Weldon Kees addressing a Forum 49 group Provincetown, MA, Summer 1949 - Courtesy of Provincetown Art Association and Museum
FORUM 24
Remembering Forum 49:
The 75th Anniversary
Sponsored by the Provincetown Art Gallery Association
Cid Bolduc / Grace Hopkins Co-Chairs
Forum 24 celebrates the 75th anniversary of the seminal Forum 49 presentation of emerging modern art - an event that changed the history of art in Provincetown and worldwide.
The Provincetown Art Gallery Association will mark the occasion with a summer of events designed to honor the original Forum and illuminate the connections between modern art and the cultural changes and artistic changes that still resonate in the world today.
FORUM 24 EVENTS
Exhibition: Remembering Forum 49: Works from the PAAM Collection Curated by Grace Hopkins
This exhibition will include works from PAAM’s permanent collection by artists who were featured in the original Forum 49, such as Adolph Gottlieb, Alexander Calder, and Morris Davidson, as well as many works created by artists in Provincetown in 1949.
Panel Discussion: Revisiting ‘Directions in 20th Century Architecture’ - Peter McMahon
A conversation with images, preceded by an afternoon tour of the Kugel/Gips, Weidlinger and Breuer houses.
Event: Modern House Tour of Kugel/Gips, Weidlinger and Breuer Houses - Cape Cod Modern Trust
An afternoon tour of the Kugel/Gips, Weidlinger and Breuer houses.
Panel Discussion: Art & Endangered Nature - In Dunes, Ocean Waves, Wild Creatures, and Us
Graphics, Poetry, Prose, and a Musical Symphonic Representation of the Graceful Movements of Endangered Whales.
Organizer: Zyg Plater
Surrealist Film Shorts: Beginnings - Screening and Discussion with Howard Karren
Un Chien Andalou (1929), “An Andalusian Dog,” directed by Luís Buñuel, written by Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, B&W, 16 min.
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), directed by and starring Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, written by Deren, B&W, 14 min.
Panel Discussion: Mike Carroll - What is an Artist?
A nod to the program opener for Forum 49 was a discussion “What is an artist?” lead by George Biddle, Hans Hofmann, Adolph Gottlieb, and Serge Chermayeff.
Play Reading: A Part of The Noise By Carl Kline Directed by Lynda Sturner
Written by Franz Kline’s nephew, this play explores Kline’s foray into color painting and clashes with his gallery and the press.
Starring: Billy Hough
Venue: Provincetown Theater
Screening and Discussion: Surrealist Film Shorts: Howard Karren - Beyond
Le Chant du Styrène (1958), “The Song of Styrene,” directed by Alain Resnais, written by Raymond Queneau, color, 13 min.
Cremaster 3: The Order (2002), written, directed and starring Matthew Barney, color, 31 min.
Presenter: Howard Karren
Venue: Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Reading and Panel: The Lost Edge of Bohemia
Reading and Panel: The Lost Edge of Bohemia - Kathe Izzo, Eileen Myles, Sal Randolph, Nick Flynn, Mackenzie, Pat Kearns and Guests
Moderator: Kathe Izzo
Venue: Wilde Room, Gifford House
Performance: Lee and Tennessee Directed by David Kaplan
Directed by David Kaplan in partnership with Forum 24, FAWC and Berta Walker Gallery.
A visual and literary performance melds the collage making of Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, played by Laura Shabott, with a collage of writings by Tennessee Williams read by invited actors.
Venue: Fine Arts Work Center
Ryan Landry Panel Discussion: Everyone’s Forum
Ryan Landry Panel Discussion: Everyone’s Forum
FORUM 24 in the News
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF PROVINCETOWN”S FORUM 49
The Provincetown Independent
by Pat Kearns, April 24, 2024