Art at the Intersection of Past and Possibility

Art at the Intersection of Past and Possibility is a testing ground to imagine unique ways of presenting TMA’s permanent collection, where new installations promise fresh narratives, novel insights, and further discoveries. Global in scope and deeply rooted in the Southwest, the Museum’s collection inspired a central question for this exhibition: how can works spanning cultures, histories, mediums, and geographies be organized to remain resolutely grounded in our region?​​

This exhibition was developed using a multi-pronged approach that welcomed community members to proposed themes and invited regionally based artists to engage TMA’s collection in dialogue with selections of their own recent work. Gallery-based activations will extend the conversation, offering all who visit the Museum a role in shaping ideas for future presentations of the collection. It also includes family-friendly learning guides, offering direct experiences with the art and themes.

Art at the Intersection of Past and Possibility is as much an experiment as it is an exhibition. In this sense, it thinks out loud: testing, questioning, and imagining possibilities for re-presenting a collection in real time.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website