Gifts of the Ebb Tide: The Sea in Japanese Prints
Jun 8–Sep 1, 2013
The sea is pervasive in the imagery of Japan—after all, it is an island nation. Kitagawa Utamaro’s Gifts of the Ebb Tide, also called The Shell Book, […]
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
Aug 13–Nov 24, 2013
Exhibition Overview In 1977, Romare Bearden created a series of collages and watercolors based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s Odyssey series […]
Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form
Sep 14–Dec 1, 2013
Exhibition Overview Since the fourteenth century, women in the Mithila region of Bihar, India, have practiced a distinctive traditional form of domestic wall painting. In […]
Karen LaMonte: Material and Light
Dec 13, 2013–Jan 12, 2014
Three sculptures by Karen LaMonte on view are tours-de-force of material and light that reflect rich cultural meanings and illuminate human experience. Three recently acquired […]
Ikeda Manabu and Tenmyouya Hisashi
Dec 13, 2013–Feb 16, 2014
This exhibition features the art of two contemporary Japanese artists and introduces a new work by each into the museum’s permanent collection. Ikeda Manabu has […]
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
Feb 7–Apr 27, 2014
Exhibition Overview Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3 explores the work of contemporary artists of indigenous origin working in both traditional and new media, acknowledging their […]
Marginalia in cARTography
Feb 28–May 18, 2014
Exhibition Overview This exhibition explores the visual discourse between marginal artistic images and the maps where they appear, as this marginalia sheds light on the […]
“You know she’s a little bit dangerous”
Apr 26–Jun 8, 2014
Sandra Erbacher is the winner of the 2014 Chazen Museum Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student. Erbacher’s collages, sculptures and installations employ commonplace industrial materials, […]
“I knew him.” Jim Dine Skulls, 1982–2000
May 16–Aug 17, 2014
Jim Dine is one of the most recognizable and prolific of American artists. His work is characterized by the invention, repetition, and reinvention of now-familiar […]
A Passion for Photography: The John W. and Carol L.H. Green Collection
May 30–Aug 17, 2014
These black-and-white images, most from the first half of the twentieth century, are remarkable in that they document and record the cultural milieu of the […]