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Monday, 21 April 2014 11:10

Joslyn Art Museum Reopens Post-War Galleries

Jackson Pollock's 'Galaxy,' 1947. Jackson Pollock's 'Galaxy,' 1947. Joslyn Art Museum

The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, reopened its Pavilion galleries, unveiling the reinstallation of its collection of modern and contemporary art. The three reinstalled galleries are located in the museum’s Norman Foster-designed Walter & Suzanne Scott Pavilion, which boasts 58,000 square feet of exhibition space.

The highlight of the Pavilion galleries is Jackson Pollock’s “Galaxy,” one of the artist’s first “drip” paintings and a cornerstone of the museum’s modern and contemporary collection. The painting is presented alongside works by artists who were influenced by Pollock, including Helen Frankenthaler and Christopher Wool. The reinstallation also incorporates four new acquisitions -- Frank Stella’s mixed-media masterpiece “Nogaro,” Jennifer Steinkamp’s digital projection “Judy Crook,” Tina Barney’s chromogenic color print “The Garage,” and Red Grooms oil on canvas “King Don the V” -- into the Joslyn’s Pavilion galleries.

The museum will present prints and works on paper from its collection on a rotating basis. The current installation explores American Pop art and features paintings by Tom Wesselmann and Roger Shimomura alongside prints by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Wayne Thiebaud.

Karin Campbell, the Joslyn’s Phil Wilson Curator of Contemporary Art, said, “With the addition of several significant recent acquisitions, this new installation provides a fresh perspective on contemporary art at Joslyn. An exciting dialogue has emerged between these new gifts and acquisitions and the major works that form the core of our post-war collection.”

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