Exhibition Status: Past

To the Hoop | Basketball and Contemporary Art

From its storied invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith as a recreational activity for “incorrigible” youth, to its multibillion-dollar industry today, basketball has uniquely captured America’s imagination—and stolen North Carolina’s heart.

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Ostensibly So: Sculpture from the Collection

This exhibition offers new ways of looking at three-dimensional objects. Whether forms that no longer serve their original intent, eye-catching works that avoid specific contexts, witty re-interpretations of objects, or illusionistic wonders, the artworks included in Ostensibly So reflect a fascination with and exploration of the methods and materials of artmaking as well as the concepts of form and function.

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Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And

Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And, on loan from the Brooklyn Museum in New York, is the first comprehensive overview of the work of Lorraine O’Grady (born in Boston, 1934), one of the most significant figures in contemporary performance, conceptual, and feminist art.

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