Event
- Title:
- Art After Hours: First Wednesdays
- When:
- Apr 4 - Apr 4 5:00pm - 9:00pm
- Where:
- Zimmerli Art Museum (Rutgers University) - New Brunswick
- Category:
- Arts
- Created by:
- Zampro
Description
The evening begins with a 5:30 tour of In the Search of an Absolute with Dr. Julia Tulovsky, Associate Curator of Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art. At 6:15 p.m., the 15-minute short film “Valery Yurlov: Sketch for a Portrait” provides insight into the artist’s creative ideas and principles, featuring interviews with art historian and author Dmitry Sarabianov, as well as with the artist himself. A reception with Yurlov follows from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Lower Dodge Gallery. A performance of contemporary Russian music takes place in the lobby from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Valery Yurlov stands out as one of the earliest proponents of analytical abstraction within Soviet nonconformist art and was among those brave artists who, as early as the 1950s, defied the harsh restrictions placed on artists by the Communist government. The exhibition spotlights 50 pioneering works, selected from more than 200 by the artist in the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection at the Zimmerli, from the late 1950s and 1960s, with a few later pieces from the collection of the artist. In the Search of an Absolute is the latest in a series of one-person shows devoted to Soviet nonconformist artists at the Zimmerli. The exhibition is on view through June 3, 2012.
The Museum Store features 20% off all purchases and complimentary art posters until 8:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission. Free to Rutgers students, faculty and staff, and museum members.
Venue
- Venue:
- Zimmerli Art Museum (Rutgers University) - Website
- Street:
- 71 Hamilton Street
- ZIP:
- 08901
- City:
- New Brunswick
- State:
- NJ
Venue Info
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, one of the largest and most distinguished university-based museums in the nation, is located on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Zimmerli Art Museum houses more than 60,000 works, including Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art from the acclaimed Dodge Collection, American art from the 18th-century to the present, and six centuries of European art with a particular focus on 19th-century French art. The Zimmerli is also noted for its strong holdings of works on paper, including prints, rare books, drawings, photographs, and original illustrations for children's books. Phone: 732-932-7237
Directions:
| By bus: | Suburban Transit Bus to New Brunswick leaves from the Port Authority. Telephone: 732/249-1100 |
| By train: | NJ Transit Train to New Brunswick leaves from Penn Station. Telephone: 1.800.772.2222 |
| By car: | Take the NJ Turnpike to exit 9. Follow signs for "Route 18 North, New Brunswick" for approximately 3 mi. Follow large overhead green sign that reads "George Street, Rutgers University, exit 1/2 mile". At exit light (George Street) turn left. Go to the next light at Hamilton Street. Museum is on the corner. |
Museum Hours:
| Tuesday - Friday: | 10:00am-4:30pm Open until 9pm on the first Wednesday of each month. |
| Weekends: | Noon-5:00pm |
| Closed: | Mondays; all year. Closed month of August. |
| Holidays: | Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Thursday & Friday, December 25, January 1 |
Admission:
$6 for adults who are not members. $5 for citizens over 65. Members, children under 18, Rutgers University students, faculty, and staff with a valid I.D. enjoy free admission. Free admission for all visitors on the first Sunday of every month.
Parking:
| Monday - Friday: | Limited parking available by Kirkpatrick Chapel (entrance at George and Somerset St.) Metered parking on street. |
| Saturday - Sunday: | Free parking on street and in lots marked with P |
