Past
Exhibitions
Past exhibitions at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art and its predecessor, the A. D. White Museum of Art at Cornell University.
Past exhibitions from 2018
January 20–June 10, 2018
Drawing the Line: 150 Years of European Artists on Paper
Examples from the Johnson’s rich and varied collection of European drawings, including landscape and cityscape, portraiture, and whimsical sketches.
January 24–July 22, 2018
film and video pioneers
A screening series of works by Dara Birnbaum, Hermine Freed, Joan Jonas, Ana Mendieta, Letícia Parente, Martha Rosler, and Carolee Schneemann.
January 27–July 22, 2018
Highlights from the Collection: 45 Years at the Johnson
Some of the Johnson Museum’s most important acquisitions on view to celebrate the opening of the Johnson in 1973.
February 2–April 1, 2018
Matthew Weinstein: The Living End
The Living End, an interactive video collaboration with Cornell Tech, was installed along with other examples of Weinstein’s work.
February 2–July 8, 2018
Debating Art: Chinese Intellectuals at the Crossroads
Paintings and calligraphy by leading Chinese intellectuals engaged in political discussion through art during the early 20th century, including work by Hu Shih, Cornell Class of 1914.
April 21–August 12, 2018
Shifting Ground
A survey of landscapes from mid– to late–20th century American art, curated by Cornell’s History of Art Majors’ Society.
June 23–August 12, 2018
All for One and One for All: Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
Revisiting selections from our 2017 exhibition in a more intimate setting.
August 4–December 16, 2018
The Touch of the Butterfly: Whistler and His Influence
Prints from the Johnson Museum’s stellar permanent collection of works by Whistler, his students, and his friends.
August 11–December 23, 2018
Xu Bing: The Character of Characters
A video installation by the A.D. White Professor-at-Large was part of the 2018 Cornell Council for the Arts Biennial.
August 25–December 23, 2018
Howardena Pindell: Free, White and 21
Screening now-iconic video from 1980, Howardena Pindell appears in whiteface to convey the often invisible racisms that confront black women.
August 25, 2018–January 13, 2019
Moon
Painting, poetry, prints, and decorative arts from the permanent collection explored themes related to the moon in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese art.
September 6–December 23, 2018
Object Lessons: Photography at Cornell, 1869–2018
An exploration of the photographic collections built at Cornell University since 1869, with many selections on view for the first time.