Art in America Guide
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Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour — Frederick Douglass
Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation Lessons of the Hour (2019) interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick […] -
Glenn Kaino: Bridge
Glenn Kaino’s powerful aerial sculpture Bridge is comprised of 200 golden arms hanging from the ceiling of SAAM’s Luce Foundation Center. Each is a casting of the outstretched right arm of Tommie […] -
Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island
Artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen creates multimedia installations that blend fact, memory, myth, and mysticism and use lush imagery to draw out these entanglements. By digging deep into archives and collaborating […] -
David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture
David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s deep engagement with the natural world as source, subject and site for his art. Working in […] -
The 50th: An Anniversary Exhibition
Drawing from across the breadth and depth of the collection, this exhibition marks the Smart Museum of Art’s 50th anniversary and explores what makes and defines a university art museum. […] -
Robert Earl Paige: Give the Drummer Some!
For the Smart’s 50th anniversary, South Side artist Robert Earl Paige creates a multi-part pattern-based installation and sprawling public art project that invites communities into a collective experience of space. […] -
Recent Acquisitions | Frye Art Museum
Recent Acquisitions presents newly acquired artworks by artists with deep connections to the Pacific Northwest. Some artists were born here, others are transplants—all have meaningfully shaped our artistic community. Reflecting the […] -
Boren Banner Series: Natalie Krick
In her new suite of collages, Natalie Krick deconstructs pictures of Marilyn Monroe from Bert Stern’s book The Complete Last Sitting, complicating the voyeuristic viewing imposed on its iconic subject. […] -
Kambui Olujimi: North Star
Kambui Olujimi: North Star is an immersive exhibition that brings together Kambui Olujimi’s multimedia inquiry into the possibilities of weightlessness. Olujimi’s projects re-imagine what is possible through history and everyday […] -
Beta Space: Patty Chang and David Kelley
For the eighth iteration of the Museum’s ongoing series “Beta Space,” multidisciplinary artists Patty Chang and David Kelley will explore the ecological implications of deep-sea mining. Save