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Across time and cultures, gold has served as a metaphor for what we value most. Symbolically, it stands in for goodness, excellence, brilliance, and wealth. Specifically, the artists represented in this traveling exhibition turn to gilding as a means to reconsider our value systems.
Sculptures surround us in our daily lives. Similarly, they enlivened private and public spaces in medieval and Renaissance Europe, contributing to presentations of identity, practices of devotion, and promotions of nationhood.
An Instant Out of Time: Shaping a Collection looks at how the Hood Museum's photography holdings are being developed to best respond to the institution's teaching mission.
For centuries, coffee and tea have served as primary staples in daily life to stimulate productivity and foster community. This exhibition explores how their cultural symbolism is reflected in art.
Who Cares? invites us to think about what "care" means and who is caring for whom and in what contexts. Using works of art as prompts, what patterns do we see across time and space in the identities of those who care? Who Cares?
This exhibition features two visually striking textile-based sculptures by acclaimed artists Nick Cave and Jeffrey Gibson. These life-sized works invite viewers to grapple with our shared humanity through generosity, play, movement, and sound.