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 museu...

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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 ...

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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 int...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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In this exihibit - At first, Jae Ko’s monumental paper relief sculpture gently coaxes you into the brightness of the East Gallery.  The composition starts as a trickle then quickly overtakes your height.  You become enveloped by its spell, and your curiosity is engaged. What you perceive is something magical and constantly changing in color, line, and form beyond the white paper of...

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This exhibit is the first thematic exhibition at the Zimmerli to chart the development of hyperrealism and photorealism in the Soviet Union during the late 1970s and 1980s. The works on view illustrate that Soviet Hyperrealism was a complex and multifaceted method that arose and developed in relation to the artists’ regional and creative backgrounds. In addition, the exhibition spotlights w...

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The wall reliefs featured in this exhibition are drawn from a period of Lobe’s activity that spans over two decades.  They stack upwards into the space, some cliff-like, some shelf-like from which some mythical forest “pan” might peer down at us.  The wall reliefs combining rock and trees are often done in one sheet of metal to simplify and convey the idea of the created landscape. Includ...

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The museum is presenting these groundbreaking artworks that document a key period in the twentieth century. The prospect of seeing more parts of the Dodge Collection, as the Zimmerli periodically reinstalls the two floors of these generous galleries, ought to excite anyone interesting in appreciating the meaningful ways in which history and art can clash. The museum is closed Mondays, major holid...

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