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In the Library: Time/Travel through Artists’ Books
Closed September 17, 2021

Time/Travel is a selection of artists’ books, all by women artists, that explores universal themes through an eclectic selection from the past 50 years. This exhibition is open in the East Building, Ground Floor, Study Center on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

American Surreal: Arshile Gorky and Nathan Lerner
Closed February 19, 2020

The painter Arshile Gorky (1904–1948) and the photographer Nathan Lerner (1913–1997) worked in different cities and probably never met. Yet they were united by the influence of surrealism, an artistic movement that started in France in the 1920s and sought to channel the powers of the unconscious mind into art.

The image shows twisted metal wires and a simulated eyeball on a rough terrain of gritty earth and jagged rocks. It is presented in black and white, with a grayscale color palette. The eyeball is partially buried in the soil towards the right side, while the metal wires stretch diagonally from the top left to the bottom right, casting shadows on the ground. Rocks of different sizes and textures are scattered unevenly over the surface.
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Gods Saints and Heroes

Download a PDF of the 1980 exhibition catalog Gods, Saints, and Heroes: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt.

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