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The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University has acquired four works by South African photographer Sir Zanele Muholi (b. 1972). Made internationally and in South Africa since 2012, the self-portraits depict Muholi in different public and private spaces during their travels, often with added props that convey both personal meanings and cultural commentary related to issues of race, identity, politics, and inclusivity. These powerful photographs address the history and visual language of portraiture while also confronting representations of Black and LGBTQIA+ people. The acquisition of these works supports the museum’s strategic mission to diversify its collection and was made possible thanks to the late Raymond and Laura Wielgus, whose dedication to the arts and generous support of the Eskenazi Museum continues to advance the museum’s mission.

The IU Eskenazi Museum of Art is excited to share highlights from 2021 with guests and supporters. You can view the latest Annual Review online to learn more about our accomplishments during the 2021 calendar year.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University is pleased to announce the launch of A Space of Their Own, a database focused on the work of women artists, which is made possible by the Jane Fortune Fund for Virtual Advancement of Women Artists and is supported in part by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University will have new hours, effective July 1, 2022.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University announces the appointment of two new members of its senior leadership team, along with three additional staff hires.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University announces the exhibition Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, on view July 14–December 11, 2022, in the Featured Exhibition Gallery. Organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the exhibition features more than 180 works by 21 contemporary artists who employ a strategy of fragmentation in their artistic process.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University has received a major gift of fifty photographs by American photographer Brett Weston (1911–1993), donated by art collector and philanthropist Christian Keesee. The works range from 1930 to 1981 and represent a broad survey of Weston’s career with special emphasis on environmental and architectural abstractions, as well as landscapes of California and New Mexico.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University is pleased to announce the exhibition Saitō Kiyoshi: Master of Design, open March 3 through August 7, 2022, in the Rhonda and Anthony Moravec Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Gallery. Curated by the Eskenazi Museum’s Pamela Buell Curator of Asian Art, Judith A. Stubbs, the exhibition explores the work of Japanese printmaker Saitō Kiyoshi (1907–1997), whose long career spanned most of the twentieth century.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University is pleased to announce the exhibition Swing Landscape: Stuart Davis and the Modernist Mural, open February 5 through May 22, 2022, in the Featured Exhibition Gallery. Curated by the Eskenazi Museum’s Curator of European and American Art, Jenny McComas, the exhibition centers on Swing Landscape, the 1938 mural by American modernist painter Stuart Davis and a highlight of the museum’s permanent collection.

The IU Eskenazi Museum of Art is proud to announce a design award from the American Alliance of Museums for its biannual magazine, SCHEMA.