Botero's Passion of Christ, Ahtila's Annunciation, and Blum's Jerusalem paintings showcased in 2011 at NYC galleries.
From October 27 to December 3, 2011, Marlborough Gallery in New York hosted Fernando Botero's Via Crucis: The Passion of Christ series, which included pieces such as Jesus and the Crowd (2010) and Jesus Nailed to the Cross (2011). While his exaggerated forms drew some criticism, perceptions were altered by his 2005 Abu Ghraib series. Meanwhile, Eija-Liisa Ahtila's video installation, Annunciation (2010), was exhibited at Marian Goodman Gallery from October 25 to December 3, 2011. Additionally, Ludwig Blum's exhibition, The Land of Light and Promise, took place at the Museum of Biblical Art from October 23, 2011, to January 15, 2012, highlighting Jerusalem's architecture and depicting scenes of tranquility and conflict from Israel's independence struggles.
Key facts
- Fernando Botero's Via Crucis: The Passion of Christ exhibition ran October 27-December 3, 2011 at Marlborough Gallery, 40 W 57th Street, New York
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila's Annunciation video installation showed October 25-December 3, 2011 at Marian Goodman Gallery, 24 West 57th Street, New York
- Ludwig Blum exhibition The Land of Light and Promise ran October 23, 2011-January 15, 2012 at Museum of Biblical Art, 1865 Broadway at 61st Street, New York
- Botero's Abu Ghraib series in 2005 changed his reception within the art world
- Blum was a Czech Jewish painter who moved to Palestine in 1923 and painted Jerusalem scenes for 50 years
- Blum's exhibition was originally organized by Ben Uri, London's Jewish Art Museum
- Botero depicted Christ's passion in contemporary settings with modern dress
- Ahtila's Annunciation used three projected images in a 33-minute video installation
Entities
Artists
- Fernando Botero
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila
- Ludwig Blum
- Thomas Kinkade
- Leroy Neiman
- Keith Haring
- Andy Warhol
- Barnett Newman
- Max Beckmann
- Willem de Kooning
- Bernardo Bellotto
- Titian
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Jakob von Uexküll
Institutions
- Marlborough Gallery
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Museum of Biblical Art
- Ben Uri
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Rockefeller Museum of Archaeology
- artcritical
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Finland
- Jerusalem
- Israel
- Palestine
- Czech Republic
- London
- United Kingdom
- Venice
- Italy
- Mount Scopus