Performing Ambiguity: The Art of Tseng Kwong Chi
In his all too short career, the photographer rejected conventional codes of identity and insisted on new, ambiguous conditions of being.
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SAAM Stories: From the Collection
SAAM is home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world, capturing the aspirations, character and imagination of the American people. Explore highlights from the eighteenth century to today.
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Contemporary Craft in Focus: The Queer Houses of Brooklyn
Artist L.J. Roberts integrates queer theory with traditional “domestic crafts” such as knitting and embroidery.Categories -
Artists, Friends, Lovers: Paul Cadmus and George Tooker
Celebrating Pride with paintings by two artists whose lives intersected and whose artworks explore similar themesCategories -
Contemporary Craft in Focus: Warrior with Color Face
Sculptor Wanxin Zhang explores history, politics, and culture through clayCategories -
Contemporary Craft in Focus: Harlem HellfightersLearn more about artist Bisa Butler's vivid portraits of African American heroes from World War I -
Why I Am Not a Painter: on Michael Goldberg's Sardines
What happens when poet Frank O'Hara walks into Mike Goldberg's studio while he's working on a painting?Categories -
Depicting Love in Diane Arbus’s A woman with her baby monkey, 1971An unexpected email reveals more about the subject of one of Diane Arbus’s celebrated portraitsCategories -
Exploring the American Psyche with Carrie Mae Weems
On the multimedia installation, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me, recently acquired by SAAMCategories -
Through the Lens of Photographer Linda Rich
A look into the daily lives of women living in one close-knit Baltimore neighborhoodCategories -
Presenting Ten More Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM's Collection
The Drawn to Art comic series continues to share the lives of women artists you should knowCategories -
Contemporary Craft in Focus: This Present MomentDiscover the inspiration and call to action behind this monumental neon artwork -
Edmonia Lewis and Her Stamp on American Art
Explore the life and work of this groundbreaking American sculptorCategories -
Elinor Cahn: Photographer and Poet of East Baltimore in the 1970s
Exploring the spirit of one American neighborhood in a time of changeCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: The Bounty of the Calendario de ComidaExploring tradition, place, and social justice through foodCategories -
Ringing in the New Year with Venetian Glass Goblets: “Auld Lang Syne” EditionTake a closer look at four fabulous glasses to inspire a virtual celebratory toast to 2022Categories -
Growing a Mindful Collection in 2021
Ten artworks we are excited to add to SAAM’s collectionCategories