Past Exhibitions: 2011
April 7, 2011 - December 4, 2011
The Gallery of Crossed Destinies
In The Gallery of Crossed Destinies it is the people and perspectives—not the artworks—that change.
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April 7, 2011 - November 27, 2011
The Medium and the Message
The Medium and the Message shifts the conversation to the meanings art takes and the role that culture and history play in shaping those meanings.
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November 20, 2010 - November 13, 2011
Who Can Dance?
Who Can Dance? focuses on West and Central African art from the museum’s collection to explore the ways that gender ideals are expressed in traditional African masquerade performances.
June 11, 2011 - October 2, 2011
Masters of the Modern: The Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961
Fifty years in the making, the Plonsker collection of modernist prints covers masters from Francisco Jos
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March 12, 2011 - September 5, 2011
Labeltalk 2011: Art of the Ancient World
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is pleased to present Labeltalk 2011: Art of the Ancient World. Labeltalk is an ongoing exhibition series that celebrates the rich teaching potential of art across the disciplines. Each exhibition presents artwork from the collection along with a publication that includes written responses by Williams faculty from different departments. The emphasis on multiple perspectives on art is an important part of WCMA’s philosophy as a teaching museum.
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May 13, 2011 - September 4, 2011
Artist’s Project: Jesse Aron Green
Jesse Aron Green, on campus for this academic year as the Arthur Levitt, Jr. ’52 Artist-in-Residence in Art, has been commissioned to create a work of art in response to the question: How does an artist respond to the space of the museum?
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July 28, 2011 - August 21, 2011
Carrie Mae Weems ‘Slow Fade to Black’
An exhibition co-presented by The Williams College Museum of Art and Downstreet Art at the Legacy Gallery, 28 Holden St., North Adams, MA. For this exhibition, Weems takes a critical look at historical drama staging, presenting several interlocking narrative works that play across the historical divide. The show will consist of two new video projections and rarely seen photographs from still photographs, paintings and video projections, with sound designed with the assistance of composer Gregory Wanamaker.
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February 26, 2011 - April 24, 2011
Recent Work: Aida Laleian and Steve Levin
This exhibition celebrates the recent work of two studio art faculty members Aida Laleian and Steve Levin.