This exhibition features some 100 works on paper that explore the expressive potential of the human body. Organized in celebration of a major gift of art from an important private collector, this richly varied presentation, which spans more than a century of artistic experimentation, includes portraiture, social satire, figure studies, narrative, erotica, and fantasy in media ranging from crayon, ink, and graphite to watercolor, pastel, and collage. A selected group of related drawings and sculpture from the Walker’s current holdings will also be included. As a whole, the exhibition is not only a presentation of virtuoso artworks but also a testament to the pleasure of building a collection and the rewards of sharing it.
Among the 73 artists in the exhibition are Max Beckmann, Chuck Close, Brett Cook-Dizney, Willem de Kooning, Edgar Degas, Jim Denomie, Otto Dix, Marlene Dumas, Arshile Gorky, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, William Kentridge, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, René Magritte, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Elizabeth Peyton, Pablo Picasso, Sigmar Polke, Egon Schiele, Ben Shahn, Zak Smith, Rosemarie Trockel, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol.
1962, graphite on paper
Private collection
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The Expressionist Figure: 100 Years of Modern and Contemporary Drawing is on view November 17, 2019 through April 19, 2020 in the Burnet Gallery.
Curators: Joan Rothfuss, guest curator, Visual Arts