BENTONVILLE — Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art announces scheduled exhibits in 2010 at the museum’s temporary gallery space in downtown Bentonville. The gallery is located on the first floor of the historic Massey Hotel, 125 West Central Avenue.

Exhibits include: Heroes of Horticulture, January 14 - March 21, Photographs of botanical survivors, from the gnarled, 50-footwide root system of an ancient fig tree to the dewdrenched petals of a rare tree peony, are included in Heroes of Horticulture. Heritage sites from throughout the United States that are threatened by development, disease and the ravages of time have been documented by 13 renowned photographers and included in this traveling exhibition organized by the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in collaboration with The Cultural Landscape Foundation of Washington, D.C.

Looking at Our Landscape, April 1 - May 31, Local landscapes and local talent will be on display in Looking at Our Landscape, a juried community photography exhibition that Crystal Bridges at the Massey has organized as a follow up to Heroes of Horticulture. Residents of Northwest Arkansas are invited to grab their cameras, get outdoors and capture the landscapes that are most meaningful to them - especially those at risk of being lost. Selected entries will be presented in an online gallery and forty works will be displayed at the Massey. For more information on submitting workvisit www.crystalbridges. org.

Transforming Tradition: The Pottery of Mata Ortiz, June 11 - August 29, In the 1950s Juan Quezada, a native of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, discovered ceramic fragments from the Casa Grandes culture that thrived 400 years ago, then vanished. Inspired by those clues from the past, Quezada learned the techniques of this lost tradition and revived pottery production in the region, which now produces some of the world’s finest contemporary ceramics. Both contemporary ollas (pots) and the centuriesold ceramics that inspired the revival will be featured in Transforming Tradition, organized by the Field Museum in Chicago.

Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders, September 9 - October 31, Myth meets reality in this exhibition that focuses on the easy riders and their life on the road. In 1968, after four years spent riding with the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club, Danny Lyon published The Bikeriders, a seminal work of modern photojournalism. Organized by art2art, this exhibition features Lyon’s photographs of leather-clad bikers racing, riding and relaxing in cafes, bars and hotel rooms across the United States. Excerpts from Lyon’s interviews will accompany the photographs.

David Hockney: Six Fairy Tales, November 11, 2010 - January 7, 2011, The romance, family conflicts and violence in Grimm’s Fairy Tales received a fresh and unsettling interpretation in David Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales (Petersburg Press, 1970). Golden-haired Rapunzel and Rumpelstilzchen’s straw spun into gold are included in the 39 etchings from Hockney’s book featured in this exhibition, along with scenes from other less familiar tales. Come see how a bubbling pot, a sharp knife and a glass mountain embody the dark magic of the original tales. This exhibition, organized by the Landau Traveling Exhibitions, also sheds light on the woman who shared these stories with the Brothers Grimm.

Exhibitions will be accompanied by educational programming, including gallery talks, interactive programs for children and families, documentary films, lectures, public performances and more. For more information visit www.massey.crystalbridges.org or call 479-418-5700.

Crystal Bridges, which is now under construction in Bentonville, will be a national art institution dedicated to American art and artists and will encompass more than 100,000 square feet of public space, including galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a large auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events and sculpture and walking trails.

Crystal Bridges will house a permanent collection of masterworks of American art that ranges from the colonial era to contemporary work. The museum will also display a changing array of special exhibitions featuring art from museums and collections throughout the region, the nation and abroad.

News, Pages 2 on 01/13/2010