Exhibitions

Cao Fei: Whose Utopia

Cao Fei: Whose Utopia
Mar 22, 2025 – Aug 31, 2025

Cao Fei’s video transforms an industrial lighting factory in China’s Pearl River Delta region into a fluid arena for self-expression.

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In Creative Harmony: Three Artistic Partnerships

In Creative Harmony: Three Artistic Partnerships
Feb 16, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

The inspiring, creative relationships behind three pairs of artists is explored in this three-part exhibition.

 

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

A Family Affair: Artistic Dynasties in Europe (Part I, 1500–1700)
Jan 25, 2025 – Jun 15, 2025

Explore works by some of Europe’s most fascinating artistic families, revealing patterns of inspiration, rivalry, and changing fortunes.

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Tavares Strachan: Between Me and You

Tavares Strachan: Between Me and You
Nov 9, 2024 – Jun 1, 2025

Bahamian-born artist Tavares Strachan presents an immersive installation, a 3,000-page opus, & sculptures in this Contemporary Project show.

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Gallery Highlights

Art of the American West

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

Art of the Spanish Americas

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“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.

Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art

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With displays ranging from the art of 1920s to the present, our galleries feature works from one of the most comprehensive collections of modern and contemporary art of Latin America in the U.S.

The Legacy of the Classical Past

 A room filled with busts and large plaster casts based on figures from Ancient Greece to early modern Europe
Although replicas of famous 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.

Latino Art

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“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 1400–1899

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The Blanton’s collection of over 330 European paintings ranges from late 14th-century Italian panels with gold backgrounds to 19th-century landscapes by artists of various nationalities.

European Art/Art of the Spanish Americas

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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

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