Exhibitions
IN THE MOMENT: ART FROM THE 1950S TO NOW
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art / 1934 Poplar Ave. May 20, 2023 - December 31, 2036
Contemporary art can capture the political and cultural essence of our time while contemplating and transcending our everyday realities. As time passes, this art connects us with the defining spirit of an era, becoming a visual record of a moment. Comprised of paintings, sculpture, and photography from the museum’s permanent collection and Memphis private collections, this exhibition encourages reflection on shifts in art over the past seventy years. What happens when art that was once contemporary becomes historical? How have the questions and issues that have preoccupied artists in the past morphed and potentially found new meaning over time?
image: Rashid Johnson, Seascape Milestones, 2022, oil on linen, 95" × 122", from the collection of Pitt and Barbara Hyde
About Memphis Brooks Museum of Art:
Located at 1934 Poplar Avenue in historic Overton Park, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is one of the leading art museums in the American South. Over 10,000 works make up Memphis’ art collection at the museum, including ancient works from Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Americas; Renaissance masterpieces from Italy; English portraiture; American painting and decorative arts; contemporary art; and African Diasporic art. In 2026, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will open its new home and become Memphis Art Museum: a state-of-the-art, 122,000-square-foot facility at the heart of downtown Memphis. For more information on the current programming and future plans for Memphis’ art museum, call 901-544-6200 or visit brooksmuseum.org.
Press Contact: Kelly Helton, kelly.helton@brooksmuseum.org, 901-590-6935
