Introduction to Contemporary Art Focus on Art Materials

Essential Questions: What is an art museum? How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented cultivate appreciation and understanding? How does knowing and using visual art vocabularies help us understand and interpret works of art? How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and the lives of their communities through art-making? How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures?

Kyu Sung Woo Architects, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007 Limestone, glass, granite

DoHo Suh (Korean, b. 1962) Some/One, 2004 Stainless steel military dog tags, steel structure, fiberglass resin, fabric Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2003.02 Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation in honor of their children

Elizabeth Murray (American, b. 1940 - d. 2007) Landing, 1999 Oil on four canvases Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 1999.06 Gift of JCCC Gallery Associates

Andrew Sutherland (American, b. 1978) Silver Lining, 2012 Acrylic on canvas Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2013.09 Gift of the H Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation

Louise Bourgeois (French American, b. 1911-d. 2010) Woman with Packages, 1949 (cast 1996) Bronze, no. 6/6 Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art,1996.02 Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Jules and Doris Stein Foundation

Allison Schulnik (American, b. 1978) Skipping Skeletons, 2008 Oil on canvas Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.17

Nick Cave (American, b. 1959) Soundsuit, 2005 Found sequined and beaded materials, hand sewn, mixed media, mannequin and armature Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006.48 Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation in honor of Sally Oppenheimer

Soundsuit, 2011 Buttons, wire, bugle beads, basket, upholstery and mannequin Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012.01 Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation

Anton Henning (German, b. 1964) Interieur, No. 362, 2006 Oil on canvas Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, acc. no. 2007.28 Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation

Garry Noland (American, b. 1953) Seven Ranges, 2000 Mixed media on canvas Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009.83 Gift of Douglas Drake and Elisabeth Kirsch

Marilou Schultz (American Indian, Navajo, b. 1954) Untitled, 2008 Wool Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008.14

Wendy Red Star (American Indian, Crow, b. 1981) Untitled (Silver) Jingle Dress, 2011 Fabric and tin jingles

Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.16

Virgil Ortiz (American Indian, Cochiti Pueblo, b. 1969) Horny Toad, 2003

Cochiti red clay, white clay slip, red clay slip and black wild spinach paint Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.14

Diego Romero (American Indian, Cochiti Pueblo, b. 1964) Dancing Coyotes, 2007 Earthenware Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007.46

Thomas Haukaas (American Indian, Lakota, b. 1950) Dreamer Doll, 2009 Brain-tanned deerskin, moose, cotton, wool, feathers, human hair, porcupine quill, antique pony beads, buffalo hide, antique Chinese coin, metal Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009.67

Clinton Work (American Indian, Kwakwaka’wakw, b. 1975) Clamming Bucket, 2014

Polyurethane bucket with red cedar bark, pendleton wool, artificial sinew and plastic buttons Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.11

Karen McCoy (American, b. 1951) Consuming Questions, 2017 Consumer goods encased in Missouri red mud, PVA, wood armature, 28’ x 5’ x 40” LOAN courtesy the Artist

Stephen Proski (American, b. 1988) Cruis’n USA, 2016 Hand-sewn oil, acrylic, thread, and canvas, 75 x 110” LOAN courtesy the artist