The Human Body curated by Karel Schampers
The Hill Art Foundation is pleased to announce a group exhibition of works from the Hill Collection curated by Karel Schampers. The exhibition, The Human Body, will be open September 9–November 24, 2021.
Schampers has selected works representative of the human form demonstrating the depth of the Hill collection which includes works from the last 500+ years. The Hill’s renaissance bronze collection is featured alongside works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Jenny Saville, and Peter Paul Rubens.
For the first time at the Foundation, the exhibition will draw entirely from the Hill Collection. Schampers was given unprecedented access to the Collection which focuses on in-depth collecting within four major categories: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes, Old Master Paintings, Post-War Figurative Modern Masters, and Emerging Contemporary Artists. One of the Hill Collection’s defining features is how it creates dialogue among works of art across diverse periods and mediums.
The Hill Art Foundation is free and open to the public. Appointments are encouraged but are not necessary. Please note that we require all guests to wear a mask and sign in upon arrival, regardless of vaccination status. Email info@hillartfoundation.org to make an appointment. The Foundation will be open to the public Wednesday–Saturday from 12–6 p.m.
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Karel Schampers (1950) was curator of the print room of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (1981-1986); chief curator modern and contemporary art of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam (1986-2000); director of the Frans Hals Museum Haarlem (2000-2014). He has organized exhibitions of amongst others Matthew Barney, Günther Förg, Isa Genzken, Bob Gober, David Hockney, Jörg Immendorff, On Kawara, Martin Kippenberger, Ron Mueck, Cady Noland, Jorge Pardo, Stephen Prina, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Christopher Williams and Christopher Wool.
This resource from the J. Paul Getty Museum explains the lost-wax casting method. Most of the bronzes in The Human Body were made using this technique.
Hans Reichle
Christ at the Column, cast circa 1610
Bronze
16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (40.6 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm).
Antonio Susini
Cristo morto (Dead Christ),
cast circa 1590–1615
Gilt bronze
12 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 3 inches (31.6 × 27.3 × 7.6 cm)
Alessandro Algardi
Christ at the Column, circa 1630s
Bronze
11 1/2 × 4 × 4 inches (29.2 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Cristo Morto, cast before March 10, 1656
Bronze
31 1/8 × 20 5/8 × 1 1/4 inches (79 × 52.4 × 3.2 cm)
Alessandro Algardi
Corpus Christi, circa 1646
Bronze
31 1/8 × 20 5/8 × 1 1/4 inches (79.1 × 52.4 × 3.2 cm)
Francis Bacon
Lying Figure, 1959
Oil on canvas
78 × 56 inches (198.1 × 142.2 cm)
Jenny Saville
Meridian, 2019–20
Oil on canvas
59 1/16 × 47 1/4 inches (150 × 120
cm)
Richard Prince
High Times, 2017
Ink jet, acrylic, collage, and oil stick on canvas
74 3/8 × 54 7/8 inches (188.9 × 139.4 cm)
Ron Mueck
Mask, 1997
Polyester resin and mixed media
62 1/4 × 60 1/4 × 48 3/4 inches (158.1 × 153 × 123.8 cm)
Robert Bergman
Untitled, 1990
Inkjet print
23 3/4 × 16 inches (60.3 × 40.6 cm)
Robert Bergman
Untitled, 1989
Inkjet print
23 3/4 × 16 inches (60.3 × 40.6 cm)
Robert Bergman
Untitled, 1989
Inkjet print
23 3/4 × 16 inches (60.3 × 40.6 cm)
Frank Auerbach
Head of Julia, 1985
Oil on canvas
26 1/8 × 26 1/8 inches (66.4 × 66.4 cm)
Anthony van Dyck
Study of a Bearded Man, 1618
Oil on panel
11 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (29.5 × 22.5 cm)
Rudolf Stingel
Untitled (After Sam), 2007
Oil on canvas
15 × 20 1/2 inches (38.1 × 52.1 cm)
Rudolf Stingel
Untitled (After Sam 5), 2006
Oil on canvas
15 × 20 1/2 inches (38.1 × 52.1 cm)
Jordan Casteel
Harold, 2017
Oil on canvas
78 × 60 inches (198.1 × 154.4 cm)
Giuseppe Piamontini
Hercules & Iolaus Slaying the Hydra, cast circa 1700–20
Bronze
17 × 19 1/2 × 11 inches (43.2 × 24.1 × 27.9 cm)
Giovanni Francesco Susini
Hercules & Antaeus, cast circa 1625–50
Bronze
19 × 10 1/2 × 8 inches (48.3 × 26.7 × 20.3 cm)
Willem Danielsz van Tetrode
Mars Gradivus, cast circa late 1560s
Bronze
20 × 9 × 10 inches (50.8 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)
Antonio Susini
Sleeping Venus, cast circa 1600–15
Bronze
11 × 12 inches (27.9 × 30.5 cm)
Hubert Le Sueur
Venus, cast 1641–60
Bronze
25 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (64.8 × 16.5 cm)
Giambologna
Astronomy, cast early 1570s
Bronze
20 × 5 inches (50.8 × 12.7 cm)
Robert Gober
Plunger/Cherries, 2001–17
Terra-cotta, acrylic paint on fabric
14 7/8 × 13 3/8 × 4 3/8 inches (38 × 34 × 11 cm)
Andy Warhol
Self-Portrait, 1964
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
© 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
York
Andy Warhol
Double Marilyn, 1962
Synthetic polymer and graphite on canvas
19 × 24 1/2 inches (48.3 × 62.2 cm)
© 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Marilyn Monroe™; Rights of Publicity and Persona Rights: The Estate of Marilyn Monroe LLC
Willem Danielsz van Tetrode
Samson and the Philistine, probably modeled in Florence in 1562
Bronze
18 × 10 inches (45.7 × 25.4 cm)
Adriaen de Vries
Bacchus Wearing a Silenus Mask, cast circa 1578–80
Bronze
35 1/4 × 13 inches (89.5 × 33 cm)
Giuseppe Piamontini
Milo of Croton, cast circa 1725–30
Bronze
20 × 7 inches (50.8 × 17.8 cm)
Peter Paul Rubens
Commander Being Dressed for Battle, circa 1610–14
Oil on panel
48 1/4 × 38 3/8 inches (122.6 × 97.5 cm)
Andy Warhol
Mao, 1973
Acrylic and synthetic polymer silkscreened on linen
50 × 42 inches (127 × 106.7 cm)
© 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Robert Mapplethorpe
Arm, 1976, printed 2005
Gelatin silver print
16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Scholars Adam Williams and Alan Wintermute on Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641).
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