Exhibitions

STATE OF THE ART: DISCOVERING AMERICAN ART NOW

Frist Art Museum / 919 Broadway May 26, 2017 - September 10, 2017

State of the Art celebrates the quality and diversity of contemporary art created throughout the United States, both in major art centers and smaller cities and communities across the country. The exhibition debuted at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2014 after the museum’s curatorial team traveled more than 100,000 miles, crisscrossing the United States to visit nearly 1,000 artists. This exhibition features 45 artists, including John Douglas Powers from Tennessee. Working in mediums ranging from paint and canvas to video, these artists provide a view from the ground of a wide range of subjects of importance to the people of this country: the impact of history on identity, challenges relating to race and immigration, the importance of family and community, and the protection of the natural environment.

This exhibition was organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Image credit:
John Douglas Powers (b. 1978). Ialu, 2011. Wood, steel, plastic, electric motor, and video projection, 57 x 80 x 108 in., Collection of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo: courtesy of the artist