Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum - Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street (at George Street)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Phone: 732-932-7237
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Statement of Purpose:
The Zimmerli seeks to educate,
inspire, and challenge diverse audiences
by providing them with the direct experience of art in its many
forms. The
museum supports Rutgers’ educational mission by collecting,
researching,
preserving, and displaying works of art, and by making its unique
collections
and archives accessible for study and enjoyment by the Rutgers
community and
visitors from throughout New Jersey and beyond. The Zimmerli
aspires to reach
all ages through its exhibitions, publications, and educational
programs.
Highlights:
The Jane
Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum houses more than 60,000 works of art,
ranging from
ancient to contemporary art. The permanent collection
features particularly
rich holdings in:
Nineteenth-century French art;
Russian art, from icons to avant-garde material,
and Soviet nonconformist art from the Dodge Collection; and
American art with notable holdings of prints, as
well as original illustrations for children’s books
One of the largest and most
distinguished university-based
art museums in the nation, the Zimmerli is located on the New
Brunswick campus
of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Established in
1766, Rutgers is
America’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning and a
premier public
research university. The Zimmerli is located on the College Avenue
campus of
Rutgers University, a short walk from the NJ Transit train station
in New
Brunswick, midway between New York City and Philadelphia.
Two
Venetian Masters: Canaletto and Domenico
Tiepolo Etchings from the Arthur Ross Foundation
Through
January 8, 2012
This exhibition
presents etchings by
Canaletto (Antonio Canal, 1697-1768) and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
(1727-1804),
two of the great Italian artists who made Venice an artistic
capital during the
eighteenth century. Pairing Canaletto’s only major printmaking
endeavor—a
series of landscape views—with etchings of expressive heads by
Domenico
Tiepolo, the exhibition draws largely from the collection of the
Arthur Ross
Foundation, New York.
At/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers, 1962-1984
September
24, 2011 to April 1, 2012
Fluxus celebrates
its 50th
anniversary in 2012. A radical, experimental, and multimedia art
movement of
the mid-twentieth century that continues to influence contemporary
art, Fluxus
focuses on the unpredictable, ordinary, and ephemeral moments of
everyday life.
Rutgers was an important center of Fluxus activity in the early
1960s and 1970s.
This exhibition focuses on the university’s legacy as a center of
experimental
art.
In
the Search of an Absolute: Art of Valery Yurlov
December
3, 2011 to June 3, 2012
Moscow artist Valery Yurlov
(born 1932) worked in the ‘60s and ‘70s
when Soviet nonconformist artists were forming movements and
grouping into
collectives. Yurlov worked alone, beyond the confines of politics
and ideologies,
his work standing out as one of the earliest examples of geometric
analytical
abstraction within Soviet nonconformist art. This exhibition
continues a series
of one-man shows devoted to early nonconformist artists.
Rachel Perry Welty: 24/7
January 28
to July 1, 2012
Rachel Perry Welty is a
Boston-based conceptual artist who creates humorous, beautifully
crafted,
process-based work on the subject of life in the twenty-first
century. Addressing
issues that include consumerism and the cycle of purchasing,
collecting and
eventual purging, as well as social networking, information
overload,
narcissism, language and time, she uses fruit stickers, restaurant
take-out
containers, messages left on her answering machine, medical
records, toys, and
email spam as materials for her art.
Aspects of Architecture: The Prints of John Taylor Arms
April
14 to July 31, 2012
John
Taylor Arms (1897-1953), an American etcher who specialized in the
depiction of
architecture, created prints that astonished viewers with his
extraordinary
skill in capturing detail. Originally an architect and a great
admirer of Gothic architecture, Arms
began in 1923 his ambitious project of documenting Europe's major
churches
through a series of prints. Selected
from the Zimmerli’s collection, this exhibition features
twenty-six prints
dating between 1919 and 1940.
Art After Hours
First Wednesday of the Month
(September 2011 – June 2012): 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Art After Hours is the popular evening social
series
held on First Wednesdays, inviting visitors to explore the
galleries, as well as
enjoy a variety of related entertainment, including tours, music,
theater, and
film.
Free with
regular admission.
Hours:
Tuesday
through Friday: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Noon to 5:00 pm
First Wednesday of each month (except August): 10 :00 m to 9:00 pm
The museum
is closed Mondays, major holidays, and the month of August.
Admission:
Adults: $6.00 Adults over
65: $5.00 Free for museum members,
Rutgers students, faculty and staff (with ID),
and children under 18. Admission is free on the
first Sunday of every month.
