Halloween Modernist Style at the Museum
FREE Friday Evening at the Museum Celebrating the Fall of Modernism
When: October 30, 2015
Where: St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, Galleries
Time: 5 to 8 PM
Cost: FREE
The vibrancy of Santa Fe’s Modernist community brought an influx of artists like John Sloan, Stuart Davis, and Georgia O’Keeffe. The artists coming to the region pushed images into personal expression. The time was the roaring 1920’s and Halloween parties were all the rage with themes such as “Animals” or “Famous People” with an art deco flare. Halloween in the 1930’s was celebrated more by adults than their children. Costumes were outlandish, and the parties would last all night. Many had lavish parties costing a small fortune.
In celebration of the Fall of Modernism, The New Mexico Museum of Art invites you to party Modernist Style. Come in costume and dance to the music of Big Swing Theory. There will be Tarot card readers and keeping with the spirit of the day, dead artists from the past will make an appearance.
