This presentation offers a selection of extraordinary artworks recently acquired for the Henry’s permanent collection. The pieces in this rotation include painting, sculpture, and works on paper that address themes of the body. Including both figural works and pieces that are suggestive of bodily forms and gestures, these artworks consider conditions and experiences of power, marginality, and vulnerability as well as interior psychological landscapes.

This presentation is the first of two exhibitions over this next year that highlight a renewed focus for the Henry lobby gallery as a space to celebrate and share the museum’s collection, which has grown from 178 works of art at the time of the museum’s founding to over 28,000 objects spanning location, time, and medium. These two upcoming presentations spotlight the Henry’s ongoing efforts to acquire, care for, and share artworks by the most compelling artists of our time. These works engage a diverse range of approaches by artists with local ties as well as those working nationally and highlight the museum’s commitment to expanding its holdings with work by women, queer, and BIPOC-identifying artists.

Learn more about the Henry collection here.