Current Exhibitions

<span class="wac_title">Heavy Sleepers</span> Exhibition
Zhao Liang: Heavy Sleepers
Target Gallery,  December 17, 2009 - March 14, 2010

An acute exposition of social realities in China, Zhao’s large-scale video environment depicts the interior of a dormitory for construction workers. One side of the space shows sleeping men; the other, a row of empty beds. Walking through, the visitor is immersed in simple scenes illustrating the...  read more »
Andy Warhol, <span class="wac_title">16 Jackies</span> Exhibition
Event Horizon
Galleries 1, 2, 3,  November 21, 2009 - August 26, 2012

Highlights and hidden secrets of the Walker’s contemporary art collections are presented in a lively sequence of rotations that unfold throughout the exhibition’s run. Inspired by the idea of the event horizon, a term that describes the edge of observable space,...  read more »
Installation view of the exhibition <span class="wac_title">Benches &amp; Binoculars</span> Exhibition
Benches & Binoculars
Linda and Lawrence Perlman Gallery,  November 21, 2009 - November 21, 2010

A reminder that all art was at one time contemporary, this exhibition is inspired both by the Walker's history and the serendipity with which works come together in its storage vaults. More than 75 masterpieces, new discoveries, and notable oddities from the Walker collection crowd the gallery...  read more »
Haegue Yang, <span class="wac_title">Yearning Melancholy Red</span> Exhibition
Haegue Yang: Integrity of the Insider
Medtronic Gallery,  September 24, 2009 - February 28, 2010

From mundane objects and materials such as venetian blinds, theatrical and decorative lights, infrared heaters, scent emitters, and fans, Haegue Yang creates complex and nuanced installations that are informed by poetry, politics, and human emotions. This solo exhibition, Yang’s first in a U.S....  read more »
Robert Irwin, untitled Exhibition
Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume
Friedman Gallery,  August 6, 2009 - February 28, 2010

Throughout his long career, Robert Irwin has pondered whether we ever have an absolutely pure or direct moment in front of a work of art. This installation, last on view 20 years ago, represents his effort to foster such an experience. Part of a series of powerful—and temporary—works the artist...  read more »