With several exhibitions opening this week, St. Louisans will have a wide choice of new artwork to see in the spring. From modern videos to medieval crafts, the art scene ranges widely across media and history.
Details of “Counterpublic” have not been announced, but the triennial civic event will begin in April. Keep an eye out for more information.
‘Detail/Oriented: The Architectural Photography of Ken Konchel’
When Through April 15; hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday • Where International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, 3415 Olive Street • How much $10; free to members • More info iphf.org
“I’ve photographed architecture in 19 different cities, including Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Milwaukee, but St. Louis remains my favorite place to work,” says Ken Konchel. A print sale benefiting the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum will accompany his new exhibition.
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Visitors walk through artist Yayoi Kusama's "Narcissus Garden" on Feb. 11, 2023, at Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Yayoi Kusama: ‘Narcissus Garden’
When Through May 14; hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday (noon-7 p.m. starting March 15), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday • Where Aronson Fine Arts Center, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road • How much Free • More info laumeiersculpturepark.org
Because of space limitations at Laumeier’s Aronson Fine Arts Center, a free reservation is required to see “Narcissus Garden,” an installation of about 1,000 spheres with polished, reflective mirrored surfaces. The artwork was first presented in 1966.
A French relic case from the mid-13th century is on loan from Toledo Museum of Art for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation's "The Nature of Things."
‘The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550’
When March 10-Aug. 6; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday • Where Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 3716 Washington Boulevard • How much Free • More info pulitzerarts.org
With nearly 50 sculptures, textiles and books, “The Nature of Things” highlights how artmaking affected the environment and natural resources across Europe during the Middle Ages.
Faye HeavyShield: ‘Confluences’
When March 10-Aug. 6; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday • Where Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 3716 Washington Boulevard • How much Free • More info pulitzerarts.org
A career-spanning exhibition of Faye HeavyShield includes drawings, sculptures and installations in a variety of media that draw upon her family histories, traditional Kainai stories, language and knowledge. A member of the Kainai (Blood) Nation, HeavyShield lives in Alberta, Canada. The author discusses her work at 11 a.m. March 11 at the museum.
A detail of "Ana Mmuo" (1961) by Uche Okeke, part of "African Modernism in America" at the Kemper
‘African Modernism in America’
When March 10-Aug. 6; hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday-Sunday • Where Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive • How much Free • More info 314-935-4523; kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu
More than 70 works by 50 artists showcase pieces made in the 1950s and ‘60s. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Fisk University Galleries, “African Modernism in America” “is the first major traveling exhibition to examine the complex connections among African artists and patrons, artists and cultural organizations in the United States, amid the interlocking histories of civil rights, decolonization and the Cold War,” the art museum says.
A video still from "We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other" (2020) by Jacolby Satterwhite
Jacolby Satterwhite
Jacolby Satterwhite: ‘Spirits Roaming on the Earth’
When March 10-Aug. 13; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday • Where Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Boulevard • How much Free • More info 314-535-4660; camstl.org
The first major survey of conceptual artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s work includes 3D-animated films, immersive audio and video installations, sculptures and new media works.
‘Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape’
When March 25-June 25; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday • Where St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park • How much $6-$12; free for members, children under 5 and for all on Fridays • More info 314-721-0072; slam.org
American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell, who once lived and worked near a former home of Claude Monet, will have 12 of her paintings shown along with 12 by the French impressionist. The Monet paintings come primarily from the Musée Marmottan Monet.
B.J. Parker: ‘In Search: (Re)building Myth’
When April 7-May 27; noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment; opening reception 5-8 p.m. April 7 • Where Gallery at the Kranzberg, 501 North Grand Boulevard • How much Free • More info kranzbergartsfoundation.org
Kranzberg artist-in-residence B.J. Parker imagines a post-apocalyptic St. Louis with paintings and sculpture. “The characters wander through a dilapidated city physically restructuring a ruined landscape of myth,” Parker says.
‘New to the Museum: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs’
When April 14-July 9; hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday • Where St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park • How much Free • More info 314-721-0072; slam.org
The St. Louis Art Museum highlights 65 recent gifts and acquisitions, ranging from a 16th-century woodcut to a 2017 digital work by Indigenous artist Skawennati.
‘Counterpublic’
When April 15-July 15 • Where Venues across St. Louis • How much Free • More info counterpublic.org
Civic exhibition “Counterpublic,” which is planned every three years, will feature multiple artists with new works. Although details have yet to be announced, hubs include the Luminary on Cherokee Street, CityPark pavilion on Market Street and the Griot Museum on St. Louis Place.
Artist Deborah Katon’s home in Maplewood is part family archive and part gallery for her vast collection of art — some of her own work, and much by fellow St. Louis artists she knows. “I think living with art is really important,” she says. Photos and video by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
