Art of American Dance

FAIN: GI-50657-14

Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI 48202-4008)
Jane Dini (Project Director: August 2013 to November 2017)

Implementation of a traveling exhibition exploring the ways in which American visual art from 1820 to 1960 depicted and was inspired by dance.

To support an exhibition, "Art of American Dance," that will demonstrate the central place of dance in America's history, culture, and identity. Organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, the exhibition will open in Detroit, Michigan, in November 2015 before touring to two additional American venues. Approximately 100 paintings, photographs, and sculptures will help more than 75,000 visitors appreciate how American art representing the movement and performance of dance reveals the fluidity and complexity of American culture and social structures.

Associated Products

Dance: American Art 1830-1960 (Catalog)
Title: Dance: American Art 1830-1960
Author: Jane Dini
Abstract: As an enduring wellspring of creativity for many artists throughout history, dance has provided a visual language to express such themes as the bonds of community, the allure of the exotic, and the pleasures of the body. This exhibition catalogue is the first major investigation of the visual arts related to American dance, offering an unprecedented, interdisciplinary overview of dance-inspired works from 1830 to 1960 and accompanies Dance! American Art 1830-1960, a multimedia exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts from March 20 to June 12, 2016. The Dance! American Art 1830-1960 exhibition features more than 90 of America’s most spectacular works of art alongside filmic representations that explain and celebrate dance as central to American life and culture. Works are from the Detroit Institute of Arts and other leading American and international museums as well as from private collections. The DIA's exhibition brings together the greatest nineteenth-century American artists including John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Mary Cassatt; spotlights the superstars of the Harlem Renaissance including Aaron Douglas, William Johnson, and James Van Der Zee and features the artists who shaped the aesthetics of modern dance including Isamu Noguchi, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://diashop.org/dance-american-art-1830-1960-exhibition-catalogue
Catalog Type: Exhibition Catalog
Publisher: Detroit Institute of Arts

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