Upcoming Exhibitions

ROUGE CABARET

Love, Death, the Terrifying and Beautiful World of Otto Dix

September 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011
$ Admission Fee
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

The early twentieth century was marked by the rise of several artistic movements known as "expressionist" that sought to convey personal experiences and register political protests in an innovative formal manner. The German painter Otto Dix (1891-1969), who fought in both World Wars, was a key figure in the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) movement which espoused a realistic, often acerbic, view ofsociety during the Weimar Republic, prey to deep unease and pessimism.

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The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army

February 11 to June 26, 2011
$ Admission Fee
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

A unique selection of some 300 artefacts, including the famouslife-size terracotta soldiers of the first Qin Emperor's army, willtake visitors back through 1,000 years of Chinese art and history. Bronze vessels, ceramic figurines, jade ornaments, gold swords, architectural fittings and military accoutrements, invaluable evidence of the material culture of the Chou dynasty (1045-221 BC), the first Qin empire (221 BC- 206 BC) and the Western Han dynasty (206 BC-23 AD), will shed light on the birth of a new cultural and geo-political cohesion that would indelibly permeate China for centuries to come.

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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:

From the Street to the Stars
Summer 2011

$ Admission Fee
Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

Known as the enfant terrible of fashion, Jean Paul Gaultier is undoubtedly one of the most important designers of recent decades. His avant-garde style soon reflected the concerns of today’s society. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Street to the Stars is the first ever retrospective of the couturier who launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and established his own haute couture house in 1997.

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