Addison Gallery: 80 @ 80
Since the Addison Gallery opened to the public in 1931, the work of countless artists has been included in over 1,300 exhibitions. In honor of the museum’s 80th anniversary, 80 @ 80 presents objects by about eighty artists chosen from the museum’s permanent collection. Nineteenth-century paintings hang alongside contemporary ones to offer new and often unusual perspectives, narratives, and juxtapositions. This curatorial approach to arranging objects has been a longstanding tradition at the museum and one that we hope offers unique and refreshing experiences with each visit.
80 @ 80 includes art that first graced the Addison’s walls when the gallery opened in 1931, reminding us of founder Thomas Cochran’s vision for the museum he gave to his alma mater. These treasured works hang with more recent acquisitions, while adjacent galleries highlight the collection’s strengths in portraits, interiors, landscape, and minimalism, all celebrating the rich history of the museum’s collecting over the past eight decades.
Read More80 @ 80 includes art that first graced the Addison’s walls when the gallery opened in 1931, reminding us of founder Thomas Cochran’s vision for the museum he gave to his alma mater. These treasured works hang with more recent acquisitions, while adjacent galleries highlight the collection’s strengths in portraits, interiors, landscape, and minimalism, all celebrating the rich history of the museum’s collecting over the past eight decades.
