The Da Vinci Code | New York | Maya Kings | Inventor
On Display Now
by
Jill FergusNew York
The ancient Maya are back in vogue.
Mel Gibson's latest movie,
Apocalypto, focuses on this mysterious civilization, and,
starting June 13, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will
present Treasures of Sacred Maya Kings. Objects on display will
include large-scale relief sculpture in stone, mosaic funerary
masks, ceramic vessels, and objects of carved jade, shell, bone,
and pearl. Through September 10;
www.met.org
Chicago
The Museum of Science and Industry's exhibit Leonardo da Vinci:
Man, Inventor, Genius showcases 60 custom-built wooden models of
his designs and inventions, including flying wings, helicopter
devices, and bridge structures. It also explores questions about da
Vinci (Why did he write from right to left? Did he invent the
bicycle?) and delves into some of the theories detailed in the best
seller
The Da Vinci Code. Through September 4;
www.msichicago.org-
Jill Fergus
London
Visiting the British capital this summer? Then be sure to catch
Kandinsky: The Path to Abstraction 1908-1922 at the Tate Modern.
The exhibition, with more than 50 paintings on display and 30 on
paper, follows the Russian artist's journey from figurative
landscape painter to modernist master. Some of the works showcased
include
Landscape with Factory Chimney, Cossacks, Two Girls,
and
Blue Segment. June 22 to October 1;
www.tate.org.uk/modern
Boston
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