You're the Curator

What exhibit would you like to see in the museum? 

Pretend that you're making all the decisions and money is no object. Pick an artist or theme you'd like to exhibit—anything under the sun—and tell us why it has appeal to you. We'll pass your suggestions on to our curators, who plan our exhibitions. Send your suggestions to 1001days@nmaa.si.edu.

Maybe Arthur Dove's Sun will provide some inspiration. It reverberates with solar energy waves pulsating through the air. Using color to convey what he called "conditions of light," Dove sought to reveal the sun's "warmth . . . and life stimulating quality."

Source: Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (exhibition text, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1999).

Pictured: Arthur Dove, 1880–1946, Sun, 1943, wax emulsion on canvas, 24 x 32 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Suzanne M. Smith.