January 2018
Parker Quartet – Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Thursday, January 18, 7:30 pm Renowned for its dynamic interpretations and polished performances, this group has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation. Their numerous honors include winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition and the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at France’s Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. Their Naxos recording of György Ligeti’s complete works for string quartet won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance. They will perform Mozart’s String Quartet in…
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The Observable Universe: Visualizing the Cosmos in Art
On view September 29, 2019 – February 16, 2020 September 24, 2019 — By definition, the observable universe comprises all matter that can be seen or captured with current technologies. As vast and all-encompassing as that may seem, it still presumes a specific perspective from which all else is viewed and conceptualized—one afforded by the particular viewpoint of being on earth. Our unbridgeable physical distance from other cosmic entities, including the infinite reaches of other galaxies, has forced artists to look…
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