May 19 - September 25, 2022
Action!: Art in Motion
Explore this educational, interactive exhibition that encourages you to think about how two-dimensional art can capture dynamic moments of motion. Experience twentieth-century American prints and watercolors from Memphis' collection at the Brooks showcasing people, animals, and machines in action.
Learn MoreApril - October
Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Thankful Poor
This work is one of the artist's last known “genre” paintings—images that depict everyday or ordinary domestic scenes—before he transitioned almost exclusively to religious scenes.
Learn MoreMarch 15 - June 5
Paradise Lost: Albrecht Dürer's Stolen Eden
In the 1970s, a woodcut by one of the world's greatest printmakers, the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, was stolen from the Brooks. This print, the Expulsion of Adam and Eve, was part of a complete set of thirty-six illustrations and a title page known as the Small Passion.
Learn MoreFebruary 14 - August 9
Faig Ahmed: Secret Garden
Faig Ahmed, the internationally celebrated artist from Azerbaijan, is known for transforming the visual language of traditional eastern carpets into contemporary, sculptural works of art.
Learn MoreJanuary 29 - April 17 | April 23 - July 3, 2022
Due South: Ke Francis and Hoopsnake Press
Due South: Ke Francis and Hoopsnake Press is built around seven of Ke Francis’ books that exemplify his work as a narrative artist living and working in the South.
Learn MoreJanuary 4 - August 29
Art of the African Diaspora
As conversations around the African Diaspora shift and evolve, so too will this display, aided by the museum actively acquiring works that reflect these varied, global experiences.
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Power and Absence
This reimagining of the Schilling Gallery explores the representation of women in Europe from around 1500 to 1680, known as the Renaissance and Early Baroque period. Most of the works in this room have been made by men.
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