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Art and Its Discontents

The works in this group exhibition employ playful, serious and innovative means of addressing artists’ discontent with issues surrounding, political figures and politics, identity, gender and race. Drawn largely from the Museum’s collection, Art and its Discontentsfocuses on the vital role art continues to play in highlighting and combating abuses of power, stereotypes, inequality, and suppression. Artists include: Laylah Ali, Nancy Dwyer, Lyle Ashton Harris, Hung Liu, Rachel Lachowicz, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Ellen Rothenberg, Ben Sakoguchi, Ilene Segalove, Travis Somerville and Fred Wilson, among others.