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40 Years of Contemporary Art

March 19 - December 20, 2026
A large vitrine encasing black and white photos in the middle of an open atrium. A colorful timeline with images is adhered on the wall behind.

Images at Work

April 11 - July 12, 2026
Aerial view of two hands mixing a white cream with hand mixer whisks in each hand.

Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form

April 11 - August 2, 2026
In the foreground, grayscale photographs and an open book occupy a wooden vitrine. The photographs show people in interior spaces, like a man sitting in a kitchen near a stovepipe and a child in a bath near his mother. Other artworks fill the background, including a droopy sculpture, a video monitor depicting a lecture, and a photograph of a procession.

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List Projects 35: Pap Souleye Fall

July 30 - November 29, 2026
A room with two perpendicular walls covered with bright green and red sculptures pop against a royal blue colored space. Two sculptures that resembles shelled peanuts are attached to the center walls.

2026 Student Lending Art Program Exhibition and Lottery

August 31 - September 13, 2026
Installation view with framed artworks hanging on the walls salon style and three people standing looking at the art on the walls throughout the room.

On Tour

A woman plays a violin. She faces the viewer straight on. The image is grayscale and distinctly low resolution, overlayed with the ghost of another image

Steina: Playback

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