Contemporary Art

  • Self-Portrait

    Self-Portrait
    Robert Mapplethorpe
    1980
    Gelatin silver print
  • The Homeless Projection

    The Homeless Projection
    Krzysztof Wodiczko
    Outdoor slide projection at the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument
  • Venice Biennale art exhibition

    Jenny Holzer becomes the first United States woman ever represented at the Venice Biennale art exhibition.
  • Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People)

    Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People)
    Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
    Oil and mixed media on canvas
  • Allegiance and Wakefulness

    Allegiance and Wakefulness
    Shirin Neshat
    Offset print with ink calligraphy
  • Bloodline: Big Family No. 2

    Bloodline: Big Family No. 2
    Zhang Xiaogang
    Oil on canvas
  • Julian Schnabel's Film

    Julian Schnabel writes and directs a film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Sensation exhibition at Brooklyn Museum

    Sensation exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
    The viewing of Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary raises strong reactions from viewers.
  • Alexander Calder Foundation

    Tara Donovan becomes the first to receive the Alexander Calder Foundation's Calder Prize for sculpture in abstract work.
  • Exhibition at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York

    Yayoi Kusama wears a dress consisting of her signature motif design, the polka dot. Louis Vuitton distributed a line of clothing among other accessories containing this particular design.