What's Happening at UMMA

#FromTheCollection: Claude Monet, The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle ou Les Glaçons)

1880, oil on canvas. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Acquired through the generosity of Russell B. Stearns

(LS&A, 1916), and his wife Andree B. Stearns, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1976/2.134

While we wait patiently for our own "break-up of the ice," join us this month for two new exhibitions, fascinating artist and curator talks,

performances, book clubs, and much more.

Image: Niviaksiak, Polar Bear and Cub in Ice , Cape Dorset, 1959, stencil. Promised gift of Philip and Kathy Power.

AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE POWER FAMILY'S EXCEPTIONAL GIFT OF 20th CENTURY INUIT ART TO THE MUSEUM

Two fascinating stories converge in one very special exhibition: One tracks the development and subsequent worldwide acclaim of contemporary Inuit art from the Canadian Arctic. The other traces the Power family’s seminal role in supporting Inuit art and introducing it to a U.S. audience. Taking its title from the Inuktitut word for “unexpected,” this stirring exhibition showcases 58 works from the collection of Philip and Kathy Power, most from the very early contemporary period of the 1950s and 60s.

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Image: Lucy Qinnuayuak, Large Bear , Cape Dorset, 1961, stonecut and stencil. © Dorset Fine Arts. Promised gift of Philip and Kathy Power. Photography: Charlie Edwards

2019 DORIS SLOAN MEMORIAL PROGRAM: THE POWER OF INUIT ART

HELMUT STERN AUDITORIUM | 4–5:30 p.m.

FAMILY ART STUDIO: INUIT INSPIRATIONS

MULTIPURPOSE ROOM | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. & 2–4 p.m. | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

STORYTIME AT THE MUSEUM: NESSA'S FISH

MEET AT THE UMMA STORE | 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.

FILM SCREENING: THE LIVING STONE

HELMUT STERN AUDITORIUM | 2–3 p.m.

GUIDED TOURS

MEET AT THE UMMA STORE | 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Image: Al Loving, Bowery Morning , 1971, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the Estate of Al Loving and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.

This program is free, but registration is required; click here to register .

In conjunction with the exhibition Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s , join Larry M. Gant, Professor of Social Work and Professor, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design for his take on the large-scale abstract works of Al Loving and Sam Gilliam. Gant explores the challenges and controversies experienced by the artists, suggesting ways that their approaches have and continue to generate, in the words of James Baldwin, “the evidence of things unseen."

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Image: Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chūjōhime to the Western Paradise , 16th century, ink, color and gold on silk. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund, 2002/1.169

Art museums generally give primacy to the sense of sight. Religious and ritual objects, on the other hand, stimulate an array of multi-sensory experiences. Focusing on works from UMMA’s collection associated with different types of Japanese Buddhism, we engage all of the six senses in this exhibition: the sound of chanting and ritual implements; the fragrance of incense; the feel of bronze, ceramic, and silk; and the creation of mental images. Our goal for visitors, is to gain a deeper understanding of the nature and histories of objects used in Buddhist practice.

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This program is part of the Local Learning series offered by Literati Bookstore and costs $25. To register click here .

In this evening presentation and hands-on demonstration that ranges from incense to hand-stitched vestments to meditation, get a peek into the concepts and concerns that inspired the University of Michigan Museum of Art exhibition The Six Senses of Buddhism with Susan Dine, 2017-18 Mellon Curatorial Fellow and exhibition co-curator.

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