Artslandia Magazine 15/16

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ENLIGHTENING. DIVERSE. PEACEFUL. CONTEMPLATIVE. INSPIRING.

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art FOUNDED BY GERTRUDE BASS WARNER, 1933 & JORDAN D. SCHNITZER, 2005

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS EXPANDING FRONTIERS The Jack and Susy Wadsworth Collection of Postwar Japanese Prints

September 26, 2015– January 3, 2016

FIRST FOLIO!

The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare

January 6–February 7, 2016

BRIAN LANKER From the Heart

January 23–April 24, 2016

ALIENS, MONSTERS, AND MADMEN The Art of EC Comics

May 14–July 10, 2016 For a complete schedule, visit www.jsma.uoregon.edu.

TOP & BOTTOM: Photos courtesy of Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

The University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) is a premier Pacific Northwest museum for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art based in a major university setting. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Japan, Korea, the Americas, and Europe, as well as changing special exhibition galleries. Expanding Frontiers: The Jack and Susy Wadsworth Collection of Postwar Japanese Prints. This special exhibition will explore the range of contemporary print techniques—aquatint, etching, intaglio, lithography, mezzotint, silkscreen, stencils, and woodblock printing—as well as a great range of subject matter.

work by one of America’s masters of the medium, Brian Lanker. Aliens, Monsters, and Madmen: The Art of EC Comics. Aliens, Monsters, and Madmen celebrates the achievements of the most artistically and politically adventurous American comic book company of the 20th century: Bill Gaines’s Entertainment Comics, better known to fans all over the world as EC. Masterworks on Loan. The JSMA’s Masterworks on Loan program presents exciting works by important, internationally recognized artists and artworks from around the world that are borrowed from private holdings.

First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare. The exhibition—part of the international events planned for 2016 in observance of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death—will bring the 1623 original edition of the playwright’s first published collection to 53 sites: one site in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each location will host the exhibition for four weeks.

MUSEUM INFORMATION LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CAMPUS There is always something to do at the JSMA. Whether it be a film screening or a guided tour, the JSMA offers a variety of ways to enrich your arts experiences drawn directly from the works in the galleries. Our events are always a great way to meet new people and learn more about art! HOURS: Th–Sun 11:00am–5:00pm; W 11:00am–8:00pm

“Best place in Eugene for feeding your soul!” –JSMA VISITOR “Amazing diversity of art.” –JSMA VISITOR

Brian Lanker: From the Heart. This retrospective exhibition explores the range of photographic

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