Art Exhibitions
Modern and Contemporary Art from the AMAM Gallery
July 22, 2008 – May 31, 2009
Ambulatory Gallery (directions)
Important American and European paintings, sculpture, and works on paper — ranging from Claude Monet’s 1919 Wisteria to a newly acquired sculpture, The Fin Within, by the inventive and provocative sculptor Tim Hawkinson — will be on view in the Ellen Johnson Gallery during the 2008-09 academic year. Other highlights from the AMAM’s strong modern and contemporary holdings include works by John Bock, Chakaia Booker, Sam Gilliam, Elizabeth Murray, Gerhard Richter, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Serra.

Sam Gilliam (American, b. 1933)
Softly Still, 1973
Acrylic, latex, and dyes on
polypropylene, ponderosa pine
Gift of the Artist, Allen Memorial
Art Museum, Oberlin College,
1973.89