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MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM, Montclair, New Jersey - Constructing Identity in America (1766–2017) - September 1, 2018 > January 5, 2020 @MAMmontclair @LWGallery

"Constructing Identity in America (1766–2017)"

Peggy Bacon, Will Barnet, Leonard Baskin, Siona Benjamin, Theresa Bernstein, Dawoud Bey , Beverly Buchanan , Nick Cave , William Merritt Chase , Ching Ho Cheng , Willie Cole , Howard Cook , Konrad Cramer , Allan Rohan Crite , Orlando Cuevas , Mark Dion , Melvin Edwards , Walker Evans , Rafael Ferrer , Larry Fink , Herbert Gentry , Nan Goldin , Helen West Heller , Jenny Holzer , Clementine Hunter , Matthew Jensen , Ben Jones , Barbara Kruger , Gilbert Lewis , Norman Lewis , Dan Lomahaftewa , Whitfield Lovell , Mario Martinez , Sophie Matisse , Wardell Milan , Abelardo Morell , Carl Moon , Andrew Moore , Alice Neel , Arnold Newman , Tom Nussbaum , Catherine Opie , Dennis Oppenheim , Gordon Parks , Frank Paulin , Charles Wilson Peale , Fahamu Pecou , Tonita Peña , Dulce Pinzon , Deborah Roberts , Martha Rosler , Juan Sanchez , John Singer Sargent , Naomi Savage , Fritz Scholder , Larry Silver , Danny Simmons , Ela Shah , Cindy Sherman , Lorna Simpson , Sandy Skoglund , Neal Slavin , Jaune Quck-to-See Smith , Alec Soth , Thomas Sully , George Andrew Tice , Fred Tomaselli , George Vranesh , Bisa Washington , Marie Watt , Carrie Mae Weems , Benjamin West , Jack Whitten , Ma-Pe-Wi , Melanie Yazzie


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September 1, 2018 > January 5, 2020


Fahamu Pecou
(left) Fahamu Pecou, Eleri 1, 2018, Acrylic and spray paint on indigo dyed canvas, 20 x 16 in / 51 x 41 cm
(right)Fahamu Pecou, Eleri 2, 2018, Acrylic and spray paint on indigo dyed canvas, 20 x 12 in / 30.5 cm
Barbara Kruger
Barbara Kruger (b. 1945), Untitled (Seeing through you), 2004-05. Color photograph, Ed. of 10. Montclair Art Museum: Museum purchase; Acquisition Fund 2006.11. © Barbara Kruger. Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery.
This permanent collection show of more than 80 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper will address a variety of characteristics that contribute to one’s sense of self, including civic, cultural, artistic, religious, professional, and sociopolitical identities, sense of place and personal space, and non-conformity. Portraits range from Charles Wilson Peale’s Portrait of George Washington (1783) to John Singer Sargent’s Ernest-Ange Duez (1884), Alice Neel’s Isabel Bishop (1974) and Catherine Opie’s Jo (1993) and this exhibition goes far beyond portraits to explore other aspects of sense of self. Works addressing the impact of geography upon identity include those of Matthew Jensen, Abelardo Morrell, and Dennis Oppenheim, while defining moments of social activism appear in works by Juan Sanchez, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Jack Whitten, and Mel Edwards. The exhibition is curated by Gail Stavitsky, MAM chief curator.

Will
Barnet

Leonard
Baskin

Theresa
Bernstein

Dawoud
Bey

Beverly
Buchanan

Nick
Cave

William
Merritt Chase

Willie
Cole

Konrad
Cramer

Mark
Dion

Melvin
Edwards

Walker
Evans

Rafael
Ferrer

Larry
Fink

Nan
Goldin

Jenny
Holzer

Matthew
Jensen

Barbara
Kruger

Norman
Lewis

Whitfield
Lovell

Sophie
Matisse

Wardell
Milan

Abelardo
Morell

Andrew
Moore

Alice
Neel

Arnold
Newman

Catherine
Opie

Dennis
Oppenheim

Gordon
Parks

Frank
Paulin

Fahamu
Pecou

Dulce
Pinzon

Martha
Rosler

John Singer
Sargent

Naomi
Savage

Fritz
Scholder

Larry
Silver

Cindy
Sherman

Lorna
Simpson

Sandy
Skoglund

Neal
Slavin

Alec
Soth

Fred
Tomaselli

George
Vranesh

Carrie
Mae Weems

Jack
Whitten
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MUSEUM HOURS :
All Montclair Art Museum galleries are closed for the summer
ADMISSION
Nonmember Adults: $12
Students, Seniors (65+), and Veterans, with ID: $10
Members: free of charge
Children under 12: free of charge
Free First Thursday Nights: General admission is free of charge for everyone the first Thursday of the month 5–9 p.m. (October – June).
Student & Senior Fridays: General admission is free of charge for students and seniors (age 65+) with valid ID the first Friday of every month 12–5 p.m. We also welcome special needs groups with free admission on the first Friday of the month. Please contact Benedetta Balsimelli, Education Coordinator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 973-259-5136 to coordinate your group visit.
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MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM, Montclair, New Jersey - Constructing Identity in America (1766–2017) -  September 1, 2018 > January 5, 2020 @MAMmontclair @LWGallery