Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern is the just-opened summer exhibition at the Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown, Mass. Clark’s big summer show, which premieres between Memorial Day and mid June, truly starts the Berkshire art season. Mass MoCA, Tanglewood, the Jacob’s Pillow dance company, Hancock Shaker Village, and the county’s theater festivals follow with programmatic gems planned during the months when the Berkshires are buried in snow, not to mention up to the ankles in mud in March and April.
It’s a beautiful show and perfect for the Clark. The Clark’s Rodin collection is small, but it owns, of course, a superb collection of Impressionist paintings. Through a nice Rodin show, the museum pushes its boundaries. Like all Clark shows, the arrangement of art is pitch-perfect and goes from high point to high point.
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