1. The MENIL COLLECTION  www.menil.org Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible, on view thru August 18. This exhibit will present a selection of approximately 40 paintings, along with rare works on paper and selected letters by this important but under-recognized artist. The exhibition will also include The Man That Got Away by contemporary … [Read more...]

1. The MENIL COLLECTION www.menil.org Untitled (Structures): Leslie Hewitt in collaboration with Bradford Young, on view thru May 5. This exhibition represents the premiere of a dual-projection film installation by New York-based artist Leslie Hewitt in collaboration with independent filmmaker and experimental cinematographer Bradford Young. … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org The Progress of Love, on view thru March 17. This exhibit explores romantic love, self-love, friendship, familial affect, love of one’s country and other bonds in and around the continent. Though the exhibition is weighted towards art produced specifically about love in Africa, works that might otherwise … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org Claes Oldenburg: Strange Eggs, on view thru February 3, 2013. The Strange Eggs are a remarkable group of collages by American artist Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929). Completed over the course of two years after he moved to New York City from Chicago in 1956, they constitute some of the artist’s earliest known … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org Claes Oldenburg: Strange Eggs, on view thru February 3, 2013. The Strange Eggs are a remarkable group of collages by American artist Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929). Completed over the course of two years after he moved to New York City from Chicago in 1956, they constitute some of the artist’s earliest known … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org Claes Oldenburg: Strange Eggs, on view thru February 3, 2013. The Strange Eggs are a remarkable group of collages by American artist Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929). Completed over the course of two years after he moved to New York City from Chicago in 1956, they constitute some of the artist’s earliest known … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org Claes Oldenburg: Strange Eggs, on view thru February 3, 2013. The Strange Eggs are a remarkable group of collages by American artist Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929). Completed over the course of two years after he moved to New York City from Chicago in 1956, they constitute some of the artist’s earliest known … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org  Claes Oldenburg: Strange Eggs, on view thru February 3, 2013. The Strange Eggs are a remarkable group of collages by American artist Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929). Completed over the course of two years after he moved to New York City from Chicago in 1956, they constitute some of the artist’s earliest … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org  Silence, on view thru October 21. Silence is a powerful force. It can produce profound emotions or conjure startling sensory experiences, and it seems inextricably linked to the passage of time. A prerequisite for contemplative thought, silence has become a scarce commodity in today’s media-saturated … [Read more...]

1. The Menil Collection www.menil.org  Silence, on view thru October 21. Silence is a powerful force. It can produce profound emotions or conjure startling sensory experiences, and it seems inextricably linked to the passage of time. A prerequisite for contemplative thought, silence has become a scarce commodity in today’s media-saturated … [Read more...]