Past Exhibitions: 2012
September 29, 2012 - December 16, 2012
Cosmologies
Cosmologies considers just a few of the many ways in which artists can explore the universe’s origins, fate, meaning and physical laws. By studying the universe, from the smallest pieces of matter to the totality of time and space, these artists attempt to better understand not only its scientific functioning but also humanity’s ultimate purpose in it.
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September 1, 2012 - December 12, 2012
Teaching with Art: Looking at Sculpture
Eugene J. Johnson, Amos Lawrence Professor of Art, organized this exhibition to support his fall course, Art History 101, “Aspects of Western Art.” This course is the first half of the year-long introduction to art history, focusing on European and North American sculpture and architecture.
September 15, 2012 - December 9, 2012
Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid
Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid is the first exhibition to focus on the centrality of the grid in LeWitt’s art. The exhibition focuses on LeWitt’s use of the grid as a generative matrix for his artistic production over the span of nearly five decades, from 1960 until his death in 2007.
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August 18, 2012 - November 25, 2012
Laylah Ali: The Greenheads Series
Created between 1996 and 2005, Laylah Ali’s Greenheads chronicle the development of her dramatis personae—thin, round-headed two-dimensional beings of indeterminate sex and race—who anticipate, respond to, or enact unseen power struggles.
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June 30, 2012 - October 21, 2012
Power Runs in Many Channels: Diversity in Nigerian Art
“Power Runs in Many Channels” is an Igbo proverb that means that everything has its own individual essence, a power that deserves recognition. Invoking the concept of dynamic variety, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of cultural and artistic production in traditional African art from Nigeria.
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March 10, 2012 - September 16, 2012
Museum Models: Students Take On Celebrated Architects
Highlighting the innovative curriculum of Ann McCallum’s architectural design courses, this exhibition features models of museums that students have created in the styles of renowned architects.
February 25, 2012 - August 6, 2012
Teaching with Art: Life and Death in Ancient Rome
Benjamin Rubin, Assistant Professor of Classics, has worked closely with the museum’s collection of antiquities to create this exhibition. Focusing on ancient Rome, he grouped objects thematically: jewelry, coins, sculpture, household objects, military accoutrements, and grave goods.
February 4, 2012 - July 29, 2012
Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987
Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987 will be the first retrospective to present the wide-ranging work of the Chicano performance and conceptual art group Asco.
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May 11, 2012 - June 3, 2012
Jean Pool: Senior Studio Art Exhibition
The Class of 2012 has worked in a wide array of media and is notable for their varied aesthetic approaches to art making. The work draws inspiration from diverse sources and explores far ranging issues.
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January 14, 2012 - April 22, 2012
African Americans and the American Scene, 1929–1945
African Americans and the American Scene, 1929—1945 explores the role of African Americans in the visual and performing arts during the Great Depression.
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September 24, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Teaching with Art: The Art and Archaeology of Maya Civilization
Professor Antonia Foias, an authority in Maya ceramics, selected eight objects from the museum’s collection as exemplars for study. She grouped the objects thematically based on their original use—architectural decoration, incense burners, pots, and musical instruments.