A world-class collection of American art, stunning architecture, and 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of trails. Admission to the museum is always free.
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Museum & Buildings
Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Join us for an exploration of Louise Bourgeois’ sculpture Quarantania, presented by Tyson Scholar Abigail Susik. You’ll learn about Susik’s research, surrealism, and see Bourgeois’ sculpture in a new light.
Don’t miss this chance to experience your museum more fully and make the most of your visit. See you there!
Free, no tickets required.
In her wide-ranging research devoted to modern and contemporary Art History and visual culture, Abigail Susik focuses on the intersection of international surrealism with anti-authoritarian protest cultures. She is the author of Surrealist Sabotage and the War on Work (Manchester University Press, 2021) editor of Resurgence! Jonathan Leake, Radical Surrealism, and the Resurgence Youth Movement, 1964-1967 (Eberhardt Press, 2023), and co-editor of the volumes Surrealism and Film after 1945: Absolutely Modern Mysteries (Manchester University Press, 2021) and Radical Dreams: Surrealism, Counterculture, Resistance (Penn State University Press, 2022).
Her work has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Review of Books, and she has contributed many essays to publications on the history of the avant-garde, including Surrealism Beyond Borders (Metropolitan Museum of Art; Tate Modern, 2021). Susik is a founding board member of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism and an Associate Professor of Art History at Willamette University. You can find her on Twitter @AbigailSusik.
