Body Language: Picturing People

photo of a child

Image credit:听Andrea Wallace,听Nico, 2013, inkjet print on aluminum, 30 x 40 inches.听Gift of Polly and Mark Addison to the Polly and Mark Addison Collection, CU Art Museum, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018.07.06. 漏 Andrea Wallace. Photo: Jeff Wells / CU Art Museum.

Japanese woodblock print

Image credit:听Kikugawa听Eizan, Japanese (1787 鈥 1867),听Tamakazura, 1814 鈥 1817, from the series听鈥淕enji听j奴ni听k艒鈥澨齕Twelve Seasons of听Genji], woodcut, 9 7/8 x 14 3/16 inches. Gift of Anna C. Hoyt,听57.217. Photo: Jeff Wells / CU Art Museum

Body Language: Picturing People
July听18, 2019 鈥擩une 2020

This exhibition considers how the pose, the gesture and the body in motion are used by artists to convey meaning. Figural artworks from the CU Art Museum鈥檚 collection are brought into conversation across cultural geographies and historical eras. Whether in presenting portraits of individuals or fictional personages, or in picturing religious icons, artistic depictions of the body speak volumes about personality, character and the values of a time or place.

Exhibition curated by Hope Saska.

This exhibition and programming is generously supported by 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Student Arts and Cultural Enrichment fees and CU Art Museum members.

View a gallery of exhibition installation photos here.