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Introduction

Recent Acquisitions

Contemporary Works on Paper
June 20 - September 7, 1997

Since the 1980s, the contemporary art world has experienced such a proliferation of movements that it is impossible to associate one, or even two, stylistic trends with the recent era. Far from following a dominant mode, contemporary artists have been pursuing a single credo, that of being true to their own individuality and expressive need.

The exhibition in these galleries highlights recently acquired contemporary art on paper in diverse working methods, perspectives, and styles. Through both abstract and figurative means, the artists comment on the external world, as well as on their own inner lives. Many of the pieces are about creating a place for the individual within society, whether through consideration of the world's diverse cultures and their histories or of gender and race issues.

From abstraction to narrative, this wide assortment of works pays tribute to the contemporary artists who help us make sense of our Iives through a wide range of visual language.

Selected Objects

Francesco Clemente

Departure of the Argonaut, 1986
No Image Available

Alfred DeCredico

Requiem:The City of Smoke, 1900s
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Eric Fischl, designer

Untitled (Man, Dog Overlapping, 1993
No Image Available

Eric Fischl, designer

Untitled, 1993
No Image Available

Eric Fischl, designer

Untitled, 1993
No Image Available

Eric Fischl, designer

Untitled (Woman, Man and Dog Above), 1993
No Image Available

Eric Fischl, designer

Untitled, 1993

Robert Mapplethorpe

A Season in Hell, 1986
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999

Alison Saar, printmaker

Ulysses, 1994
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999

Carrie Mae Weems

A Place for Him, A Place for Her, 1993
No Image Available

Joseph E. Norman

Untitled, 1990
No Image Available

Joseph E. Norman

Untitled, 1990

Louise Bourgeois, designer

Untitled, 1989-91

Roberto Juarez, designer

Three Irises, 1995
No Image Available

Ken Campbell, author

Firedogs, 1991
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999

Christopher Le Brun, designer

No. 3, 1990

Yasumasa Morimura

Ambiguous Beauty (Aimai-no-bi), 1995
No Image Available

Joseph E. Norman

Untitled, 1990
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1994-96
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999

Aaron Siskind

Bahia, 1984

Nanette Carter, designer

Containment #42, 1994
No Image Available

Joseph E. Norman

Untitled, 1990
No Image Available

Tony Cragg, designer

Laboratory Still Life #2, 1988

Bunny Harvey

From the Vermont Studio at Night, 1989

Robert Mapplethorpe

Self-Portrait, 1980

Sebastião Salgado

A Moment of Rest, Serra Pelada Mine, 1986
No Image Available

Natan Nuchi, designer

Untitled, 1993
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999

Gregory Amenoff, designer

The Starry Floor, 1994
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1994-96
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Irene Lawrence, designer

Singular Multiples, 1900-1999
No Image Available

Richard Deacon, designer

Untitled, 1987

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