Paint Made Flesh
This exhibition brings together 34 powerful American and European works, all created since the 1950s, that explore the biological, psychological or spiritual volatility of the human figure. The works--by such powerhouse artists as Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Willem de Kooning, Alice Neel, Philip Guston, Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville and Julian Schnabel--employ a wide range of painterly effects to suggest the carnal properties of human flesh, as well as its metaphorical significance. MAG is one of only two tour stops for this show.
This exhibition has been organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities. In Rochester, it is made possible by Victoria and William Cherry, with additional support from the George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation, the Herdle-Moore Fund and an anonymous donor.
Pictured: Jenny Saville, Hyphen (1999). Private collection, Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery.
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