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Buzz Spector: Alterations

November 20, 2020–May 31, 2021

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. Literature, language, and philosophy are at the core of Buzz Spector’s work. He is…

A Decade of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

January 29–July 17, 2016

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   During the last decade the Saint Louis Art Museum acquired more than 700…

Blow-Up: Graphic Abstraction in 1960s Design

September 18, 2015–March 20, 2016

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   Blow-Up: Graphic Abstraction in 1960s Design will explore the emergence of large-scale abstract pattern…

Anything but Civil: Kara Walker’s Vision of the Old South

February 26–August 10, 2014

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   This exhibition presents work by Kara Walker, an artist internationally renowned for her…

Scenic Wonder: An Early American Journey Down the Hudson River

November 21, 2014–April 5, 2015

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   This exhibition displays the Hudson River Portfolio—a significant cornerstone in the development of American…

Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred 1530–1800

February 20–May 15, 2022

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. In 2000 the Saint Louis Art Museum purchased Cavaliere d’Arpino’s Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, an…

Yoko Ono: Wish Tree

June 29–September 2, 2013

This installation occurred in the past. The archival installation summary below describes the installation as it was conceived while on view.   Yoko Ono’s ongoing Wish Tree project will be featured at the Museum starting June 29th…

Postwar German Art in the Collection

June 29, 2013–January 26, 2014

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   Drawing from the Museum’s great strengths in postwar German art, this inaugural installation…

Balinese Art

May 3–September 22, 2019

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. Balinese Art features a selection of rich and varied works of art produced in…

In Search of America: Photography and the Road Trip

May 2–October 19, 2025

The camera and the car revolutionized modern life in America and have been intertwined since the very beginning. This photography exhibition displays work by artists shaped mainly by car travel in the 20th century, exploring…