Mellon Foundation Supports Zimmerli Art Museum's Examination of American Art Circa 1966
When the Zimmerli's curators first devised two complementary exhibitions of American art titled Circa 1966 - one focusing on prints, the other on paintings and sculpture - the intention was to commemorate the museum's golden anniversary by spotlighting key works created around the time of its founding.
But in addition to spotlighting revolutionary movements that now have an established presence in art history, the subjects of many of the works focus on social and political discussions from the era that have prominently re-emerged across the United States.
Both American Prints from the Collection and Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection, on view through January 2017, invite visitors to gain insight into the present by examining the past through the eyes of artists whose works are as relevant now as they were at the time of their genesis...