Sedalia, Missouri – Oct. 17, 2023 – Daum Museum of Contemporary Art opens five new exhibitions. On view now through Dec. 17 are a place like this and color-shape-line. Animal/Vegetable/Mineral and Y`akyi nnwa: Let’s Have a Conversation will be on view through Feb. 29. Finally, Of the Earth is in the Goddard Gallery and will be on view through March 30.
a place like this looks at the idea of place from a variety of perspectives and approaches to making. Utilizing both representational and conceptual approaches, a wide range of manifestations of place serve to show viewers what is familiar to what is quite different from their own piece of the world.
color–shape–line is a selection of works from the Daum collection that focuses on abstraction since 1965. The exhibition showcases artists from around the world who have utilized visual language to communicate their subjective experiences.
Animal/Vegetable/Mineral takes the form of a familiar childhood game and is meant to enhance the desire and ability of visitors to think creatively and question the work presented. Selected works from the Daum collection will be displayed in conjunction with artworks from around the nation situating the permanent collection work into a broader conversation and extending its meaning.
Y`akyi nnwa: Let’s Have a Conversation features Vincent Frimpong (SNIPER) and Ross Junior Owusu, contemporary Ghanaian artists based in the United States. This two-person exhibition is a place for sharing the visual language of “What does it mean to be African?”
Of the Earth showcases a survey of ceramics from the Daum’s permanent collection. This exhibition displays a myriad of ways to create and finish artwork, ranging from traditional methods of firing to vessels coated with flocking. From platters to sculpture, these works highlight the diversity of the ceramic medium and the artists who created them represented in the museum’s collection.
Daum Director Garry Holstein says, “We have an exciting and diverse line up of exhibitions this fall. I believe that new visitors will be amazed by the range of work in the museum, but I also believe that our returning friends will find the space refreshed and are likely to see work from the collection that they have not seen before.”
The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 2002 on the campus of State Fair Community College in Sedalia. The Daum collects, preserves, interprets, and exhibits modern and contemporary works of art. The museum enhances the cultural life of the campus as well as the surrounding community in a 14-county region of central Missouri. The museum offers a temporary-exhibition series that changes three times a year. It houses nine exhibition galleries on three levels with a combined area of 9,300 square feet. The museum’s permanent collection includes diverse paintings, drawings, prints, works in clay, and sculptures created since the mid-20th century. It features works by Andy Warhol, Dale Chihuly, Helen Frankenthaler, Peter Voulkos, Louise Bourgeois, and Betty Woodman.
Daum programming is made possible with public support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Admission to the Daum Museum is free; hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (660) 530-5888 or visit www.daummuseum.org.
