Event Listing - Museums
Sat Jun 14 - Sun Sep 28

Chihuly at the de Young


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$11 - $15

Location
Date and Time
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118 map
district: Golden Gate Park

Sat Jun 14 (9:30am–5:15pm)
Sun Jun 15 (9:30am–5:15pm)
Tue Jun 17 (9:30am–5:15pm)
Wed Jun 18 (9:30am–5:15pm)
Thu Jun 19 (9:30am–5:15pm)

Description
New, site-specific installations by glass artist Dale Chihuly.

Chihuly at the de Young takes a comprehensive view of the artist’s dramatic, colorful, and textured works that generate instant international recognition. This exhibition represents all the creative periods of the artist’s career, from drawings to single vessels to architectural installations. Included in the exhibition:

Glass Forest #3 recreates one of Chihuly’s earliest installations. Comprised of white milk-glass and neon, the first version of this work was exhibited in New York at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts (now the Museum of Arts & Design), and has not been viewed in the U.S. since 1972.

Five Chandeliers will dramatically transform an entire gallery. Their titles suggest a feast of color and form, characteristic of one of Chihuly’s most celebrated series: Ruby Red, Turquoise Icicle, Orange Hornet and Eelgrass, Chiostro di Sant’ Apollonia, and Palazzo de Loredana Balboni.

The Tabac Baskets will be displayed in the context of objects that have served as sources of inspiration to the artist.

A 56-foot-long Mille Fiori garden of glass composed of bold forms in vibrant colors provides a powerful conclusion to the exhibition.