On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, and assemblage. This special expanded Family Studio focuses on Points of Departure and includes a bonus screening of youth-made film and video. The work of Mark Rothko, well known for its abstracted fields of color and veiling of paint, is often positioned as a counterpoint to the gestures and drips of the Abstract Expressionists. Getty Research Institute Director Thomas Crow reexamines Rothko's legacy and his contributions to the strategies and positions of the avant-garde.
Reel festival showcases the best new film and video from Bay Area school and youth programs.
Join the filmmakers and teen curators to celebrate some of the most dynamic and creative youth expression in the Bay Area. Considering Rothko through a variety of disciplines and contexts, this year's Phyllis Wattis Symposium brings together an impressive group of scholars to examine the artist's work and his relationship to avant-garde painting, the role of the museum in packaging and displaying his work, and the reception of Rothko's legacy.