Rediscovering Grete Stern and Horacio Coppola
Horacio Coppola and Grete Stern are pivotal figures in the art of 20th century Argentina. Beginning Sept. 9, the WashU Kemper Art Museum will explore their legacy as part of “Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950,” the first U.S. exhibition to examine how local, exile and immigrant artists adopted and transformed the aesthetics of international modernism.
Sam Fox School fall Public Lecture Series begins Aug. 31
More than a dozen nationally and internationally known artists, architects, designers and scholars will discuss their work as part of the Sam Fox School’s fall Public Lecture Series.
Malone installed as Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator
Meredith Malone was installed as the Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator at the WashU Kemper Art Museum May 18. The endowed position is the museum’s first named curatorship.
100 Things You Love to Draw
Creating Your Artistic Voice
A companion to “Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook,” this playful and motivational sketchbook from New York Times bestselling author-artist John Hendrix will inspire creativity in artists of any age or experience level.
Edward E. Boccia
Painter of Nightmares and Dreams
An intimate journey of discovery of the life and work of American painter Edward E. Boccia.
Black Designers in Chicago
Culture and Community in the Twentieth Century
A richly illustrated book focused on Black designers, how they shaped the history of modern design, and how their designs in turn influenced modern Black life.
‘Carolina Caycedo: Growing Deep Roots’
The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Carolina Caycedo: Growing Deep Roots,” a solo exhibition of new and recent work by the Los Angeles–based Colombian artist Carolina Caycedo, Sept. 9 to Jan. 4.
‘Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950’
The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950,” on view Sept. 9 to Jan. 4. This exhibition is the first in the United States to examine the inventive activities of a thriving, cross-disciplinary artistic community of locals, exiles and immigrants living in Buenos Aires during the early 20th century.
Sam Fox School announces new Carmon Colangelo award program
Trustee and WashU alumna Vicki Match Suna has made a pledge to establish and endow the Carmon Colangelo Award for Creative Research and Innovation at the WashU Sam Fox School.
Eckmann to retire as Kemper Art Museum director in 2027
Sabine Eckmann, the William T. Kemper Director and chief curator of the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis, will retire in January after more than 20 years of leadership.
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