This class studies the art of the world — from the Rembrandts at the Met to the latest work in Chelsea — with this great Aesthetic Realism principle, stated by Eli Siegel, as the basis: "All beauty is a making one of opposites, and the making one of opposites is what we are going after in ourselves." The class will be held in museums, galleries, and at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation. 

Note: Since many museums charge admission, the museum fees will be additional.

• Current Semester  

WINTER—2012

THE VISUAL ARTS & THE OPPOSITES CLASS

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (as of January 6, 2012)

JAN 14

THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT FROM DONATELLO TO BELLINI — Metropolitan Museum

 

JAN 28 

TRANSITION TO CHRISTIANITY — Onassis Cultural Center

 

FEB 11

NEW GALLERIES FOR THE ART OF THE ARAB LANDS—

Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia — Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

FEB 25

ART & ANTHROPOLOGY - Theater, Life, and the Afterlife: Tomb Décor of the Jin Dynasty from Shanxi — China Institute

 

MAR 10  

THE STEINS COLLECT: MATISSE, PICASSO, AND THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE — Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

MAR 24

CHELSEA GALLERIES

 

APR 7

STUDENTS DISCUSS WORK – Terrain Gallery

 

 

You can visit Ms. Rackow's website: Marcia Rackow: Artist, Educator, Aesthetic Realism Consultant.

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Alternate Saturdays, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM