en-usCopyright 2008 Philadelphia Museum of ArtSat, 05 Jul 2008 02:30:01 -0500The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/April 11, 2008 - July 13, 2008: Over the last decade, Carlos Amorales has developed a unique visual vocabulary that he has used and reused, both alone and in collaboration with other artists, in mediums ranging from drawing and animation to installation and performance.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/313.htmlApril 11, 2008April 26, 2008 - July 20, 2008: The Japanese kimono is celebrated worldwide for its elegant, distinctive silhouette. Though quintessentially Japanese, the kimono form has influenced fashion designers around the globe. This exhibition features kimono created in the early to mid-twentieth century, one of the most dynamic periods in the history of Japan's national costume.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/308.htmlApril 26, 2008June 27, 2008 - September 1, 2008: This is the first exhibition to travel outside of Asia showcasing the exquisite and historically groundbreaking work of Nandalal Bose, a major artist who has been called "the father of Indian modernism" and one of the "patriarchs of India’s cultural revival."http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/322.htmlJune 27, 2008April 5, 2008 - July 6, 2008: Organized to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of a dynamic Philadelphia arts institution—the Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA)—this exhibition presents a varied and accomplished selection of works on paper by twenty-five artists.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/314.htmlApril 5, 2008March 29, 2008 - July 27, 2008: These exceptional objects celebrate the inventiveness and ingenuity of anonymous potters active in England from the end of the seventeenth century to the early decades of the nineteenth century.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/305.htmlMarch 29, 2008December 8, 2007 - Fall 2008: For Europeans during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, China—or Cathay as it was sometimes called—was a magical place. This exhibition includes nine Chinoiserie textiles and embroideries from the Museum's outstanding collection.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/302.htmlDecember 8, 2007March 1, 2008 - August 17, 2008: More than 20 years after his death, Ansel Adams (1902–1984) remains one of the world’s most beloved and widely exhibited American photographers. Comprised of more than 40 photographs selected from the Museum’s extensive holdings of the artist’s work, this exhibition focuses on Adams’s less-familiar landscape images in order to demonstrate his innate understanding of graphic form and balanced design.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/307.htmlMarch 1, 2008May 31, 2008 - August 24, 2008: This exhibition of more than eighty works selected from the Museum’s rich collection of popular prints invites the public to enter a forgotten world of fantastic and familiar imagery.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/303.htmlMay 31, 2008September 15, 2007 - Fall 2008: Complementing works of art donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art over the years, generous patrons have also given thousands of books and manuscripts to the Library and Archives. The Library and Archives is showcasing these wonderful treasures in a series of exhibitions in its new home in the Perelman Building.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/283.htmlSeptember 15, 2007September 15, 2007 - September 1, 2008: Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present opens Collab's new gallery in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building with a chronological look at the Museum's collection of modern and contemporary decorative art. On entering the gallery, object platforms joined together and punctuated by four vertical display cases illustrate major movements in design history: Art Deco and the Bauhaus; American and Scandinavian Modern Design; Italian Design; and Postmodernism.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/272.htmlSeptember 15, 2007November 24, 2007 - October 2008: Showcasing a variety of objects that celebrate the Museum's steadily growing collection of Japanese art, this exhibition features paintings, a display of lacquer vessels, and a selection of contemporary works of art.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/286.htmlNovember 24, 2007May 2, 2008 - November 2, 2008: From the outset of their joint career, Gilbert and George explored and redefined picture making while bridging the gap between art and life.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/320.htmlMay 2, 2008December 22, 2007 - December 7, 2008: In this exhibition, the Museum presents masterpieces from its outstanding collection of rarely seen Malla Period art. Vibrant Buddhist ritual paintings burst with energy, a marvelous goddess coyly dances, and golden Hindu and Buddhist sculptures regally invite adoration.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/289.htmlDecember 22, 2007June 14, 2008 - December 7, 2008: This exhibition brings together over twenty-five drawings, prints, and watercolor paintings to explore “contemporary” art on the Indian subcontinent over the past century, a period that witnessed dramatic social and artistic transformations.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/321.htmlJune 14, 2008February 16, 2008 - February 16, 2009: Drawing from the John G. Johnson’s rich collections in Italian Renaissance painting, which included every region of Italy, this installation consists of 10 rare paintings from late fifteenth and early sixteenth-century Lombardy of which Milan was the capital.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/310.htmlFebruary 16, 2008July 5, 2008 - April 2009: In 1772, a group of Philadelphia master cabinetmakers published Prices of Cabinet and Chair Work, a 36-page book listing furniture forms and their decorative variations, retail prices for furniture in mahogany and walnut, and the wages to be paid to the journeymen who made the furniture. This exhibition features furniture that is delineated in the book of prices, including three large case pieces with the three types of tops, or "heads", from least expensive to most expensive: flat, pitch pediment, and scroll pediment.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/326.htmlJuly 3, 2008May 24, 2008 - Spring 2009: Kansai Yamamoto is one of the founding fathers of Japanese contemporary fashion. Best known for his work during the 1970s and 1980s, his avant-garde designs are inspired by the colorful Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and traditional Kabuki theatre. The exuberant Pop-like quality of his work contrasts with what is today associated with Japanese fashion, Zen-like simplicity and deconstructed silhouettes.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/318.htmlMay 24, 2008October 6, 2007 - Spring 2009: Clay, wood, and paper are essential materials employed for Korean art and craft. They are extremely versatile, allowing for the creation of a wide range of objects, including fine arts, crafts, and wares for everyday use. This exhibition from the Museum's Korean art collection, which spans over 1,500 years, explores the diverse applications of these materials, both in traditional and contemporary arts.http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/292.htmlOctober 6, 2007