ART SUMMER 2024 PROGRAMMING MAY – AUGUST 2024
GIBBES MUSEUM OF
GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART | EXHIBITIONS
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
MERTON D. SIMPSON AND WILLIAM M. HALSEY ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2024
GALLERIES 2 & 3
Focusing intently on small groups of works, the artist spotlight series features engaging profiles of artists held in the Gibbes permanent collection. This rotating series launched in April 2024 with Abstract Expressionist painters, Merton D. Simpson and William M. Halsey. Both artists, born and raised in South Carolina had long and successful careers in the arts—Simpson in New York and Halsey in Charleston.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW
FRIDAY, MAY 24
9:30–11:30am Museum Fellows, Members, and Special Guests
REYNIER LLANES: PASSAGES
MAY 24 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
GALLERIES 8 & 9
Passages presents the vibrant narrative paintings of Reynier Llanes, an established Cuban-American artist (Pinar del Rio, Cuba, 1985) now based in the United States. Llanes combines and contrasts scenes from nature and daily life with a mystical and imaginative elegance. Drawing from his own memories and experience as an artist, an émigré, and an immigrant as well as his studies of literature, history, and science, Llanes invites viewers into unique dreamworlds. His explorations of personal and societal passages, both physical and spiritual, sensitively communicate common threads in humanity. Currently living in Miami, Llanes spent six years working in Charleston. This exhibition pulls from the artist’s recent series of large-scale oil paintings, as well as his unique coffee watercolor paintings—a style he has dubbed “Espressionism.”
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
PUBLIC TOURS WITH A GIBBES MUSEUM INTERPRETER
Wednesdays and Fridays at 1pm
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION
JANE SMITH TURNER FOUNDATION
CURATOR-LED TOURS are offered on the following select dates:
TUESDAY, MAY 28 2PM
Reynier Llanes: Passages tour with the artist TUESDAY, JUNE 11 2PM
Reynier Llanes: Passages with chief curator Sara Arnold
THURSDAY, JULY 11 | 2PM* Behind the Scenes tour of The Katherine M. Huger Collection Storage Center with Head Preparator David Petitpain
*Limited to 10 participants, advanced registration required
IMAGE: Structures, 1949, by William M. Halsey (American, 1915–1999). Oil on Masonite, 22 x 15 inches. Gift of Mr. Robert B. Cuthbert. IMAGE: Dear Dad, 2022, by Reynier Llanes (Cuban-American, b. 1985). Oil and mixed media on canvas, 60 X 40 inches. On loan courtesy of the Collection of David and Mary Ellen Rogers. Image ©Reynier Llanes.Free for Members. Included with admission for Non-Members.
CROSSING OVER: REYNIER LIANES IN CONVERSATION
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 | 6–7PM
Reynier Llanes is recognized for producing ethereal paintings that explore his Cuban cultural heritage, themes of belonging, and spirituality. Join us in conversation with the artist as he discusses his journey from Cuba to the United States and the evolution of his work from his unique coffee paintings to his more recent body of works at the intersections of art, physics, and the spiritual world.
$20 Members | $30 Non-Members
$10 Student/Faculty with Valid ID
LITERARY GIBBES | A BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
10:30AM–12PM
Inspired by the permanent collection, we will discuss Get the Picture by Bianca Bosker, with a special virtual appearance by the author.
Free | Registration Required
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
10:30AM–12PM
Inspired by Reynier Llanes: Passages we will discuss Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia.
ART OF JAZZ
Cool off this hot summer with some jazz! In collaboration with Charleston Jazz, we are excited to present another year of concerts as part of this ongoing series. Local musicians take inspiration from temporary exhibitions and works on view, creating unique set lists and composing original songs. Wine by the glass will be for sale through Jessamine + Vine.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 | 6–7PM
Stachia Simmons (aka StaLaV)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 | 6–7PM
Grace McNally
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 | 6–7PM
Nolan Tecklenburg
$35 Members | $45 Non-Members | $15 Student/Faculty with Valid ID SUMMER 2024 PROGRAMMING
MCG PHOTOGRAPHY
IMAGE: SOS for a Shipwreck at Sea, 2012, by Reynier Llanes (Cuban-American, b. 1985). Coffee and acrylic on paper, 20 x 30 inches. Loan courtesy of Richard Weedman and Jonathan Green Collection. Image ©Reynier Llanes.
CAFÉ SOCIETY | OPEN MIC NIGHT AT THE GIBBES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 | 6–7PM
Join us as the Gibbes hosts its first open mic night! Drawing on the themes of the exhibition Reynier LIanes: Passages and inspired by the storytelling series The Moth, guests who have a three to five-minute story, poem, song, or other performance that explores the topic of “passages”—a rite of passage, a physical migration, or some other crossing—are encouraged to stand and deliver! In addition, the evening will include several hand-picked guest artists as we transform the reception and lecture halls into an afterhours, comedy club-style atmosphere.
Free and open to the public, registration required
SUMMER CAMP FOR GROWN-UPS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 | 6–8PM
Are you tired of kids having all the fun during the summer?
Join us at the Gibbes for this special evening for adults. We’ll make crafts, explore the galleries, and enjoy some music and adult beverages.
Free and open to participants age 21+, registration required
DEAR HUMAN: POETRY READING WITH LISA KERR
SATUR DAY, AUGUST 31 | 10:30–11:30AM
Following her Visiting Artist Limited residency, writer and health humanities director Lisa Kerr will talk about her project “Dear Human” and do a poetry reading with other invited guests who participated in the project.
$5 All Guests
FOR FAMILIES
STORYTIME with the Charleston County Public Library
MONDAY, MAY 20 | 10:30AM
Join us for a special Family Storytime with the Charleston County Public Library. Enjoy stories, songs, and dances in the galleries.
Free | Advanced registration encouraged This program is made possible by the generous support of the South Carolina Arts Commission
SUMMER CAMP FOR AGES 4–16
JUNE 3 – AUGUST 2, 2024
Check the website at GIBBESMUSEUM.ORG for camp themes and pricing.
MCG PHOTOGRAPHY MCG PHOTOGRAPHY MCG PHOTOGRAPHY MCG PHOTOGRAPHY ISREAL PALACIO
VISITING ARTIST KATELYN CHAPMAN
APRIL 15 –MAY 26, 2024
STUDIO ONE
VISITING ARTIST KARL ZURFLUH
SEPTEMBER 9 – OCTOBER 20, 2024
STUDIO ONE
VISITING ARTIST LIMITED REYNIER LLANES
MAY 20 – 31, 2024
On the occasion of the opening of his new exhibition, Passages, Reynier Llanes will be in residence at the Gibbes for a limited time. During his visit, LIanes, whose paintings explore love, family values, and heritage, will engage with visitors and will conduct workshops for students and the community where he will demonstrate his techniques and discuss his unique process.
VISITING ARTIST DOROTHY NETHERLAND
APRIL 15 –MAY 26, 2024
STUDIO TWO
VISITING ARTIST
TIANXING XU
SEPTEMBER 9 – OCTOBER 20, 2024
STUDIO TWO
VISITING ARTIST LIMITED DEAR HUMAN WITH LISA KERR, PHD, MFA
AUGUST 19 – 31, 2024
During this residency and inspired by Reynier Llanes: Passages, writer and health humanities educator, Lisa Kerr, PhD, MFA will invite writers from MUSC and the community to pen a series of epistolary poems to human subjects in the Gibbes art collection, all of which will begin, “Dear Human” and be written on postcards that will be displayed for the community to read.
RUTH AND BILL BAKER ART SALES GALLERY
VISITING ARTISTS
WORKS BY NATHAN DURFEE APRIL
HBCU SHOWCASE MAY 24
JUNE
WORKS BY JAVONTE JENKINS JUNE
JULY
5 –MAY 19, 2024
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9, 2024
14 –
28, 2024
IMAGES BY MCG PHOTOGRAPHY AND THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHERS
IMAGE: I can Breathe (detail), 2020, by Reynier Llanes (Cuban, b. 1985). Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 inches. Loan courtesy of Harmon Meek Gallery, Paul O’Neil Art Collection. Image ©Reynier Llanes