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    Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta’s Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category:

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    Shanequa Gay “Lit Without Sherman: A Love Letter to the West End”

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    High Museum of Art’s “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors”

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick
    Guo Pei: Couture Beyond at SCAD

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Readers Pick
    Choze at Mason Fine Art

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    “Over The Line: The Art And Life Of Jacob Lawrence,”
    Though the hype never reached Rockwellian proportions, the retrospective of African-American artist Jacob Lawrence’s colorful, socially conscious work, “OVER THE LINE: THE ART AND LIFE OF JACOB LAWRENCE,” was a stunning tribute to an esteemed artist, and the quotidian beauty and hardships of themore...

    Though the hype never reached Rockwellian proportions, the retrospective of African-American artist Jacob Lawrence’s colorful, socially conscious work, “OVER THE LINE: THE ART AND LIFE OF JACOB LAWRENCE,” was a stunning tribute to an esteemed artist, and the quotidian beauty and hardships of the African-American life he depicted.


    “High Museum of Art. 1280 Peachtree St. 404-733-HIGH. www.high.org.

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    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2000
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Readers Pick
    High Museum of Art (Featured)
    Atlanta’s version of the Brooklyn Museum’s British Sensation was the retrospective of a 20th century American magazine illustrator Norman Rockwell. From November to February, abundant flag-waving, star-spangled images lined the walls of the High: shiny-faced little boys and rosy-cheeked girls, pigtailsmore...
    Atlanta’s version of the Brooklyn Museum’s British Sensation was the retrospective of a 20th century American magazine illustrator Norman Rockwell. From November to February, abundant flag-waving, star-spangled images lined the walls of the High: shiny-faced little boys and rosy-cheeked girls, pigtails and baseball gloves, innocent kisses, sweet old grandmothers, brave soldiers and happy housewives. less...

    Best Museum Exhibition BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2000
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Poets, Artists, & Madmen » Critics Pick

    tie - To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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    Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell

    To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
    Clark Atlanta University Galleries, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, 404-880-6644 and High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., 404-733-HIGH
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    Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection
    High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., 404-733-HIGH
    To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection were a powerful combination of exhibitions, presented in cooperation by the High and Clark Atlanta University. They situated black art in the broad, historical context of modern and contemporary art while revealing the significance of collecting. Both private and public collections were shown to be critical elements in our American cultural and aesthetic legacy.

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