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Traveling Exhibitions
Apocalypse Then:
Images of Destruction, Prophecy and Judgement
from Dürer to the Twentieth Century
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For more than two thousand years, apocalyptic writings have revealed visions of
humanity expressed through premonitions and reports of disaster
and redemption. Apocalyptic writings unveil visions of the destiny
of humanity involving oncoming disaster followed by redemption
for the faithful. This exhibition, drawn from the collection
of the Ackland Art Museum and the University's Rare Books library,
presents selected works of art inspired by apocalyptic writing
or thought. Beginning with Dürer's famous series of woodcuts
interpreting The Revelation of Saint John, the exhibition
includes works from the following 500 years. Apocalypse Then
explores images of the apocalypse through the themes of Religion;
Reason and Vision; Realism and Symbolism; Political Prophecy;
Armageddon; and Personal Apocalypse.
Artists featured in the exhibition:
- • William Blake
- • Gustave Courbet
- • Gustave Doré
- • Albrecht Dürer
- • Philipp Galle
- • Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
- • Philip Guston
- • William Hogarth
- • Jasper Johns
- • Rockwell Kent
- • Oskar Kokoschka
- • Edouard Manet
- • Pablo Picasso
- • Odilon Redon
- • Georges Rouault
- • Henri Rousseau
- • Edward Ruscha
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Specifications:
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| Organized by: |
Timothy Riggs, Ph.D., curator of collections
and Jennifer J. Bauer, Ph.D. Curator, Visual Resources Library, Department of Art, UNC - Chapel Hill
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| Number of works: |
Approximately 65.
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| Publications: |
A 32-page catalogue with curatorial essays accompanies the exhibition and includes 21 black and white reproductions.
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| Contact: |
Christine Huber, assistant curator of exhibitions
telephone: (919) 843-3687; email: cjhuber@email.unc.edu
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