8 Inspiring Museum Shows to See Across the US Over the Holidays, From Andy Warhol in Chicago to the Belle Époque in California

Got family in town? Looking for a crowd-pleasing escape from the
cold? We’ve got the antidote to your winter blues with these
colorful, engaging, and inspiring museum exhibitions across the
country. From Oscar Murillo in Aspen to Marcel Duchamp in
Washington, DC, we’ve got something here for everyone.

 

“Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody” at the
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
December 19,
2019–March 22, 2020

In New Orleans-based filmmaker Garrett Bradley’s first solo
museum show, a selection of short films present an alternative
history with a focus on untold African American
experiences. Bradley’s
film, AKA, was included in this year’s
Whitney Biennial, and America, another of his
works, was one of the main events at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music’s October 2019 film festival.

The Contemporary Arts Museum is located at 5216
Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas.

 

“When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration Through
Contemporary Art” at the ICA Boston
Through
January 26, 2020

Twenty artists from more than a dozen countries are included in
this poignant show about migration throughout the world since 2000.
The title comes from a poem written by Warsan Shire, whose words,
coupled with the artworks on view, visualize the staggering fact
that one out of every seven people is a migrant, according to the
United Nations.

The ICA Boston is located at 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston,
Massachusetts.

 

“Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again” at the
Art Institute of Chicago
Through January 26, 2020

In cased you missed the East Coast iteration at the Whitney
Museum of American Art in New York, Andy Warhol’s colorful and
celebrity-studded retrospective is on view in the City of Broad
Shoulders just in time for the holiday crowds. The exhibition
traces Warhol’s work through his commercial advertising to his take
on Pop art, and provides plenty of selfie backgrounds to boot.

The Art Institute of Chicago is located at 159 East Monroe
Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

“Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden’s
Profile Series” at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Through February 2, 2020

The “Profile” series by Romare Bearden chronicles his childhood
in North Carolina through to his move to Harlem, where he lived as
an artist in the 1940s. The concept began when Bearden was
interviewed for a New Yorker article in 1977 and
was prompted to revisit his past. He then began to make collages
for each decade, cobbling together autobiographical details in his
works.

The High Museum of Art is located at 1280 Peachtree St
Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

“By Day and by Night: Paris in the
Belle Époque” at the Norton Simon Museum,
Pasadena
Through March 2, 2020

The years between 1871 and 1914 are known as the Belle Époque,
or “beautiful era,” when Parisian artistry and urban development
were at their peak. In this show, works by artists including Armand
Guillaumin, Edgar Degas, and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec capture the
spirit of hope—and underlying anxiety—that animated the age.

The Norton Simon Museum is located at 411 West Colorado
Boulevard, Pasadena, California.

 

“Oscar Murillo: Social Altitude” at the Aspen
Art Museum
Through May 17, 2020

Oscar Murillo, a newly minted Turner Prize winner, makes works
that directly draw upon his personal experiences as a
Colombian-born artist living in London. Through videos,
installations, performances, and abstract paintings, the artist
questions the nature of identity. This show includes a suite of new
works, and is on view in an airy mountaintop art museum.

The Aspen Art Museum is located at 637 East
Hyman Avenue, Aspen, Colorado.

 

“Still I
Rise” at MASS MoCA, North Adams
Through May 25,
2020

Borrowing its title from a verse in Maya Angelou’s 1978 poem,
this exhibition highlights portraits of women. Works by artists
including Deborah Roberts, Genevieve Gaignard, and Tim Okamura
include self-portraits and depictions of neighbors, friends, and
family members. The show also presents photographs and
paintings.

MASS MoCA is located at 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North
Adams, Massachusetts. 

 

“Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine
Collection” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
Washington, DC
Through October 15, 2020

Thanks to a major gift from DC-based collectors Aaron and Barbara Levine, the Hirshhorn is now
home to a trove of artworks by the OG
conceptual artist, Marcel Duchamp. There wouldn’t even be a banana-gate without Duchamp and his radical
notion of the readymade! Think about that. This exhibition includes
portraits of Duchamp and works by his contemporaries and followers,
such as Tristan Tzara, Diane Arbus, Man Ray, and others.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is located at
Independence Ave and 7th Street, Washington, DC.

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