Artwork credit
Joan Mitchell
(cropped) When They Were Gone, 1977
Oil on canvas, 94 x 71 in.
© Estate of Joan Mitchell. Courtesy of the Levett Collection and FAMM
Photo: Fraser Marr.

We are about one month out from the opening of our next exhibition, Abstract Expressionists: The Women. Get ready to sink in and feel the boldness of this collection at full scale.
Mark your calendars for May 16. #WomenArtists

Henri Matisse, Reclining Nude with Budgies, 1929, pen and black in on wove paper, bequest from the Rash Collection 1998.19.4
Emil Nolde German, 1867 ‑ 1956 Landscape No. 1 with Red Cottage, probably after 1927 Watercolor and black ink on Asian paper Purchase, Museum Art Fund 1960.4

Happy Birthday to Vincent Van Gogh. Even though we do not have a Van Gogh in our collection we have two artists who were directly influenced by this beloved Dutch artist.
Henry Matisse and Emil Nolde
Can you see the inspo?

Small Change (L’argent de poche) – Speed Art Museum

THIS WEEKEND at the Speed Cinema!
Rarely seen on the big screen in recent years
New 35 mm print
SMALL CHANGE (L'Argent de poche) by François Truffaut (1976)
50th anniversary!
A collaboration between @speedartmuseum.bsky.social and UofL French Film Festival
www.speedmuseum.org/cinema/small...

Daniel Ridgway Knight, American, 1839-1924, The Roses, about 1898, oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Hattie Bishop Speed 1928.27

Your daily reminder to go touch some grass...or flowers. 🌸

Poster from the 1976 Truffaut festival at the Speed. Designed by Julius Friedman

Still from Truffaut's Small Change (L'Argent de poche)

50 yrs ago, @speedartmuseum.bsky.social hosted a Truffaut Festival with 10 films and critic Vincent Canby as a guest.
To celebrate this anniversary, the Speed and the UofL French Film Festival are teaming up to show Truffaut's Small Change/L'Argent de poche, March 29 at 12:30 pm at the Speed Cinema.

Gio Swaby, Bahamian born 1991, "Where I Know You From 2", 2023, Cotton fabric and thread sewn on muslin, 2023.12

I strive to be this chill 😎

Last night was a wonderful evening at Louisville’s premier black-tie event—great friends, great art, and a beautiful celebration of our city. @speedartmuseum.bsky.social

Woman with a Bracelet

by Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823-1906)

@speedartmuseum.bsky.social

Jan van Os, Dutch, 1744 - 1808, Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, about 1790, Oil on panel, Gift of Mrs. John Harris Clay 1992.13

Everyone deserves a little treat. Here you go.
A big bouquet of flowers with a tiny cat.

Made with acrylic and coffee, its layered tones evoke memory, ritual, and the global Black diaspora—reframing movement, care, and aspiration through personal history.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!
Now on view in Gallery 2: Chase Hall’s Suzie and Scott (Grand Free) (2023). Honoring his mother, a horse trainer, the painting blends autobiography, equestrian symbolism, and material experimentation.

Jean‑Marc Nattier, French, 1685 ‑ 1766, Portrait of Louis Léon de Bouthillier‑Chavigny, Count of Beaujeu, 1745, Oil on canvas, 1966.14

This rat saw his shadow again. yipppee...6 more weeks of winter...

Ya know, tapestries are just really cool. We have 4 on view now in our Satterwhite gallery. Go stare.
PC:
@aleestudios.bsky.social

Every era has its main character. Welcome to the 16th century! "Otherworldly Journeys: The Fantastical Worlds of Bosch and Bruegel" is now open!
@boijmans.nl

This exhibition is supported by Dutch Culture USA, a program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States.

Join KY INBRE for a special screening of “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution” on Oct 23 in Louisville at @speedartmuseum.bsky.social and Lexington at Kentucky Theater and other locations. More details at mailchi.mp/louisville/1...

🎬 Full lineup + tickets at the link in bio!

THE HISTORY OF SOUND — Oct 3–6
YI YI — Oct 10–12
TWO FILMS BY CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN — Oct 12
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — Oct 17–19
PERFECT BLUE — Oct 22
CRACKING THE CODE — Oct 23
FRANKENSTEIN — Oct 24–30
NOUVELLE VAGUE — Oct 31–Nov 2

Coming to Speed Cinema this October! 🎥⁠
A packed month of new 4K restorations, a chilling Kathryn Bigelow thriller, an anime classic, a biotech doc, Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave, and Guillermo del Toro’s latest masterpiece.

#SpeedCinema #SpeedArtMuseum

As YOUNG MR. LINCOLN in John Ford’s 1939 film, Henry Fonda leans back and rests his long booted legs on a barrel.

Alexander Horwath is presenting his outstanding essay film HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT at the Yale Film Archive, the New Plaza in NYC, the NGA in DC, @speedartmuseum.bsky.social, the Siskel in Chicago, and Lightbox in Philadelphia — www.criterion.com/current/post...

It's going to be a wild ride!

Excited to see that Speed Cinema @speedartmuseum.bsky.social is screening a double-bill of Tony Conrad's "The Flicker" (1966) and Marie Losier's "Tony Conrad: DreaMiminalist" (2008) on September 21st! I've never seen the latter, "The Flicker" is a favorite!

www.speedmuseum.org/cinema/the-f...

The summer I went to see Priscilla for the 100th time.
Photo credit: supply lab media

Klara Borter(Swiss, 1888-1948), A Swiss Soldier, 1918, oil on canvas. Gift of Charter Collectors 2018.5

Pouring one out for Ozzy today. RIP to the Prince of Darkness 🤘

Henry Raeburn, Scottish, 1756 - 1823, Mrs. Margaret Mair, 1810, Oil on canvas