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NO MAN’S LAND: Charismatic Canvases

Posted: November 29, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Unexpected Materials

Posted: November 22, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Fragmented Bodies

Posted: November 15, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.

NO MAN’S LAND: Doubles and Duos

Posted: November 7, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Painting or Sculpture?

Posted: October 30, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Otherworldly Bodies

Posted: October 24, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

5 Fast Facts: Betye Saar

Posted: October 18, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Impress your friends with five fast facts about American assemblage artist Betye Saar, whose work is in NMWA’s collection.
A black left hand with bright red nails and a red bracelet in a red wooden frame. It sits atop a black and red patterned background, fingers pointing toward a black medallion with an eye and other details. The red frame is surrounded by black and sits within a larger red frame.

NO MAN’S LAND: Sculptures that Make You Move

Posted: October 17, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Mesmerizing Motifs

Posted: October 9, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

NO MAN’S LAND: Provocative Portraiture

Posted: October 3, 2016
Category: Artist Spotlight
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.