Exhibitions
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William Villalongo: Myths and Migrations presents almost 20 years of artmaking by William Villalongo, including figural and narrative paintings, works on paper, and sculpture that incorporate flocking, cut paper, and collage. His practice is informed by research in the natural and social sciences, mythologies and folklore, popular culture imagery, and the history of art — particularly African objects and their appropriation in Euro-American art movements — exploring invisibility and revelation of Black presence against the backdrop of race. Bodies, objects, and interstitial spaces in Villalongo’s work help navigate ideas about seeing and being seen, while also connecting contemporary concepts of presence and erasure with their antecedents through time and across cultures.
On view September 13 – December 20, 2024
What can art offer in difficult times? In this exhibition, artists respond to historical moments when uncertainty prevails and social connections fray. In many artworks on view, artists imagine a better world, encouraging viewers to find silver linings. Others meeting challenging times with challenging content. Better Days is organized around the following themes, which invite multiple, intersecting interpretations: gather, recall, repair, and witness.
On view August 20–October 26, 2024
Reopening February 2025
Friendships between artists inspire creativity, spur collaborations, and engender networks of support. With artwork from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥AM’s collection, Hello, Friend centers friendships between artists who lived and worked in shared creative circles in the mid-late 1900s.
Hello, Friend also has a double meaning as many of the artworks on view have not been exhibited in ten or more years. This exhibition is an opportunity to see old favorites and encounter collection works for the first time.Ìý
On view mid-January–June, 2025.
Hello, Friend: Staff favorites goes behind the scenes with artwork selected by ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥AM staff. When working at a museum, staff encounter art every day during class visits, in storage, and on the walls. For our Staff Favorites exhibition, staff chose some of their favorite artwork and provided interpretive texts.
Mid-January–March, 2025
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