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8 WHAT'S UP! JULY 3-9, 2022 FAQ 'Let's Talk: Art of the West' WHEN — Through Sept. 12 WHERE — Early American Gallery at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art COST — Free INFO — crystalbridges.org FYI At The Momentary Two exhibitions at The Momentary, a sister art space to Crystal Bridges also located in Bentonville, add to the conversation taking place in "Let's Talk: Art of the West," points out spokeswoman Angel Horne. "Let Earth Breathe," a solo exhibition by Esteban Cabeza de Baca on show in the Momentary's Lobby Gallery, "interrogates the American landscape tradition by deconstructing its linear, colonial narratives with original works of painting, sculpture, and outdoor, site-specific installations conceived as collaborations with nature. Utilizing indoor and outdoor spaces at the Momentary, Cabeza de Baca explores our relationship with the environment, the present climate crisis, and our own national history." "Let Earth Breathe" remains on show through Sept. 25. Admission is free. Also showing through Sept. 25, "A Divided Landscape" lets seven contemporary artists "confront the historical and cultural narratives of the American West. Through paintings, drawings, sculpture, and mixed-media instal- lations, this sweeping exhibition's … themes encompass ideas of wilderness and indigeneity, interactions between humans and animals, and humans' conquest of nature. "'A Divided Landscape' includes original work from Matthew Barney, Andrea Carlson, Nicholas Galanin, Brian Jungen, Lucy Raven, Xaviera Simmons, and Kara Walker, as well as historical drawings and paintings from the collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, George Catlin, Jasper Francis Cropsey, and others that speak to the preservation of the dominant frontier narra- tive." Admission is free. INFO — themomentary.org Beyond Picture Postcards Crystal Bridges delves into art of American West BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette L et's Talk: Art of the West," which remains open through Sept. 12 in the Early American Gallery at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, features six paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries — five on loan from the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla., and one painting by Frederic Remington from the Crystal Bridges collection. Mindy Besaw, director of research, fellowships and university partnerships and curator, American art; Rachel Lindsey, research and evaluation specialist; and Larissa Randall, curatorial associate, American art, collaboratively answered these six questions about the exhibit and its interactive aspects for What's Up! Q. How was this exhibit conceived? Obviously with the Gilcrease closed to build a new building, the timing is perfect. A. We are so grateful to the Gilcrease Museum for loaning these paintings as well as a few other key works by Albert Bierstadt and Willard Stone for our collection galleries. Their willingness to lend as well as let us experiment with interpreting their collection is beyond generous, and we are so excited for their museum to reopen in 2025. This show is designed to test interpretive strategies and serve as a site for gathering guest feedback. Having these artworks at Crystal Bridges for such an extended period provides a Frederic Remington (1861 - 1909) painted "Cowpuncher's Lullaby," a 1906 oil on canvas (30 x 21 in.; 76.2 x 53.3 cm; framed: 42 x 31 x 2 1/2 in.; 106.7 x 78.7 x 6.4 cm) is part of the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Curators hope showing it in the current exhibition will "emphasize the artistic skill of the painting, and also convey that these paintings are artistic representations rather than historical records. It is important to understand how nostalgia — and expectations of an eastern audience — shaped Remington's art." (Courtesy Photo/CBM) COVER STORY