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Boyd GallerySelected Works
The Family Evening, ca. 1924, oil on canvas by Marguerite Zorach. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art, Gift of Dahlov Ipcar and Tessim Zorach, 1979.77
Untitled, ca. 1951, oil on paper, mounted on wood panel by Roberto Sebastián Matta. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art, Bequest of William H. Alexander, in memory of his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. William Homer Alexander, 2003.11.54
Going Home (Suzhou), 1986, oil on canvas by Chen Yifei. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art, Gift of Irving Isaacson in memory of Judith Magyar Isaacson, 2018.9
Untitled (8126), 2015, pigmented ink on found ledger paper by Francis Yellow. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art, Museum Purchase, Barbara Cooney Porter Fund, 2017.20
About
Currents: Art Since 1875 tells new stories, asks provocative questions, and challenges assumptions about the human experience through works of twentieth and twenty-first century art. Deliberately global in scope, the exhibition draws from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art’s rich collection to explore three broad themes. In “Labor and Bodies,” visitors will encounter works of art that reference how changing notions of work and rest intersect with race, gender, and class. In “Migration and Environment,” the selected artworks demonstrate how the dynamic movement of people, ideas, and goods around the world have simultaneously enriched cross-cultural knowledge, inspired artistic production, and led to ecological degradation and genocide. Finally, “Inspiration and Appropriation” examines the intricate social and intellectual networks through which artists exchanged ideas, prompting visitors to consider the often-blurry distinction between inspiration, appreciation, and appropriation.
Support for the exhibition is provided by the Shapell Family Art Fund, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ.
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