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Wilfred Davis Fletcher Collection: In the Abstract

December 15, 2012 – May 19, 2013

Wilfred Davis Fletcher donated one of the largest and most significant gifts to the Museum in 2002 and 2012 including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and
ethnographic objects, encompassing American art of the
late 20th century.  For more than three decades Mr. Fletcher has been a friend and staunch supporter of BAM, enlivening and enriching BAM’s collections through his generosity. Among the internationally known artists included in the collection are Jonathan Borofsky, Richard Diebenkorn, Nancy Graves, David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Isamu Noguchi, Robert Rauschenberg and Richard Serra.

  

Friedel Dzubas, Sintes Noon, circa 1978,
acrylic on canvas, Gift of Wilfred Davis Fletcher.

 

Boise Art Museum

Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey    May 22 – September 19, 2010 

 

Wanxin Zhang, Poet of Battlefield, 2000,
Fired clay and pigment, 12 ” x 14 ” x 42″.
Photo courtesy of Arizona State University. 

This exhibition will feature a series of larger-than-life ceramic figures by Chinese artist Wanxin Zhang. Inpired by the 8,000 clay soldiers of the Qin terra cotta army unearthed in Xian, China, in 1974, Zhang’s large-scale terra cotta warriors appear to cross over from history into today’s culture. Zhang’s figures are marked by a melding of cultures in manner of dress, hair fashion and appearance. While drawn from Chinese sculptural traditions, each figure has its own distinct personality and is imbued with peculiarities such as contemporary apparel, wire-rim glasses, a tie or binoculars. Zhang’s work combines ancient Chinese tradition with 21st century way of life. Wanxin Zhang lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Organized by Arizona State University Art Museum 

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