Exhibitions
Upcoming
Fashion Independent :The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor
June 01, 2013 - September 14, 2013
Virginia and Alfred Kennedy, Philip Henry Alston Jr., Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family, Lamar Dodd and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Galleries
Ann Bonfoey Taylor (1910–2007) created a life that personifies what an American woman can be—Olympic skier, championship tennis player, licensed pilot, successful skiwear designer, skilled sportswoman—but above all, she was a style icon.
Pick of the Kiln :The Work of Michael Simon
July 20, 2013 - September 08, 2013
Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha Thompson Dinos Galleries
This exhibition features ceramic works that reveal the progression of Athens artist Michael Simon's work over the course of his career. The objects are Simon's "pick of the kiln": the pieces he chose to keep after every kiln firing.
Exuberance of Meaning :The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great
September 21, 2013 - January 05, 2014
Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha Thompson Dinos Galleries
"Exuberance of Meaning" features 38 works of art and books, most of which Catherine the Great commissioned for her own use or for the courtiers who received them as gifts.
The Crossroads of Memory :Carroll Cloar and the American South
October 05, 2013 - January 05, 2014
Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries
Organized by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and the Arkansas Arts Center, this exhibition features works by Carroll Cloar from major public collections as well as rarely seen pictures still in private hands.
L’objet en mouvement :Early Abstract Film
October 12, 2013 - January 05, 2014
Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery
Presented in conjunction with "Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art," this exhibition comprises a selection of abstract films from the 1920s discussed by essayists in the third issue of Cercle et Carré's journal.
Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art
October 12, 2013 - January 05, 2014
Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries
This exhibition is the first major one devoted to the art and activities of Cercle et Carré (Circle and Square), the artistic group cofounded in 1929 by Pierre Daura (1896–1976), Joaquín Torres-García (1874–1949) and Michel Seuphor (1901–1999).
The Material of Culture :Renaissance Medals and Textiles from the Ulrich A. Middeldorf Collection
October 26, 2013 - January 12, 2014
Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II
This exhibition presents an historical overview of Ulrich A. Middeldorf's career as an art historian, teacher and curator.
Art Interrupted :Advancing American Art and the Politics of Cultural Diplomacy
January 25, 2014 - April 20, 2014
Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries
In 1946, amid a “Cold War” conflict that emerged between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, the Department of State embarked on an innovative program of cultural diplomacy. At the heart of this initiative was a project known as Advancing American Art.