Tacoma Art Museum

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True Art:

Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial Explores Realism

The Tacoma Art Museum's 1997 Northwest Biennial competition looks at realism. In appearance as well as in content, realism has long been a subject for artists. The resurgence of representational art in the past few years demonstrates a renewed interest in realist vision. By building a strong illusion of the physical world and constructing a convincing perspectival space, realism has encouraged many viewers to believe that they are looking at True Art.

Juror Donald Roller Wilson of Arkansas selected 64 works by 54 artists, selecting from 1,011 entries from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Four $1000 awards and six honorable mentions will be announced at the Members Preview on July 11, 1997. The exhibition is predominantly paintings but also contains a strong representation of sculpture, drawing, and photography.

Past themes of the Tacoma Art Museum biennial competition have focused on Collaborations (1991), Portraits (1993), and The Land (1995). True Art is organized by Greg Bell, Assistant Curator and Exhibition Designer at the Tacoma Art Museum. Bell will be giving a Curator's Tour of the True Art exhibition at Noon on Friday, July 25.

Be sure to visit more of Resource Library Magazine with museum exhibition news, stories on American art, calendars, and more. Here are links to selected sections of the magazine:

• Feature Stories Indexed by Publication Date
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• Feature Stories Indexed by Subject and Media
• Museum Calendar of Exhibitions, Current and Future Years
• Milestones, Including Appointments, New Buildings, etc.
• Methods and Sources of Appraisals, Authentication, Conservation and Artist Identification
• Art Law by Columnist Ann Avery Andres,
• Art Sellers' Showcase
• Books, Magazines, Videos & CD-ROM's
• Cameos of Historic American Art Collections
• Distinguished Artists, Including an Alphabetical Index of Over 1,000 Deceased American Artists
• Dunbier on American Art and Fine Art Valuation, a Series of Columns by Dr. Roger Dunbier
• The Plein Air Scene by Columnist Sarah Beserra
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