First Look: New to the Museum showcases a variety of genres and art movements, from traditional still lifes, landscapes, and portraiture to street photography, abstract paintings, and Conceptual art. Featuring a wide range of mediums and styles, the objects on display explore the overarching idea of space: how we see it, how we occupy it, and how we choose to depict certain spaces. Placed in dialogue, these works invite visitors to consider the roles that various spaces play in our lives and the ones we create for ourselves.
The exhibition includes objects by artists with strong ties to Oklahoma City, Ed Ruscha, Nan Sheets, and Alexandra Alaupovic, as well as international artists such as Irish photographer Alen MacWeeney, German artist Oliver Boberg, British artist Rachel Whiteread, and Canadian artist Liz Magor.
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Image credit: Ed Ruscha, Land Use, 2022, acrylic on linen, 24 x 30 in., Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Partial Museum purchase with funds from the Beaux Arts Society Fund for Acquisitions, and the Carolyn A. Hill and Pauline Morrison Ledbetter Collections Endowments; Partial promised gift of Ed and Danna Ruscha, © Ed Ruscha, courtesy of Gagosian
