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.
John A. Chamberlain Untitled paper, aluminum foil, glue, and painted resin 4 5/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 5 1/8 in (11.75 cm x 19.05 cm x 13.02 cm);8 7/16 in x 10 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in (21.43 cm x 26.04 cm x 26.04 cm) Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
Judy Chicago Cubes and Cylinders milled steel, gold-plating 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm ) Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
Ellsworth Kelly Untitled silkscreen on paper 12 in x 9 in (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.2 cm x 36.5 cm) Gift of Mr. Robert Rauschenberg
Chinese Bowl stoneware with glaze, and gold lacquer 3 5/8 in x 8 1/8 in x 8 1/8 in (9.2 cm x 20.6 cm x 20.6 cm) Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
Hatakeyama Norie Endless Line Series II 6 Holes paper lash 13 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. ( 35 cm x 35 cm x 35 cm ) Gift of Drs. Joan and Bernard Chodorkoff
Sol LeWitt Yellow - Blue, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color" lithograph on Italia paper 23 in x 23 in (58.4 cm x 58.4 cm);24 in x 24 in (60.96 cm x 60.96 cm);23 in x 23 in (58.4 cm x 58.4 cm);14 in x 14 in (35.56 cm x 35.56 cm) Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Robert Indiana Eternal Hexagon screenprint on paper 24 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (61.12 x 50.96 cm);32 1/16 x 26 1/8 in. (81.44 x 66.36 cm) Gift of Graham and Marianne Smith
Todd Hoyer Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series eucalyptus, wire 40 1/4 x 16 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. (102.08 x 42.07 x 16.99 cm);40 1/4 x 16 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. (102.08 x 42.07 x 16.99 cm) Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
Sol LeWitt Composite Page, from "Sixteen Lithographs in Color" lithograph on Italia paper 23 in x 23 in (58.4 cm x 58.4 cm);24 in x 24 in (60.96 cm x 60.96 cm);23 in x 23 in (58.4 cm x 58.4 cm);14 in x 14 in (35.56 cm x 35.56 cm) Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art