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White circular plate with silver rim. Two figures at the lower center of the plate, one dressed in a blue outfit, the other in a pink dress, both with black, rectangular bars covering their eyes.

On the Surface

Contemporary Ceramics

April 9, 2021 - May 5, 2024

Sketches of seven Japanese actors from the chest up, all looking to the left. Some look grave and others wear a wry smile. The bottom fifth of the sheet is gray with Japanese characters written in white.

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi

October 7, 2023 - April 28, 2024

A black and white photograph of a relaxed, naked woman reclined with her hands behind her head and two snakes on her abdomen. The photograph is scratched and colored with yellow, green, and pink marker.

The Performative Self-Portrait

May 13 - November 12, 2023

Woodblock print of tan leaves covering rice cakes below columns of calligraphy.

Eating in Edo

April 1 - October 8, 2023

A collage of a Black woman in a headdress composed of cutouts of Black activists and protestors, overlaid by lines of orange, yellow, blue, and white dots and squares.

Helina Metaferia

We've Been Here Before

July 2, 2022 - August 27, 2023

Being and Believing in the Natural World

Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023

A woman lying on her back with only head and shoulders visible, her arms wrapped tight against her chest. She is in black and blue watercolor. Text at top reads: “Things one say to make them stay, come back, or find you somewhere accidentally (discover you) I had a bad dream. Only you can make me do it. I dunno what to say.” Under that, text reads: “White Lies.”

On Paper

Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff

October 29, 2022 - April 16, 2023

Print in traditional Japanese style of a naked woman with a yellow comb in her hair, wading through turbulent waters with tall waves behind her, holding modern goggles and snorkel.

Take Care

August 20, 2022 - March 22, 2023

A vertical photograph of a sculpture of a naked, dark-skinned, child with a distended belly, swollen arms, and a bald head on a white, square platform in a museum gallery. There is the blurred person in motion walking on the left side of the platform.

Dorner Prize

Fountain

October 24, 2022 - February 5, 2023

A grayscale photograph of a figure standing against a wall with the word “Gallery” above her head. Facing the camera, she holds a cardboard sign that reads “Artist will work for axcess,” spelled A-X-C-E-S-S.

Variance

Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Disability

February 1 - October 9, 2022

Colorful portrait of a medium-dark-skinned Sikh man wearing a yellow and orange pagri, or turban. Standing at the counter of his deli, with food and convenience items behind him.

Perception and Presence in Contemporary Drawing

March 5 - September 11, 2022

A charcoal drawing of a sculptural, nude male torso seen from behind. The figure is heavily shaded and detailed, and fine lines express detailed contours of the body.

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum

March 12 - September 4, 2022

The silhouette of a white lute is overlaid with woodcut images of three musicians. The lute is centered on a dark blue background embellished with orange and white flowers and leaves.

Striking Chords

Music in *Ukiyo-E* Prints

February 5 - July 31, 2022

Shahzia Sikander

Extraordinary Realities

November 12, 2021 - January 30, 2022

Works in Process

July 31, 2021 - January 23, 2022

Blue and white ceramics are displayed in cases along the walls of a wood-paneled gallery. A case in the foreground contains additional works. A crystal chandelier hangs at top left.

Raid the Icebox Now with Paul Scott

New American Scenery

September 13, 2019 - December 30, 2021

Defying the Shadow

December 1, 2020 - December 18, 2021

Black Flyyy

November 21, 2020 - September 26, 2021

Text, Paratext, and Images

September 1, 2020 - July 24, 2021

Raid the Icebox Now with Beth Katleman

Games of Chance

November 8, 2019 - July 11, 2021

A brick wall bears a sign saying “Kiki’s Back Door.” Waiting on the ground behind a red velvet rope is a row of portrait busts and historical figurative artworks.

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered

November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

The green walls of a stately interior space featuring cream-colored woodwork are elaborately decorated with mirrors and delicate white three-dimensional figural embellishments. A built-in glass-doored cabinet is at right.

Raid the Icebox Now with Sebastian Ruth

Witnessing

September 13, 2019 - November 28, 2020