On the occasion of Halloween, what better works of art to highlight than two fearsome tomb guardians from the the Museum's Asian art holdings. These Chinese tomb guardians from the Tang dynasty (618-907) are shown subduing animal-demons underfoot. Relics from one of the golden eras of Chinese art and culture, the fierce figures served as sentinels capable of protecting the deceased from evil spirits. Discover these and many more treasures of Asian art on the Museum's lower level.

 

 

A new acquisition, an important work by New Jersey-based artist Polly Apfelbaum, has recently gone on view for a limited time in the Museum's Marquand Mather Court gallery. Placed prominently on the gallery floor, Bubbles comprises hundreds of diamond-shaped pieces of synthetic velvet assembled in the form of a circle. The work takes its name from one of the Powerpuff Girls, a group of cartoon superheros who manage to be cute and powerful all at once; their fusion between "sweetness" and "strength" is a fragile one, says the artist. "There is something just a little perilous about the combination as everything works just on the edge of chaos." 

 

Drawing inspiration from the Museum's outstanding collection of Abstract Expressionist art and Truman Capote's legendary 1966 "Party of the Century," the Princeton University Art Museum invites you to an elegant Black and White Ball on Saturday, February 6, 2010. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails at the Art Museum, followed by dinner and dancing at 8 p.m. at Prospect House, featuring the sounds of the Alex Donner Orchestra. Presented by the Friends of the Museum, proceeds from the Gala provide essential support for the Museum's educational and outreach programs.