Things have kicked up a gear in preparation for State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now. Our curatorial team is working on the exhibition catalog. The preparators and registrars are piecing together the complex shipment and installation schedule for the more-than 100 works of art that will soon begin arriving from all around the
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SEP 13 2014 – JAN 19 2015
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The Journey
The ultimate road trip, to a thousand destinations, for one unforgettable exhibition. In 2013, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s curatorial team hit the road to investigate what’s happening in American art today. Over the course of a year, the team logged more than 100,000 miles, crisscrossing the United States to visit nearly 1,000 artists.
Traveling to communities large and small, the Museum sought to discover artists whose work has not yet been fully recognized on a national level. On their travels, museum curators conducted hundreds of hours of one-on-one conversations with artists in their studios.
The Exhibition
The result of this unprecedented journey is a one-of-a-kind exhibition that draws from every region of the US, offering an unusually diverse look at American art. State of the Art brings together the artwork of more than 100 artists, ranging from works on canvas and paper to photography and video to installation and performance art, and more. The exhibition examines the ways in which today’s artists are informed by the past, innovating with materials old and new, and engaging deeply with issues relevant to our times.
Complimentary admission; no tickets or reservations required.
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While Crystal Bridges’ upcoming exhibition Even before the doors open for the general public to view this contemporary American art exhibition on September 13, guests will already have noticed changes in the Museum galleries. Works for State of the Art will be installed not only in the temporary exhibition galleries, but also outdoors, in the
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In selecting artists for State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Why did you prefer to visit artists in their studios? We wanted to get a sense of the artists’ process, as well as to have an opportunity to view works in progress, or works that might not have been exhibited. Very soon, however,
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