CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of
America today announced the global expansion of 'Masterpiece
Moment' – a video series that showcases works of art in the
collections of the company's museum partners. The program launched
in 2021 to help connect individuals to arts and culture in today's
digital environment. The program, which featured only U.S.-based
cultural institutions, will expand this year to include partners in
England, France, Italy, Mexico
and Japan.
Every other Monday, Bank of America premieres a 5-7 minute video
on its Masterpiece Moment website and a dedicated YouTube playlist.
Each video features a museum director who shares details about a
masterpiece within their institution's collection, while providing
new insights so viewers can experience and appreciate the art. The
videos feature works of art from a diverse range of cultural
traditions, perspectives, and media.
"We believe that working with museum partners from across the
globe to help them deliver programming that is accessible and
enriching for everyone is a powerful way to continue fostering
greater cultural understanding," said Brian
Siegel, arts and culture program manager for Bank of
America. "This year, in response to feedback from viewers and art
enthusiasts, we are expanding this offering, to demonstrate our
support for arts and culture around the world."
Bank of America's first Masterpiece Moment in 2022 features
The Lewis Chesspieces and is hosted by Hartwig Fischer, Director of the British Museum
in London. Additional partners
that will be highlighted include the Louvre in Paris, The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the High Museum of Art in
Atlanta, Crystal Bridges Museum of
American Art in Arkansas and the
Uffizi Gallery in Florence, among
others. By the end of the year, 50 videos will have been created
for the bank's Masterpiece Moment series.
"I am delighted that the British Museum will present the first
international Masterpiece Moment in partnership with Bank of
America.," said Hartwig Fischer,
Director, the British Museum. "This production continues a long
relationship between the British Museum and Bank of America, to
bring our collection to audiences across the globe. The Lewis
Chesspieces are some of the finest and intriguingly decorated
objects in our collection. This video showcases the
Chesspieces and tells their story, from their discovery to
their display in the Museum today."
2021 Masterpiece Moment features included:
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Angeles – 150 Portrait Tone by Mark Bradford
- The Studio Museum in Harlem,
New York City – Trane by
William T. Williams
- The Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit – Detroit Industry Murals by
Diego Rivera
- Hirshhorn Museum, Washington,
D.C. – Pumpkin by Yayoi
Kusama
- Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh – Low Water by Joan Mitchell
- The Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago – A Sunday Afternoon on
the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
- Heard Museum, Phoenix –
Earth Song by Allan
Houser
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo. – Saint John the Baptist in the
Wilderness by
Caravaggio
- Seattle Art Museum, Seattle –
Five Beautiful Women by Katsushika Hokusai
- Denver Art Museum, Denver –
Bodhisattva of Compassion Seated in Royal Ease by
Unknown
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York – The Damascus Room
- Pérez Art Museum, Miami –
Protractor, Variation I by Frank
Stella
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia – Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) by
Thomas Eakins and Half-Past Three
(The Poet) by Marc Chagall
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston – Self-Portrait, Age 23 by
Rembrandt
- The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture,
Charlotte, N.C. – Folding
Sheets by Jonathan Green
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Untitled (Fireplace Mural) by
Fernand Leger
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco – HOWL, eon (I, II) by
Julie Mehretu
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo, N.Y. – Self-Portrait
with Monkey, 1938 by Frida
Kahlo
- The San Diego Museum of Art, San
Diego – The Somnambulist by Rufino Tamayo
- Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas –
Cathedral by Jackson
Pollock
- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland – La Vie by Pablo Picasso
- National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. – Creation Story by
Harry Fonseca
- Rhode Island School of Design
Museum, Providence, R.I. – The
Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García
Caturla) by Wifredo
Lam
- Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore – Snowstorm, Madison
Square by Childe Hassam
Bank of America Arts and
Culture
Masterpiece Moment is a key demonstration of Bank of America's
global support for arts and culture, and part of the company's
environmental, social and governance commitment. Through programs
like Masterpiece Moment, the Bank of America Art Conservation
Project and Museums on Us®, loaning exhibitions through the Art in
Our Communities program, and sponsoring exhibitions and grants, we
support a wide range of both local and world-renowned arts
institutions. Our programs are designed to have a positive
impact on economies and societies throughout the world, and shine a
light on diverse cultural traditions. Through steadfast and
strategic support, we have become one of the world's leading
corporate supporters of the arts. To learn more about our arts and
culture support and programs, please visit
bankofamerica.com/arts.
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