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Close-up detail of an abstract painting that features dense and chaotic brushstrokes of pale gray, lavender, and cobalt.

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New Acquisition Spotlight: Hung Liu

Two paintings by Hung Liu are exciting new additions to NMWA’s collection, enabling the museum to showcase Liu’s distinguished skills as a painter and printmaker.
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Hung Liu, Summer with Cynical Fish, 2014; Oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in.; NMWA, Gift of the Artist and Turner Carroll Gallery in honor of Nancy Livingston

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Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico: Capturing Death

Graciela Iturbide confronts what she calls “Mexico’s death fantasy” as it appears in the street, at festivals, and in the cemetery.
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Graciela Iturbide, Mujer Ángel (Angel Woman), Sonoran Desert, 1979; Collection of Elizabeth and Michael Marcus; © Graciela Iturbide; Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston