Calendar

June 6, 2009 through April 25, 2010
In 1980, artist Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984) recalled a dream he had of the ideal exhibition space: a dark room with “projected images, movies, and stills everywhere,” which he playfully referred to as “amazement park.” Suspended by a wire device, the viewer swings through the space as “images like snowflakes…fly... See more 

May 30, 2009 through November 1, 2009
British Pop artist Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005) pioneered commercial silkscreen methods for fine art, simultaneously exploiting technology to make art and satirizing the exploitation of images by our technology-driven culture. Curated by Skidmore MALS graduate Michelle Paquette ’08, this exhibition from the Tang... See more 

July 18, 2009 through March 14, 2010
Elevator Music 15 features Annea Lockwood’s A Sound Map Of The Hudson River, an aural journey spanning from the source of the river—Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack peaks—downstream to the Lower Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. Originally commissioned by the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY, the piece is... See more 

July 18, 2009 through March 14, 2010
Lives of the Hudson explores the long history of one of America's greatest rivers. Four themes have guided us in our organization of this exhibition: the natural river, the imagined river, the human river, and the working river. Along with important works by Hudson River School painters, Lives of the Hudson... See more 

February 28, 2009 through August 23, 2009
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College is organizing a major survey exhibition of the work of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History examines the unique collaboration between Rollins, an artist, activist, and educator, and the Kids of Survival (K.O.S.), a group of... See more 

July 18, 2009
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Summer Opening Reception Saturday, July 18, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Location: Tang Atrium Amazement Park: Stan, Sara, and Johannes VanDerBeek June 6, 2009 - April 25, 2010 Lives of the Hudson July 18, 2009 - March 14, 2010 See more 

July 18, 2009
5:00pm to 6:00pm
Readings and conversation with authors from the forthcoming book Lives of the Hudson, which accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Tang Museum. Authors and Artists Tom Lewis is a Professor of English at Skidmore College. Lewis is author of The Hudson: A History, Divided Highways: The Interstate... See more 

June 12, 2009 through August 28, 2009
Begins at 7:00pm
Upbeat on the Roof A free music series presented each Friday night on the roof of the Tang. Musical styles include jazz, folk, swing and others. Location: Tang Rooftop Rain location: Payne Room, Tang Museum Phone: 518.580.8080 See more