Where the Shrimp Pickers Live by artist Dusti Bongé will be on view as part of the exhibition Southern/Modern. Dusti Bongé (1903-93). Where the Shrimp Pickers Live, 1940, oil on canvas. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. Gift of Dusti Bongé Art Foundation, Inc. 1999.012 © Dusti Bongé Art Foundation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Mint Museum announces roster of new exhibitions for fall/winter 2024 that represent an evolution of the Americas through the 20th century
Charlotte, North Carolina (July 23, 2024) — The Mint Museum announces a slate of thought-provoking exhibitions and a notable acquisition that will go on view in fall/winter 2024. The exhibitions and acquisition represent an evolution of the Americas throughout the 20th century and include a diverse representation of artists. Each exhibition is paired with exciting community collaborations and programming components.
Southern/Modern
On view October 26, 2024
Southern/Modern, created in collaboration with Georgia Museum of Art, is the first exhibition to provide a comprehensive survey of progressive art created throughout the first half of the 20th century. More than 100 paintings by artists that were living or working in the American South at that time, including women artists and artists of color, will be on view. Curated by the Mint’s Senior Curator of American Art Jonathan Stuhlman, PhD, and independent scholar Martha Severens, Southern/Modern traverses geographic regions to present an inclusive view of time, place, and social struggles during the first half of the 20th century in the American South.
Women of Land and Smoke: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide and Maya Goded
(Las Mujeres de Tierra y Humo: Las Fotografías de Graciele Iturbide y Maya Goded)
On view November 23, 2024
Over the decades, photographers Graciela Iturbide and Maya Goded have created revealing, poignant, and powerful images that examine the intersection of contemporary life and centuries-long practices throughout North and South America. Though a generation apart, both artists grew up in Mexico City and have worked internationally. Their primary focus, however, has been indigenous communities from Los Angeles to Chile. Over decades of exploring communities, whether urban or isolated, Iturbide and Goded have found women as the consistent force holding these fragmenting societies together. Women of Land and Smoke: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide and Maya Goded includes over 50 photographs that present an overview of Iturbide and Goded’s careers that span the Americas throughout decades and various series.
Coined in the South 2024
On view December 14, 2024
In collaboration with Young Affiliates of the Mint, Coined in the South: 2024 features works by emerging artists, born, raised, living, or working in the South. The juried exhibition will include works by 50 artists from across the South. Coined in the South refers not only to The Mint Museum’s origins as the first branch of the United States Mint, but also to the act of inventing and devising — critical to the production of innovative new works of art. The exhibition transcends any singular aesthetic, theme, or medium, striving to mirror the rich diversity and creative spirit of the Southern arts community.
NEW ACQUISITION
I’m Taking Time Away to Dream by Jeffrey Gibson
For two decades, Jeffrey Gibson has created works that bridge his Choctaw-Cherokee heritage and mainstream popular culture. Gibson’s work evolves directly from his life: a gay, Indigenous man, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but a military kid who grew up on Army bases in Korea and Germany, as well as numerous states, including North Carolina. Because of this, his work straddles many forms of American culture — indigenous and colonial, domestic and international. The full rainbow spectrum consumes the surface, from canvas to the artist-painted frame. Vintage beaded patches — flowers reminiscent of a 1960s peacenik era and an American buffalo standing stoically beneath a rainbow — quote Indigenous decoration and the appropriation of those aesthetics into mainstream fashion. The work will be installed in the Contemporary Art galleries at Mint Museum Uptown in late fall.
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