibition include exquisite sculpture, precious treasures, and a state-of-the-art multimedia production that will demonstrate the opulence and power of ancient Egyptian civilization. Royal statues, sarcophagi, spectacular masks, magnificent jewelry, and ornate golden tomb riches reveal the…
Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs Zahi Hawass’ name is synonymous with Egypt and archeology. He is the most famous and influential archeologist in Egypt. Just watch National Geographic. In 2002 a live worldwide broadcast was produced about Dr. Hawass and a robot exploring behind the limestone slab blocking one of the airshafts in the Great Pyramid. Watch any program about Ancient Egypt and you will see the most famous hat in the world under which struts Zahi Hawass directing workers and enthusiastically recounting awesome discoveries and objects. And mummies-lots of mummies. The mysteries of the ancient are no mystery to him–they are glorious objects of a glorious time that he wants to share with the world through his books, programs, lectures, and exhibitions. For many years…
Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs Renée Dreyfus has been with the FAMSF for over 45 years. She has brought to San Francisco over twenty exhibitions, including two about King Tutankhamun exactly thirty years apart. Renée is the organizing curator of the de Young Museum Exhibition. This exhibition of Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs is the only West Coast location. It explores the life and accomplishments of a prestigious military officer who became king of Egypt at a young age and proceeded to rule for two-thirds of a century. Egypt’s Ramses the Great is one of history’s most celebrated and remarkable rulers. This exhibition marks the first for Dreyfus under her new title of George and Judy Marcus Distinguished Curator and Curatorin-Charge of…
A Director Who Knows How To Get The Message Out Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs reveals the power and splendor of ancient Egypt, and expands on the history conveyed within our own collection of ancient art. Once the exhibition completes its international tour, these objects will return to Egyptian museums and will likely not travel again for decades.” I have been a long-time fan and supporter of FAM’s Director, Tom Campbell, on many levels, not the least of which he is a brilliant communicator in this digital age. His insightful and informative social media posts reach over 40,000 people on Instagram alone. No, this is not an ad for Instagram. He is…
Heide VanDoren Betz: Tell us a bit about your background, your upbringing. Holly Baxter: My parents–my father a physician and mother a homemaker–collected modern art. I was always fascinated by the artworks in our home. I loved walking around just looking. We, my parents and younger sister, were frequent visitors to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where I grew up. The works in the Nelson Atkins made a great impression on me at an early age. HVDB: Did you have favorite works of art as a child? HB: Yes, I fell in love with the drama of Baroque paintings, especially Caravaggio, his painting of Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness stands out; it is considered a masterpiece and is one of the museum’s greatest…
