Explore the healing benefits of yoga while enjoying a beautiful summer evening. Be sure to bring your own mat. Instructor: Debbi Gitterman, YogaStream. Refreshments inside the Museum will follow.
Art on Screen
Summer Film Series This year’s summer series presents films inspired by the transformation of literary sources in unexpected ways, as seen in the exhibition Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking. All films begin at sundown. In the event of rain, films will be shown at 8 p.m. in 101 McCormick Hall.
West Side Story (1961)
Thursday, June 28
153 minutes, not rated, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
In this award-winning adaptation of the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Starring Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno. Clueless (1995)
Thursday, July 19
97 minutes, rated PG-13, directed by Amy Heckerling
The Lion King (1994)
Thursday, August 2
88 minutes, rated G, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
In the Galleries
Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking Can an abstract painting tell a story with the same persuasive power and expressive drama as a narrative scene? What is the future for abstract painting—following the artistic brilliance of Pablo Picasso, El Lissitzky, and Jackson Pollock, can it continue to lead to breakthroughs and advances in artistic expression? In 1984, Frank Stella, Princeton Class of 1958, began an exploration of these questions. Click here to read more about this exhibition.
Art for Families
Artful Adventures Join us on a trip around the world and through the ages. Pick up your Passport to Adventure at the Museum Information Desk and choose from our many Artful Adventures, a series of self-guided tours and activities for families to enjoy at their own pace. CREDITS: Frank Stella, Juam, State 1, 1997, from the series Imaginary Places II. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Tyler Graphics Ltd. 1974–2001 Collection, given in honor of Frank Stella. © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York | West Side Story, 1961. United Artists / Photofest © United Artists | Frank Stella, Had Gadya: Front Cover, 1984. Collection of Preston H. Haskell, Class of 1960. © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York |
