Sam Durant, Proposal for a Monument to Huey Newton at Alameda County Courthouse; Oakland, CA, 2004, bronze, stainless steel, concrete, 147 × 122 × 122 cm / 58 in × 48 in × 48 in. © Sam Durant. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs
Spanning three floors, From the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard explores the far-reaching impact of art historian, critic, and curator Lucy Lippard’s (b. 1937, New York, NY; lives in Galisteo, NM) writings, exhibitions, and activism on contemporary art over six decades. Her work has shaped major movements including Pop, Conceptual, feminist, and Land art, as well as the institutional representation of women artists and artists of color and consistently centered the intersection of art and politics. Her influence remains foundational for subsequent generations of curators, critics, and artists.
Organized primarily with works from the MCA Collection, each floor of the exhibition is inspired by select themes considered in her writings and history of exhibitions—women artists and the aesthetics of Minimalism and Conceptualism; cultural work and activism; and land, borders, and territory—featuring artists she curated, studied, or championed and later artists whose work engages with each theme.
From the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard is presented in the museum’s stairwell galleries on the museum’s second, third, and fourth floors. This exhibition is organized by Jamillah James, Manilow Senior Curator, with Korina Hernandez, Curatorial Assistant.