In Curriculum / Collection, an incredible variety of University of Michigan courses take material form. Collected for each course are objects that address the nature of reality, imagination, and vision in relation to politics, social action, science, mathematics and more.
Working in collaboration with University faculty, the works in this exhibition were selected for their capacity to provoke engagement with the guiding questions and themes of their specific courses, while also offering students material and inspiration for research projects in their areas of study. The exhibition demonstrates some of the diverse and creative ways art plays a central role in learning across the disciplines. It also asks us to consider what we can learn from art objects across an infinite variety of specialties and subject matter.
Jasper Johns Figure 3 from 'Black Numeral Series' lithograph on paper 37 3/16 x 30 1/8 in. (94.4 x 76.4 cm);39 x 32 3/16 in. (99.06 x 81.6 cm) Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
Khaled al-Saa'i Winter in Ann Arbor natural ink, tempera and gouache on paper 14 1/16 x 8 5/16 in. (35.6 x 21 cm);22 3/16 x 18 1/8 in. (56.2 x 46 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Lesley Dill White Poem Figure (The Soul Has Moments of Escape) unique gelatin silver print on paper 19 15/16 in x 16 in (50.64 cm x 40.64 cm);28 3/16 in x 22 ¼ in (71.6 cm x 56.52 cm) Museum purchase made possible by the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
Mark Tobey Broadway Melody tempera on board 33 in x 26 in (83.82 cm x 66.04 cm);33 in x 26 in (83.82 cm x 66.04 cm);23 ¼ in x 17 in (59.06 cm x 43.18 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Stevens