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Sep 25, 2021 · This exhibition celebrates Larry Day (1921-1998) in his centenary year, exploring his singular contributions to American art and the lasting power of his observations and imagination. Deeply speculative, Day believed that the ordinary in life is the source of all that is extraordinary.
Larry Day At 100 welcomes Day back with a career overview of more than 20 works: early abstractions, figurative, and geometric architectural compositions, on both canvas and paper, exploring oil, watercolor, and a range of drawing media.
Day, who practiced abstraction in the 1950s and showed his work with members of the New York School, contributed to conversations in American art that refocused attention on figurative representation.
October 8 – December 3, 2021. Philadelphia. Body Language: The Art of Larry Day celebrates the centenary year of Larry Day (1921–98), a visual maestro and brooding intellectual figure in post-war American art.
Body Language: The Art of Larry Day carefully examines the evolution of Day’s artistic voice, from his fascination with the work of old masters and his expert skills as a draftsman, to his deep and abiding interest in music, literature, popular culture and esoteric philosophical texts.
Dec 7, 2021 · Body Language: The Art of Larry Day. Through January 23, 2022, at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia. $7-$10; free for members, children, and students with ID. (215) 247-0476 or woodmereartmuseum.org. Adults 18 and older must show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative Covid-19 test within the past 72 hours.
Aug 18, 2021 · Presented during his centennial year, Body Language: The Art of Larry Day explores the Philadelphia-based artist’s shift from abstraction into figuration and his impact on the city’s cultural fabric.
