Crocker Art Museum - Sacramento, California
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Explore the world of M.C. Escher, June 10 September 3, 2006 at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento.
Delving into the world of M. C. Escher requires journeys through mazes of jolting angles, uncanny perspectives and dizzying multiple viewpoints. It seems an act of genius to bring these ultimate contrasting elements into rational balance or symmetry, and this ability has made Escher one of the most popular and intriguing artists of the 20th century. In his work, we recognize his keen observation of the physical world, through metamorphosing shapes and objects into different forms, and creating impossible architectural fantasies appealing to the imagination. His ability to transport us into the realm of his own interior fantasies brings us into a wondrous and fascinating alternate reality brought to paper. This exhibit probes M. C. Escher’s world, examining 70 works of art through themes such as forms in space, experiments in perspective, landscape and fantasy scenes.
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The longest continuously operating art museum in the West, the Crocker Art Museum was founded in 1885 and remains the leading art institution for the California Capital Region and Central Valley. The Museum offers a diverse spectrum of special exhibitions, events and programs to augment its collections of California, European and Asian artworks, and International Ceramics. The mission of the Museum is to promote an awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art. The Museum fulfills its mission by offering a variety of education programs for Youth & Family, Schools & Teachers and the Public.
The Crocker Art Museum :
Attracts 140,000 visitors each year and has a member base of more than 7,000 individuals, families and businesses
Boasts one of the state’s premier collections of California art, world-renowned Old Master drawings, and significant holdings of Asian art and international ceramics
Hosts 15 changing exhibitions annually, highlighting a variety of media, time periods and cultures
Operates on a $4 million annual budget – the majority of which comes as gifts from members and community leaders
Is planning a 100,000-square-foot expansion scheduled to open in 2008 that will triple its size, improve visitor amenities, quadruple changing exhibition space and allow more of the permanent collection to be on view
The Crocker Art Museum is the only museum in the Sacramento region accredited by the American Association of Museums, a recognition given to only 750 of the nation’s 16,000 museums. AAM accreditation certifies that a museum operates according to standards set forth by the museum profession, manages its collections responsibly and provides quality service to the public.
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