THE GALLERIES

The Galleries host a rotating display of historical, contemporary, and thematic exhibitions that feature national and global artists. The Lab is a dedicated venue for emerging artists, visual experimentation, and new projects.

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RETHINKING MONUMENTS: AMERICAN SCULPTURE IN ITS TIME, 1850-2000

May 21-August 28

MAY 21 – AUGUST 28, 2022

Monuments are always changing – the people or ideas they memorialize, the spaces they inhabit, the context in which we experience them, even the way we define what should and should not be a monument. In Rethinking Monuments, a collection of artworks from four Michigan museums frames the history and reception of monumental American sculpture, allowing space for re-negotiation of the histories, ideas, and legacies they embody. Artists include Hiram Powers, Harriet Frishmuth, Paul Manship, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Hunt, and Melvin Edwards, among others.

Artwork: Richard Hunt, Standard (detail), 1995. Krasl Art Center collection.

Rethinking Monuments: American Sculpture in its Time, 1850-2000 is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, Krasl Art Center, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.  This is one in a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of the Art Bridges Initiative. 

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING

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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in exhibiting at Krasl Art Center? KAC displays contemporary art indoors and out year-round. We value experimentation, innovation, excellence, timeliness and relevance.

If you are an artist or curator with an exhibition concept or body of work that meets these values, please submit a proposal to curatorial@krasl.org.

Exhibition proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis and held for 2 years. Due to the quantity received, we will contact you only in the event of an exhibition opportunity. 

Artists and curators are encouraged to review the gallery plan by clicking here to ensure proposals are scaled appropriately.