Art on Screen
Summer Film Series
WHERE: Brown/Dod Lawn, Princeton University, Princeton
This year’s selection of outdoor film screenings features romantic comedies set in New York City, inspired by the exhibition Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity and the artist’s lifelong connection with the city. All films begin at sundown.
In the event of rain, films will be shown at 8 p.m. in 106 McCormick Hall.
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
WHEN: Thursday, July 18
104 minutes, rated PG-13; directed by Susan Seidelman
A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan. Starring Madonna and Rosanna Arquette.
Moonstruck (1987)
WHEN: Thursday, August 1
102 minutes, rated PG; directed by Norman Jewison
A Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama's boy, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls in love with her fiancé's estranged, hot-tempered younger brother. Starring Cher and Nicholas Cage.
In Case You Missed It
Lecture: Painting Printing Frankenthaler: The Process of Abstraction
Carol Armstrong, Yale University
On June 29 the Museum hosted a community celebration of the exhibition Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity. Carol Armstrong *86, professor of the History of Art at Yale University, delivered the opening lecture in which she addressed the paradoxical relationship between Helen Frankenthaler's printmaking and her famous "soak-stain” technique of painting.
Armstrong received her PhD from Princeton University, where she was a professor of Art and Archaeology and the Doris Stevens Professor of Women’s Studies. Click here to watch the lecture in its entirety.
Exhibition Tours
Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity
WHEN: Sunday, July 21, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Art Museum
Dive deeper into one of the Museum's special exhibitions with a docent-led tour, offered free of charge. This week, Museum docent Rob Coghan will discuss Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity. Tours meet at the entrance to the Museum.
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.