The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present Exposed: Eadweard Muybridge and the Study of Motion.  On view May 3 through August 3, 2014, this exhibition features 23 iconic Muybridge studies of horses and zoo animals, men engaged in various athletic pursuits, and women in domestic activities.

Credited as the “father of the motion picture,” Eadweard Muybridge pioneered the study of human and animal motion in time-lapse photography that documented the dynamics of ordinary, everyday movement.  Under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, Muybridge produced over 100,000 photographs, publishing 20,000 of them in his eleven-volume Animal Locomotion (1887).  His work caused a sensation in artistic and scientific circles, helping spur the development of modern art and contributing to the science of biomechanics.  

Also opening on May 3 is Rhythm & Repetition in 20th-Century Art.  On view through August 10, 2014, Rhythm & Repetition focuses on artists who use repeated shapes depicting natural, man-made, or abstract forms as a method to organize their compositions.