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Colby College Museum of Art announces Nowhere but Here: Art from the Alex Katz Foundation

Colby College Museum of Art presents Nowhere but Here: Art from the Alex Katz Foundation an exhibition on view July 13, 2013 – January 5, 2014.

Chantal Joffe BABY IN A WHITE DRESS, 2012 Oil on board, 96 1/4 x 72 1/4 in. Gift of The Alex Katz Foundation
Chantal Joffe BABY IN A WHITE DRESS, 2012 Oil on board, 96 1/4 x 72 1/4 in. Gift of The Alex Katz Foundation
Nowhere but Here: Art from the Alex Katz Foundation, presents more than 40 modern and contemporary works given to the Colby College Museum of Art by the Alex Katz Foundation. Included in the exhibition are dynamic abstractions by Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove, and Elizabeth Murray, which appear in the context of contemporary portraiture by Tanyth Berkeley, Ben Pier, Chantal Joffe, and Elizabeth Peyton, as well as a video by Dara Friedman.

Founded in 1959 and now comprising five wings, nearly 8,000 works and more than 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of Art has built an important collection that specializes in American and contemporary art with additional, select collections of Chinese antiquities and European paintings and works on paper. The Museum serves as a teaching resource for Colby College and is a major cultural destination for the residents of Maine and visitors to the state. www.colby.edu