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This exhibition contains more than 40 pieces of Pueblo Indian pottery are now on view dating from the late 19th century to the present time. The pottery is placed within historical context to demonstrate how certain factors brought about stylistic change and innovation. The installation highlights how the majority of distinctive Pueblo ceramic traditions have evolved gradually over time although c...

The exhibition consisting of four large-scale compositions, printed on transparencies and displayed on light boxes mounted in four ground-floor windows, Yellow emits a gentle incandescent light that celebrates MAM’s intimate character, calling to mind a candlelit domestic space and animating the building’s façade. Each of the four compositions, which seen up close resembles an abstract painting, c...

Apr 30, 2012 - Dec 31, 2016 - The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union, donated to the Zimmerli in 1991, underwent an extensive reinstallation in spring 2012. The refurbishment continues the Zimmerli's commitment to preserving the artworks in its trust, one of the cornerstones of the museum's strategic plan, and presenting these groundbreaking artworks that ...

In this exhibit the two- and three-dimensional hybrids of Jesús Rafael Soto and John Goodyear demonstrate the visual dynamics of Op Art. Both artists use solid, but essentially linear, elements moving in front of painted geometric patterns to create eye-teasing optical illusions. Perhaps the most extreme technique for sculptural composition on view here involves the use of chance. Jean Arp was a m...

The exhibit in this gallery exemplify the many media and subjects Segal used over his lifetime. Old Testament Moon represents the earliest years of his career, when he produced expressionist figurative paintings. The remarkable seven-part Pregnancy Series, Segal’s only foray into serial sculptural imagery, records the external changes of a woman’s torso over time as it reflects the internal develo...

This exhibition has several of the museum's signature works, including two important Italian Renaissance paintings, 36 sculptural caricatures comprising Honoré Daumier's Celebrities of the Juste Milieu, and a puppet theater were cleaned and conserved for the new installation. One section of the galleries features changing selections from the collection, primarily from the museum's holdings of nine...