Visual Art: Last Chance to See...

Aw, a fancy little exhibition of Edward Hopper's art closes on August 13th, so Charlestonians only have a couple of days left to catch it at the Gibbes Museum of Art.

The show was smaller than the hype or expectation might have suggested, but any kind of Hopper art's not to be sneezed at and it was great to see his take on the quaint Holy City, inviting comparisons with his better-known, later work like "Nighthawks."

Here's what I had to say about the show in the City Paper back in May, when the exhibition was a glowing, newborn thing:


While a roomful of china makes the Main Gallery the most interactive in the Gibbes, the Renaissance Gallery will be the most visited.

That's where Edward Hopper's watercolors have been plunked beside the work of other artists of the period, including his wife Josephine Nivison Hopper. But it's Ed's 12 pieces that people will come to see.

During his three weeks in Charleston, he depicted cabins, houses, rural and coastal landscapes.

Don't go expecting anything similar to his well-known noirish urban art — back in 1929, Hopper's palette was lighter and his composition less rigid. He effortlessly captures the city's intense sunlight and expansive greenery, helping this show live up to its hype.