Kemper Museum of Art {April 22, 2013}

Nomads : Traversing Adolescence
February 26 - November 15th, 2013 at Kemper East Gallery
4420 Warwick Blvd, KC, MO 64111

This exhibition explores the theme of adolescence with its myriad dimensions, including the desire for growth and change coupled with a lack of autonomy; a budding understanding of the world's capricious nature coupled with a profound vulnerability. The works in this exhibition, selected from the Kemper Museum's permanent collection, capture this tension and compel the viewer to consider the physical and temporal characteristics of adolescence. Works by Lalla Essaydi, Chuck Forsman, Henriette Wyeth, and Stephen Scott Young are among the artists featured.

This exhibition was curated by Erin McNeil, a graduate student at Savannah College of Art and Design and former curatorial intern at the Kemper Museum.

(Image: Chuck Forsman, Point of View, 2007; oil on Masonite, 45 x 41 inches; Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Gift of the R. C. Kemper Charitable Trust and Foundation, 2008.19)

KEMPER MUSEUM 03/18/13

Iconic Moments

Exhibition Dates: December 21st thru June 16th, 2013

Location: Sally Kemper Wood Gallery

The term “icon” originated in relation to painted wooden panels found in Greek Orthodox places of worship. It has since come to suggest any image that is a “stand-in” for the celebrity, cultural importance, place marker, or notoriety of what is pictured—an emblem. Artworks by David Bates, Manolo Valdés, and Andy Warhol, among others are featured in the exhibition, culled from the Kemper Museum’s permanent collection. Roger Shimomura, Untitled, 1984; acrylic on canvas, 60 1/2 x 72 1/4 inches; Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Museum purchase made possible by a gift fro the Enid and Crosby Kemper and William T. Kemper Acquisition Fund, 2000.13

Café Sebastienne... 

Take a break from our galleries and enjoy Executive Chef Jennifer Maloney’s contemporary American cuisine while surrounded by the Museum’s permanent collection, in either the intimate Café setting, or enclosed Courtyard.

Chef Maloney uses fresh seasonal ingredients and local organic produce each week in her innovative menus.  Her dinner selections change weekly to take advantage of the market’s current offerings, and her lunch menus change seasonally. 

As a finale to your Kemper Museum experience, or the perfect date spot, Café Sebastienne remains an attractive fixture in Kansas City’s Independent Restaurant Scene. 

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

4420 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64111

www.kemperart.org