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variation quilt, 1970s, Corduroy fabric The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund and gift

October 7, 2017 – June 24, 2018 | Target Wing | Free Exhibition It’s an art nearly as old as civilization itself. Since the Neolithic era, artisans in East Asia have coated bowls, cups, boxes, baskets, and other utilitarian objects with a natural polymer distilled from the sap of the rhus verniciflua, known as the lacquer tree
on foam polystyrene 37 3/4 × 43 5/16 × 74 13/16 in. (95.89 × 110.01 × 190.02 cm) Gift

April 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024 | Bell Family Decorative Arts Court | Free Exhibition A colossal puppy, an abandoned tricycle, an unnaturally manicured lawn: are these the markers of a suburban idyll—or signs of something more complicated, even subversive? The artists gathered here question symbols of domestic perfection by rendering them unnerving, strange, or potentially menacing. By disrupting our associations with everyday objects, these artists encourage us to examine the society that produces and upholds them.
Gift of Steven Lang, 2023.86.

August 24, 2019 – January 19, 2020 | Cargill Gallery | Free Exhibition This exhibition is a survey of Mia’s contemporary art collection that also explores how art museums shape historical narratives and why artists create works about history. The exhibition, which includes artists’ quotes and video interviews, urges the viewer to consider this line of investigation as they view other collections at the museum.
born 1939 Mississippi Delta (detail), 2005–6 Triptych, colored pencil on mylar Gift

February 24, 2024 – August 25, 2024 | Gallery 369, 373, 374 | Free Exhibition This exhibition examines the closely related techniques of collage, assemblage, photomontage, and found object sculpture. The diverse selection of artworks, drawn from Mia’s collection and local private collections, are by leading national and international artists and showcase the recent resurgence of interest over the past several decades in these art forms
Harmony Hammond (American, born 1944), Lesbian Dreams, linoleum, adhesive on panel, Gift

August 21, 2021 – June 5, 2022 | Gallery 353 | Free Exhibition The tradition of English watercolor began in the 1700s. It started with a topographical bent, but quickly evolved into a poetic world steeped in beauty, the wonder of nature, and often a search for a romantic past
John Blair Scottish, 1850 – 1934 Ben Venue and the Trossachs, c. 1880 Watercolor Gift

beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and life insurance to charitable gift

February 15, 2020 – February 7, 2021 | Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (Gallery 281) | Free Exhibition What sparks the artist’s imagination? Helena Hernmarck often finds inspiration in the stuff of everyday life: a letter, admission tickets, paper money, even dry cleaner tags. She contemplates these humble items, scales them up, and weaves them into large tapestries that display her virtuosic skills in photorealism
Hernmarck, American (born Sweden), born 1941, Envelope from Sweden, 1992, wool, Gift

March 25, 2023 – August 6, 2023 | Cargill Gallery | Free Exhibition Reading and writing were popular pastimes in early modern Japan. From the 1600s to the 1800s, the printing industry developed rapidly, making printed materials available to readers in urban and rural areas alike
content Ogawa Haritsu, Frogs in Writing Contest, c. 1738, ink and color on paper, gift

July 27, 2024 – March 2, 2025 | Gallery 275 | Free Exhibition Art from Latin America and the Caribbean has been collected by Mia since the 1940s, particularly in the form of ceramics, objects in gold, and textiles produced by artmakers of the ancient civilizations that populated Central and South America. The collection has significantly increased over the years largely because of donations and purchases of works by historical and contemporary artists
content Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899 – 1991), The Family, 1936, oil on canvas, Gift