Exhibitions

Art of the American West

The Blanton’s holdings of 19th-century American art are especially strong in landscape imagery, specifically paintings depicting the American West.

“Iberoamerican Woodwork” highlights different wood techniques used in furniture, frames, and domestic devotional objects from 18th-century Brazil and Venezuela. Most of the objects on display are part of a generous donation the Fundación Patricia Phelps de Cisneros made to the Blanton in 2016.

South American Cubist, Constructive, and Concrete Art

Two medical students look over an installation at the Blanton Museum of Art.

Avant-garde practices of experimental abstraction were particularly strong in Argentina and Uruguay beginning in the 1920s, anchored in utopian notions of modernization and progress.

Plaster Casts

Although replicas of famous ancient works of art rather than originals, plaster casts have played an important role in art history and were widely collected and displayed by museums and art academies in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The Blanton’s collection is one of the few to remain intact and in relatively good condition, as many other collections deteriorated over time through use and neglect.

European Still Lifes

A gallery featuring various still life paintings on the wall and some enclosed pedestals in front containing objects

This gallery displays decorated tableware from both ancient Greece and eighteenth-century England, along with still life paintings that depict such household commodities. By also incorporating flowers and food, which inevitably rot and decay, still lifes celebrate artistic accomplishment and abundance, while also reminding viewers of the transitory nature of life.

Latino Art

“De moda” showcases dynamic representations of contemporary fashion and traditional regalia from Chicano, Latino, and Indigenous communities. Featuring works from the Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores Garcia collection, artists explore how clothing and style reflect cultural affirmation, historical reclamation, political protest, and ceremonial practices

European Art/Art of the Spanish Americas

People look around the gallery of Art of the Spanish Americas at the Blanton Museum of Art.

This gallery presents devotional objects produced in Europe and the Spanish Americas between 1390 and 1780, showcasing how artists on both sides of the Atlantic continuously reinvented artistic models, adapting them to different cultural contexts.

MAKEwild

Design, craft, and art intersect at this interactive installation.

Cao Fei: Whose Utopia

In Creative Harmony: Three Artistic Partnerships

A Family Affair: Artistic Dynasties in Europe (Part I, 1500–1700)

Tavares Strachan: Between Me and You

Gallery Highlights