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Childe Hassam. Washington Arch, Spring, 1890. Oil on canvas, 26 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. Acquired 1921. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

WHERE: Frist Center for the Visual Arts

WHEN: February 3, 2012

BRIEF ABOUT: In the Ingram Gallery,  “To See as Artists See: American Art from the Phillips Collection” is an exhibition of over 100 different works by 75 American artists that also surveys art from late nineteenth-century Romanticism to mid-twentieth-century Abstract Expressionism.

John Wood and Paul Harrison. Fan/Paper/Fan (video still), 2007. Single channel HDV, 6 minutes, 16 seconds. Courtesy of the artists.

     In the Gordon CAP Gallery, “Answers to Questions: John Wood and Paul Harrison” is a show featuring video installations by this British artistic duo. Their videos feature simple physical stunts that comically and practically explore the nature of making art and, on the whole, living life.

Patricia Piccinini. The Long Awaited (2008), Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, leather, plywood, clothing. 152x80x92cmThe Long Awaited, 2008. Silicone, fiberglass, human hair, leather, plywood, and fabric, 59 7/8 x 31 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. Collection of Penny Clive. Courtesy of the Artist.

     On February 24, “Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination” opens in the Upper Level Galleries. This whimsical exhibition features over 60 paintings, photographs, sculptures and video works by various contemporary artists.

MORE DETAILS: Call 615.244.3340 or see www.fristcenter.org.

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