Georgia O'Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle
May 24–September 28, 2008
View more than 80 works by iconic artist Georgia O'Keeffe and the important women modernists who paved her way and were also promoted by photographer Alfred Stieglitz. This exhibition is the first to include works by all these artists together in the same context.

Eleanor Antin: Historical Takes
July 19–November 2, 2008
Organized by SDMA, this exhibition features the work of celebrated conceptual artist Eleanor Antin and is the first to focus on her recent series of large-scale tableaux photographs based on Greek and Roman history and mythology.

Visible Places: Works on Paper by Women
July 5–November 9, 2008
This special display features works from SDMA’s collection—many of them presented for the first time—that allow visitors to consider how artistic styles changed over time, as well as reflect upon the active participation of women in the social and political currents of the past 100 years.

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European Art

European Old Masters:
Sacred and Secular
Thematic presentation of the European collection shifts the focus from chronology to content.

This intriguing display examines European influence in Mexico’s formation of a national identity through the work of German artist Carl Nebel.

Maxwell H. and Muriel Gluck Gallery
Late 18th- through early 20th-century European art.

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Asian Art

Designs on Each Other: Indian Paintings and European Prints (16th–19th Centuries)
Through June 15, 2008
The latest display from SDMA’s Edwin Binney 3rd Collection explores the influence of European prints on Indian paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Tastes in Asian Art
Through July 13, 2008
This thematic concept for displaying the Asian collection highlights the diverse tastes of different social groups—the imperial ruling class, scholars, warriors, and common people—and features separate sections dedicated to religious and Persian art.

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Outdoor Sculptures

May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden
Selections from the permanent collection.

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Frameworks

Re+COLLECT
This unique display in front of SDMA features 24 large-scale photographs taken by refugee youth living in San Diego.

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