On View
Exhibitions
Temporary exhibitions are currently on view downstairs on Floors 1L and 2L.
Aug 26, 2023–Dec 10, 2023
Celia Vasquez Yui: The Council of the Mother Spirits of the Animals
Sculptures by the Peruvian artist Celia Vasquez Yui, who works in the Indigenous ceramic traditions of her people, the Shipibo-Konibo.
Aug 26, 2023–Dec 17, 2023
Between Performance and Documentation: Contemporary Photography and Video from China
Artworks and archival video footage explore the relationship between performance, photography, and video from the mid 1990s to today.
Aug 19, 2023–Jan 7, 2024
Nydia Blas: Love, You Came from Greatness
A new series by Nydia Blas shown alongside photograph albums from the collection of Cornell University Library created by Black American families from the 1860s to 1980s.
Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024
Coco Fusco: Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word
Coco Fusco’s single-channel video from 2021 contemplates the disjunction between private loss and public statistics during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sep 16, 2023–Jan 7, 2024
The Poetic World of Persian Art
Poetry, paintings, and calligraphy that highlight epics of powerful Persian kings and heroes and their romantic love stories.
Ongoing
Fifty Years: An Anniversary Celebration with the Collection
In celebration of the Johnson Museum’s fiftieth anniversary, an ongoing installation on the first floor features artworks from the mid 1960s through the 1970s and a display of Museum ephemera.
Ongoing
Gifts of Modern Art: David M. Solinger, Class of 1926
A special installation of select gifts and nine artworks that have become part of the Johnson Museum’s permanent collection through the bequest of David M. Solinger and Betty Ann Besch Solinger.
Ongoing
Leo Villareal: Cosmos
This site-specific installation of 12,000 white LED lights transforms the ceiling of the Mallin Sculpture Court with complex movement and dazzling patterns.
Ongoing
Outdoor Sculpture
Outdoor sculpture from the Johnson Museum’s permanent collection that can be seen around campus and Ithaca.