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Oct 9, 2020–Jan 10, 2021

Rina Banerjee:
Make Me a Summary of the World

Oct 1–Nov 1, 2020

Blood at the Root

Photograph of a small house with a white picket fence made from a trailer
Feb 20, 2020–Jan 10, 2021

Terry Adkins: Our Sons and Daughters Ever on the Altar

This is image of a large installation that takes up most of a gallery wall. It comprises silver bowls and utensils (some modified), glass marbles, leather case, honey, nylon single-sided flags, taxidermied birds, sewing machine, instrument stand, and inkjet print. It's size is approximately 240 x 216 x 144 in.
Oct 9, 2020–Feb 7, 2021

2020 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs

May 1, 2020–Jan 3, 2021

We Count: First-Time Voters

We Count Artists

Exhibition featuring the work of Rina Banerjee is now open

Rina Banerjee explores the idea that in the current social imaginary, characteristics of society that were once thought to anchor identity—languages, political and economic ideologies, nationality, race, and sexuality—limit the ways individuals can define themselves or be defined by others.

 

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Blood at the Root outdoor installation is open Thursdays–Sundays through November 1

Blood at the Root is an immersive outdoor pop-up installation created by Nashville artists EXO:DUS (Elisheba Israel Mrozik and Aaron Mrozik) that explores how implicit bias can develop over time within families. The work is on view in the Frist’s Turner Courtyard Thursdays–Sundays through November 1, and is free to the public.

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Nov 4

Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice 2020

Episode 6: Performativity and the Social Body

Wednesday, November 4, 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; advance registration required

Vanderbilt University hosts a trans-institutional series of virtual conversations and artistic collaborations that address four themes over eight episodes with the objective of exploring creative approaches to living together in the South(s). Read More
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Nov 5

Educator Workshop:
Rina Banerjee

Thursday, November 5, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Presented on Zoom

Join us online as we highlight the work of Rina Banerjee in this educator workshop. Enjoy a virtual tour of the exhibition, followed by a live presentation and Q&A session with Rina Banerjee. Read More
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Nov 5

We Count Conversation: Thaxton Waters II with Shaun Giles

Thursday, November 5, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

In response to the commonly held belief in the early 1900s that men should have the right to vote because they bear arms, women’s suffrage activist Anne Dallas Dudley said, “Yes, but women bear armies.” This phrase inspired the conversations about voting that Thaxton Waters II had with North Nashville… Read More
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Nov 12

Curator's Perspective: Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance

Thursday, November 12, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

Presented by Kristin L. Spangenberg, curator of prints, Cincinnati Art Museum German artist Albrecht Dürer is celebrated as one of the finest printmakers of all time. Learn more about him and about Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance with Kristin L. Spangenberg, the exhibition’s organizer. Spangenberg serves as… Read More
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Nov 19

Multitudes: Stories from Nashville’s Global Community

Thursday, November 19, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

Rina Banerjee investigates experiences of identity, tradition, and culture, informed by communities from all over the world. Join Michael McRay and the Frist Art Museum for a virtual event, featuring storytellers from Nashville’s own diverse population. Hear true stories inspired by the works in the exhibition Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World. Read More
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Dec 3

Performance: One World, Many Journeys

Thursday, December 3, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

The Global Education Center will lend its cultural expertise to the Rina Banerjee exhibition by weaving together dance traditions from diverse cultures to highlight common stories of migration, identity, interactions with the natural world, and the interconnectedness of all people as we plant roots and find home. Read More
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If you are thinking about joining the Frist Art Museum, there couldn’t be a better time.
Anyone who purchases a new Frist Art Museum membership on-site at the museum will receive a special 20% discount on items purchased in the gift shop the day that membership is purchased.
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