Uncovered: Selected Works from the Collection

June 7 – October 5, 2019

Uncovered focuses on contemporary art from the museum’s permanent collection, either exhibited in the museum for the first time or that has rarely been on view. The collection is increasingly diverse, and this is reflected in the exhibition. Uncovered includes selected works in a variety of media by artists from numerous points around the world including those connected to Maine, with an emphasis on larger works.

 

Artists include: Sigmund Abeles, Joel Babb, Chiaki Shuji, Christian Boltanski, Donald Camp, Judy Chicago, Joseph Delaney, Agnes Denes, Lalla Essaydi, Joseph Fiore, Barbara Goodbody, Michelle Grabner, Paul Heroux, Charlie Hewitt, Richard Hull, Robert Indiana, Jiang Jian, Fransje Killaars, Hidecki Kimura, Bernard Langlais, Michele Lauriat, Richard Lethem, David Maisel, Elizabeth Murray, Martin Puryear, Alison Saar, Keith Sonnier, Aaron T. Stephan, Joyce Tenneson, Shellburne Thurber, Victor Vasarely, Xiaoze Xie.

  • Sigmund Abeles, The Entrance, 1978, drypoint and aquatint, unfinished state, Gift of the Artist, 1995.5.159
    Sigmund Abeles, The Entrance, 1978, drypoint and aquatint, unfinished state, Gift of the Artist, 1995.5.159
  • Joel Babb, Study for New England Towers, 2001, graphite, ink and wash, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 2009.12.1
    Joel Babb, Study for New England Towers, 2001, graphite, ink and wash, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 2009.12.1
  • Christian Boltanski, The School of Grosse Hamburgerstrasse, 1939, 1998, photogravure etchings, Museum purchase, 1999.16.1. a-h
    Christian Boltanski, The School of Grosse Hamburgerstrasse, 1939, 1998, photogravure etchings, Museum purchase, 1999.16.1. a-h
  • Donald Camp, Man who Prays/Ali Thomas, 1998, casein and earth pigment monoprint, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 1999.3.1
    Donald Camp, Man who Prays/Ali Thomas, 1998, casein and earth pigment monoprint, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 1999.3.1
  • Chiaki Shuji, Blossoming Flower on the Chest-Liberty Print, 2006, etching, aquatint and drypoint, Museum purchase, 2016.6.1
    Chiaki Shuji, Blossoming Flower on the Chest-Liberty Print, 2006, etching, aquatint and drypoint, Museum purchase, 2016.6.1
  • Joseph Delaney, Woman in Yellow Dress, 1959, oil on canvas, Museum purchase with support from the Friends of the Musuem of Art, 2012.9.2
    Joseph Delaney, Woman in Yellow Dress, 1959, oil on canvas, Museum purchase with support from the Friends of the Musuem of Art, 2012.9.2
  • Lalla Essaydi, Grand Odalisque, 2008, choromogenic print, Museum purchase with support from the Davis Family Foundation, 2011.20.1
    Lalla Essaydi, Grand Odalisque, 2008, choromogenic print, Museum purchase with support from the Davis Family Foundation, 2011.20.1
  • Charlie Hewitt, German Music, 1992, woodcut, Museum purchase, 2007.22.1
    Charlie Hewitt, German Music, 1992, woodcut, Museum purchase, 2007.22.1
  • Robert Indiana, KVF I, The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series, KvF I, 1990, silkscreen, Gift of the Artist, 1991.1.1.a
    Robert Indiana, KVF I, The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series, KvF I, 1990, silkscreen, Gift of the Artist, 1991.1.1.a
  • Michelle Lauriat, Untitled from Pemigewasset Series 6, 2018, mixed media, Lent by the Sunne Savage Gallery Recent Acquisition
    Michelle Lauriat, Untitled from Pemigewasset Series 6, 2018, mixed media, Lent by the Sunne Savage Gallery Recent Acquisition
  • Liu Bolin, Suo Jia, 2006, C-print
    Liu Bolin, Suo Jia, 2006, C-print
  • Keith Sonnier, Sel III Ra, 1978, neon light sculpture, Anonymous Gift, 2007.21.1
    Keith Sonnier, Sel III Ra, 1978, neon light sculpture, Anonymous Gift, 2007.21.1
  • Aaron Stephan, Untitled (Netter Globe), 2005, collage and charcoal on paper, Museum purchase with the Dorothy Stiles Blankfort '31 Fund, 2009.9.1
    Aaron Stephan, Untitled (Netter Globe), 2005, collage and charcoal on paper, Museum purchase with the Dorothy Stiles Blankfort ’31 Fund, 2009.9.1
  • Joyce Tenneson, Mythological Trees, 2015, archival pigment print on metallic paper, Gift of Kevin Debbs, 2017.28.5
    Joyce Tenneson, Mythological Trees, 2015, archival pigment print on metallic paper, Gift of Kevin Debbs, 2017.28.5
  • Shellburne Thurber, Beechwood: Blue Bedroom with Graffiti and Damaged Wall, 1998, chromogenic print, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 1999.27.1
    Shellburne Thurber, Beechwood: Blue Bedroom with Graffiti and Damaged Wall, 1998, chromogenic print, Museum purchase with the Robert A. and Minna F. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 1999.27.1