Summer Bomb Pop: Collections in Dialogue brings together seventeen works of contemporary abstract painting from the Tang collection by artists such as Sarah Braman, Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Mindy Shapero, and Chuck Webster with several twentieth-century works from the Hyde’s renowned Feibes & Schmitt Collection by artists such as Grace Hartigan, Alfred Jensen, Ellsworth Kelly, Bridget Riley, and Andy Warhol. Summer Bomb Pop is organized by the Tang in collaboration with Jonathan Canning, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programming at The Hyde Collection.

Dates: May 1 – October 31, 2021 January 2, 2022

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The Hyde Collection

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Muybridge and Motion: Selections from the Tang Teaching Museum Collection features a series of groundbreaking animal locomotion photographic studies from the late nineteenth century by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830 – 1904), paired with equestrian paintings by American artist Henry Stull (1851 – 1913) from the National Museum of Racing collection. Muybridge and Motion is organized by Victoria Reisman, Curator of the National Museum of Racing.

Dates: July 1, 2021 – January 2, 2022

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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Brighten the Corners: Art of the 1990s from the Tang Teaching Museum Collection features more than fifteen works of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, photography, and video from the Tang collection with a focus on identity and storytelling by artists such as Nayland Blake, Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, Wendy Ewald, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Frank Moore, Lorna Simpson, and Tim Rollins and K.O.S. Brighten the Corners is curated by the Tang in coordination with Louise Kerr, Executive Director of Saratoga Arts.

Dates: July 1 – August 14, 2021

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Saratoga Arts

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The Social Lives of Hats pairs more than twenty-five hats in wide-ranging styles from the Saratoga County History Center collection with several of Alfred Z. Solomon’s wood hat forms, which are part of the Tang collection. The exhibition is organized in conjunction with the Skidmore College Spring 2021 class, The Social Lives of Hats, taught by Tillman Nechtman, Professor and Chair of the History Department, and Associate Professor Erica Bastress-Dukehart, along with Field Horne, Vice President and Chair of the Museum Committee at SCHC, and the Tang.

Dates: June 26 – October 31, 2021

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Saratoga County History Center

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Chromatic Scales: Psychedelic Design from the Tang Teaching Museum Collection features more than thirty recently acquired 1960s San Francisco psychedelic rock concert posters designed by artists such as Jim Blashfield, Lee Conklin, and Bonnie MacLean, and the Big Five’s Wes Wilson and Victor Moscoso. The collection, which will be on view in SPAC’s new “The Pines” facility lobby, features major bands such as The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and Van Morrison and the era’s legendary venues The Matrix, Avalon Ballroom, and Fillmore Auditorium. Chromatic Scales is curated by the Tang in coordination with Christopher Shiley, Senior Director of Artistic Planning at SPAC.

Dates: June 18 – October 2021
Open to the public October 14 and 15, 12 – 5 PM, and October 16, 11 AM – 4 PM
Check in at the Route 50 entrance

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Saratoga Performing Arts Center

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Energy in All Directions brings rarely seen artworks and new acquisitions from The Tang Teaching Museum collection together in dialogue with objects from the Shaker Museum’s extensive holdings to celebrate the life and legacy of artist and gallerist Hudson (1950–2014). Hudson and the Shakers valued acceptance, equality, and artistry, and both built new communities that shared common themes of inclusion, interconnectedness, and innovation. They were both radicals in their time. The Shaker baskets, chairs, and textiles embody their emphasis on accessibility and communal expression. Hudson gave a platform for influential artists such as Tom Friedman, Roy McMakin, Charles Ray, Richard Rezac, Kay Rosen, and Nancy Shaver, choosing them for the quality and originality of their work.

Dates: October 10, 2020 – June 13, 2021

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Shaker Museum

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American painter Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) is one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. His abstract paintings, sculptures, and prints are masterworks in the exploration of line, form, and color. In a lesser-known part of his practice, Kelly made collaged postcards, some of which served as exploratory musings and others as preparation for larger works in other media. From 1949 to 2005, Kelly made over 400 postcard works. They show a playful, unbounded space of creative freedom for the artist and provide an important insight into the way Kelly saw, experienced, and translated the world in his art. Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards presents a comprehensive survey of Kelly’s postcard collages, with 150 works on view.

Dates: July 10 – November 28, 2021

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Ellsworth Kelly Studio

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Carl Van Vechten On Dance: Photographs from the Tang Teaching Museum Collection features more than eighty photographs from the 1930s to the 1960s of dancers and choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Carol Channing, Carmen de Lavallade, Melissa Hayden, Geoffrey Holder, Alicia Markova, Arthur Mitchell, and Paul Taylor by the prolific American photographer and writer Carl Van Vechten (1880 – 1964). Carl Van Vechten On Dance is curated by Lisa Kolosek in coordination with Elaina Richardson, President of the Corporation of Yaddo.

Dates: August 23 – October 28, 2021

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Pre-booked visits are available from Aug 24, September 27, and October 4, 5, 6, and 7. Call Yaddo at 518-584-0746 to make a reservation.

Yaddo

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