The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art - July 20, 2024
Alfred Manessier (French, 19111- 1993)
Port du Nord or Le petit Port - 1955
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"Their Friendship and Their Art":
Bechtler Family Favorites
June 22, 2024 – August 18, 2024
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Bessie and Hans Bechtler began collecting modern art in the 1950s, and over the next several decades they supported and befriended many of the most influential artists of the day. They passed on their love of modern art and collecting to their son and museum founder, Andreas Bechtler, and his family. “What an incredible journey this has been,” Andreas has remarked. “When my parents left me part of their collection, I knew I needed to do something special and worthy of the artists who had given so much to my family—their friendship and their art. Charlotte is my home, so I decided to give back to the city in a small way.” This exhibition showcases many of the Bechtler family’s favorite works, selected by Andreas Bechtler and his daughters Fiona Bechtler-Levin, Tanja Bechtler, and Viviane Bechtler-Smith, in consultation with the museum’s curator Katia Zavistovski. Highlighting the practice of over 30 artists—among them Edgar Degas, Jasper Johns, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Sam Francis—the installation features both icons of the collection and works with personal significance.
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"Welcome to the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art – a vibrant hub of artistic exploration and inspiration located in the heart of Uptown Charlotte. As the only museum in the Southern United States dedicated to European and American modern art and its legacies, the Bechtler is rooted in a remarkable era of art history from the collection of the Zürich-based Bechtler family. Intimate in scale, the signature terra-cotta building, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, features three floors of gallery spaces designed to pair the museum’s collection with national and international exhibitions that explore and celebrate the importance of modernism and the art it inspired. Please join us as we explore, as modern artists before us did, the always-changing nature of the world around us."
The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art - July 20, 2024
Alfred Manessier (French, 19111- 1993)
Port du Nord or Le petit Port - 1955
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"Their Friendship and Their Art":
Bechtler Family Favorites
June 22, 2024 – August 18, 2024
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Bessie and Hans Bechtler began collecting modern art in the 1950s, and over the next several decades they supported and befriended many of the most influential artists of the day. They passed on their love of modern art and collecting to their son and museum founder, Andreas Bechtler, and his family. “What an incredible journey this has been,” Andreas has remarked. “When my parents left me part of their collection, I knew I needed to do something special and worthy of the artists who had given so much to my family—their friendship and their art. Charlotte is my home, so I decided to give back to the city in a small way.” This exhibition showcases many of the Bechtler family’s favorite works, selected by Andreas Bechtler and his daughters Fiona Bechtler-Levin, Tanja Bechtler, and Viviane Bechtler-Smith, in consultation with the museum’s curator Katia Zavistovski. Highlighting the practice of over 30 artists—among them Edgar Degas, Jasper Johns, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Sam Francis—the installation features both icons of the collection and works with personal significance.
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"Welcome to the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art – a vibrant hub of artistic exploration and inspiration located in the heart of Uptown Charlotte. As the only museum in the Southern United States dedicated to European and American modern art and its legacies, the Bechtler is rooted in a remarkable era of art history from the collection of the Zürich-based Bechtler family. Intimate in scale, the signature terra-cotta building, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, features three floors of gallery spaces designed to pair the museum’s collection with national and international exhibitions that explore and celebrate the importance of modernism and the art it inspired. Please join us as we explore, as modern artists before us did, the always-changing nature of the world around us."