Episode No. 607 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator C.D. Dickerson III and artist Griselda Rosas.
With Emerson Bowyer, Dickerson is the co-curator of “Canova: Sketching in Clay.” The exhibition features more than 30 of the 60 surviving Antonio Canova sketch models in clay, handsy works which helped Canova plan his designs for his large sculptures. In addition to clay models, the exhibition also includes a number of plaster works and final marbles, such as Canova’s iconic, influential 1805/07 portrait of Letizia Bonaparte, often known as Madame Mère. “Canova” is at the National Gallery of Art through October 9. The excellent catalogue was published by the NGA. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for $60-65.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is presenting “Griselda Rosas: Yo te cuido” an exhibition of Rosas’ textile drawings and sculptural installations that explore themes of inheritance, colonialism, and intergenerational knowledge. The exhibition, which was curated by Anthony Graham with assistance from Jill Dawsey, is on view through August 13.
- For Rosas’ quarantine and breastfeeding icons, see here.
- For Rosas’ embroidered sculptures, see here.
Air date: June 22, 2023.
Antonio Canova, Madame Mère (Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte), c. 1804–1805.
Antonio Canova, Madame Mère (Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte), c. 1804–1805.
Antonio Canova, Madame Mère (Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte), 1805.
Antonio Canova, Madame Mère (Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte), 1805/07.
Antonio Canova, The Three Graces, 1812.
Antonio Canova, The Three Graces, 1812.
Antonio Canova, Pope Clement XIV, 1783.
Antonio Canova, Tomb of Pope Clement XIV, 1783.
Antonio Canova, Head of Religion, ca. 1787-88.
Antonio Canova, Religion, ca. 1786-87.
Antonio Canova, Penitent Magdalen, 1791.
Antonio Canova, Penitent Magdelne, 1793-96.
Antonio Canova, Venus and Adonis, ca. 1787.
Antonio Canova, Satyr and a Nymph (Cupid and Psyche), ca. 1786-87.
Antonio Canova, Pyrrhus Sacrificing Polyxena, ca. 1798-99.
Antonio Canova, George Washington, ca. 1817-1818.
Griselda Rosas, En picada [Nosedive], 2022.
Griselda Rosas, Un camello en el ojo de una aguja [A Camel in the Eye of a Needle], 2022.
Griselda Rosas, Cabeza de Vaca, 2022.
Griselda Rosas, Tragaluz [Skylight], 2021-2022.
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