Today, Bank of America announced it will loan 71 pieces from its corporate art collection to the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville's (MOCA) exhibition of Contemporary Currents: Selections from the Bank of America Collection. The show will run from April 28 through August 26 and feature significant paintings, sculptures and prints from an array of artists including Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell and Joan Mitchell.
"Bank of America's support of the arts in the communities we serve includes major philanthropic grants, sponsorship of exhibits and, in this case, loans from our corporate art collection," said Gregory B. Smith, market president, Bank of America Jacksonville. "We are pleased to partner with MOCA to exhibit these works, some of which have never been viewed publicly. This exhibit is an expansion of our four-year commitment to MOCA, which includes giving visitors accompanying children the opportunity to enjoy the museum's exhibits free of charge on Sundays."
Curated by MOCA Director George Kinghorn, Contemporary Currents will survey major art movements from the 1950s to the late-1980s and will feature works from post-World War II Abstract Expressionism to the dynamic pluralism that characterized the diverse art styles that emerged in the 1980s.
The works of Abstract Expressionists Pollock, Motherwell, Mitchell and others highlight the techniques that became hallmarks of this generation of artists, including a raw emotionalism, gestural mark-making and uninhibited paint application.
Works by Color Field artist Helen Frankenthaler build on the tenets of Abstract Expressionism, whose open expanses of thin pigment evoke notions of atmosphere and serenity. Pop Art, which embraced America's consumer culture, media and mass production, is captured in the bold graphic screen prints of Warhol and Keith Haring.
The exhibition also features works by Minimalist artists, such as Donald Judd, which began to create austere box-like metal sculptures consisting of rigid lines and vivid flat colors.
"We are delighted to present these works of art by modern and contemporary masters from the Bank of America Collection," said Kinghorn. "The exhibit aligns perfectly with MOCA's mission and creates a unique opportunity for residents and visitors to the Southeast to experience works that have served as a source of inspiration to successive generations of contemporary artists."
