Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts,

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Published 06-19-2019 by Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Bowdoin College Museum of Art to Open Major Reinstallation of Permanent Collection and Corresponding Special Exhibition Summer 2019

Marking the 125th anniversary of the Walker Art Building, Art Purposes will probe the collection's continued and evolving vitality across the varied disciplines of scholarship and learning.
Composition Trouvée
Composition Trouvée. Guillaume Bijl. (1990)

This summer the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) will open Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts, featuring exceptional modern and contemporary works from the BCMA’s encyclopedic collection and focusing on their role as powerful catalysts for current conversations in the liberal arts and beyond. On view June 29 through November 10, 2019, Art Purposes brings together approximately 150 objects from around the globe that reflect art’s capacity to unsettle conventions, foster learning, and inspire creativity.

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