Exhibitions - Tang Teaching Museum

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Black lines drawn over a dense urban map, labeled with various individuals’ first names.

March 29 – July 20, 2025

Elevator Music 52: Anne E. Stoner—Drowning Out the Noise

A tall, white, rectangular piece of paper with paragraphs of small black text and green lines that run the entirety of either side of the paper.

March 8 – May 4, 2025

Hyde Cabinet #28: Looking Toward The free state of Transplendency

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December 21, 2024 – March 2, 2025

Hyde Cabinet #27: Habibis—Threaded Lineage

Framed by sculptures on either side, a white table holds multiple clay rounded clay sculptures colored, white, brown, purple, and pink.

October 19, 2024 – January 26, 2025

Toshiko Takaezu: Gifts from Toshiko

An icy blue body of water against a snow-covered ridge is covered by a yellow circle containing a section of the landscape behind it flipped vertically.

September 28, 2024 – January 26, 2025

Elevator Music 50: Andrej Bako—Love Letter to the Deep

A yellow-toned photograph of a male’s chest with a swallow bird tattoo above his nipple and below two gold necklaces hanging from his neck.

September 14 – December 8, 2024

Hyde Cabinet #26: Inked Intimacy

Sitting outdoors on a lawn in front of a contemporary building is a large, black sculpture in the shape of a comic book speech bubble, big enough for two people to sit in.

September 10, 2024 – January 31, 2026

Ernest and Ruth

A closeup of a silver, metal elevator door opening.

June 1 – September 8, 2024

Elevator Music 49:
John Cage—Water Walk

A black and white photograph of two light-skinned, prepubescent boys looking at us, one is seated, the other stands with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face.

March 2 – May 12, 2024

Hyde Cabinet #24: Boyhood

A dark-skinned woman and man wearing nineteenth-century clothing hold hands and glance towards a window while seated next to each other on a blue velvet bench.

February 3 – May 19, 2024

Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour

In front of a block wall with colorful banners is a volcano sculpture sitting on a bright yellow carpet between two pink chairs.

October 21, 2023 – September 14, 2025

Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves

A central yellow square with overlaid white text reading “mmmarvelous Sunkist taste!” is framed bv orange and pink blocks of color to the left and a blue block of color with smaller overlaid white text below.

September 9 – November 26, 2023

Hyde Cabinet #22: Sunkist Consumption

A woman holds up a blue cloth illuminated by a lamp as butterflies fly in front of it, while a hand on the right holds up a phone to take pictures of the butterflies.

July 15 – December 30, 2023

Paula Wilson: Toward the Sky’s Back Door

In the lower left section of an otherwise entirely black photograph, a white shape suggests a torso in a shirt, a short sleeve on an outstretched arm. But the image remains ambiguous.

June 17 – August 20, 2023

Amina Ross—My Breaking In

A video still from “Perspective” comprised of white text on a black background. At the top of the still is the question, “What is cure for you?” At the bottom of the still is the response, “I would say that cure is a fiction.”

May 6 – August 20, 2023

Elevator Music 46:
Molly Joyce—Perspective

A cartoon-like head with pink "skin," and black and white fur and glasses.

March 25 – June 4, 2023

Hyde Cabinet #20: Bringback

A seated woman looks off camera and wears a floor length, full-skirted, white dress with no sleeves that is embroidered with pink and orange flowers.

March 18 – March 26, 2023

Barbara Tfank
Fabrics Inspire

Drawing of twelve hexagons with curved sides, each with additional curved lines around them like waves emanating from them. Inside each one is either the word “palm” or the word “finger.”

February 18 – July 16, 2023

Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My

Against a black background with small white dots sits a line drawing of various shapes within a circle, including two small ovals and two overlapping ovals encasing a central circle.

December 10, 2022 – April 30, 2023

Elevator Music 45: Neil Leonard—Sonance for the Precession

A musical score full of notes is overlaid on an image of a puddle with raindrops making rings of water.

October 8 – December 4, 2022

Elevator Music 44: Joel Mellin—Imbrialis

A person with a beak-like nose looks backwards at a group of costumed figures while skeletal arms emerge from the shadows to reach towards a large ringing bell.

June 4 – September 11, 2022

Hyde Cabinet #17: Behind the Mask

The words “Freedom” and “Yvette Janine Jackson” are written in large white type on an almost black background with swirls of thin white and gray lines; a lighter gray textured swath runs down the right edge.

May 21 – October 2, 2022

Elevator Music 43: Yvette Janine Jackson—Destination Freedom

A painting of three abstract figures, one adult with two children, formed from a grid of pastel shapes against a black and white geometric background.

January 29 – May 15, 2022

Opener 34: Ruby Sky Stiler—New Patterns

A circular, high-pile brown and tan rug sits atop of a white plinth in an elevator.

November 20, 2021 – May 15, 2022

Elevator Music 42: Laura Splan—Rhapsody for an Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus

A person with a black doll head is facing forward in a driver seat with drawings covering their body and their surroundings, a doll and a sculpture pasted near them.

October 16, 2021 – September 10, 2023

Lauren Kelley: Location Scouting

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October 2 – December 5, 2021

Hyde Cabinet #14:
Con todos estos líos: confronting the demons of US history

A black-and-white photograph shows a bouquet of mixed roses at various stages of decay against a dark backdrop.

July 20 – September 26, 2021

Hyde Cabinet #13: Thorns in Time

A dark-haired woman wearing a red dress looks and gestures with one arm at a pattern on the wall behind her.

July 10 – November 14, 2021

Elevator Music 41:
Laura Ortman—Dust Dives Alive

Three green abstract shapes are collaged onto a rectangular photographic landscape.

July 10 – November 28, 2021

Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards

Three colorful painted couches, a colorful painted floor, and two colorful paintings on a gallery wall

July 10 – December 19, 2021

Opener 33
Sarah Cain—Enter the Center

A black and white photograph of a short hallway leading to a door, slightly ajar, with a dark hand reaching out from behind it.

May 4 – July 19, 2021

Hyde Cabinet #12:
Everyday In-Between

A colorful graphic pattern with the words "All Together Now" repeated five times in a vertical stack.

May 1, 2021 – January 2, 2022

All Together Now

March 16 – May 2, 2021

Hyde Cabinet #11:
Don’t Theorize, Accessorize

September 17 – December 6, 2020

Hyde Cabinet #9:
Neither Snow nor Rain

Black and white political cartoon from the 1960s illustrating the changes in student life from conservative family values to liberal self-expression.

June 23 – August 29, 2020

Hyde Cabinet #8:
Born in the Spirit of Concern

Lewitt sketch

April 21 – June 12, 2020

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared

a colorful and geometric screen print by Eduardo Paolozzi

February 18 – April 10, 2020

Hyde Cabinet #6: She Is My Unit

a black and red silkscreen of thorned stems by Mary Weatherford

February 1 – July 12, 2020

Mary Weatherford: Canyon–Daisy–Eden

the Tang elevator enclosed with floor-length curtains hanging on all of the walls. Two cube seats are positioned next to a record player and receiver on a stand. The lights in the ceiling are purple, casting purple light on everything

December 21, 2019 – July 5, 2020

Elevator Music 40:
Melissa Thorne — Landslide/Solid

a colorful lithograph by Dalí showing a blue structure or robe that looks like the back of an angel with colorful wings near the top. A human-like figure stands behind the structure, visible through a window-like area in the structure or body of the angel

November 26, 2019 – February 16, 2020

Hyde Cabinet #5: Divine Dalí

On a colorfully tiled floor, three dancers sit in a row and each holds colorful, cylindrical fabric over their heads.

October 19, 2019 – September 12, 2021

Nicole Cherubini: Shaking the Trees

An etching of a landscape titled "A Sunset in Ireland" from 1983 by Sir Francis Seymour Haden

September 6 – November 24, 2019

Hyde Cabinet #4: A Terrible Beauty

A sculptural artwork by artist Ree Morton which includes mounted parts as well as a green table-like structure with small pieces sitting on top. The artwork is made of acrylic paint on canvas mounted on wood, wood, acrylic paint, and stones

August 10, 2019 – January 5, 2020

Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison

A large room full of an audience watching multiple dancers perform on what looks like a larger than life hampster wheel.

June 1 – July 21, 2019

Streb Action

black and white photo of a figure sitting on a chair in the middle of a room

May 2 – September 1, 2019

Hyde Cabinet #3: From Brothel to Museum

February 9 – May 2, 2019

Hyde Cabinet #2: Rainbow Paradox

January 26 – June 23, 2019

Elevator Music 38:
Bioni Samp — Digital Beehive

October 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Opener 31: Tim Davis — When We Are Dancing (I Get Ideas)

July 28, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Elevator Music 37
David Mancuso — The Loft

May 23 – July 22, 2018

Elevator Music 36
Takashi Murakami – Oval

May 12 – August 12, 2018

Dona Nelson: Stand Alone Paintings

February 17 – April 22, 2018

Along the Border

January 13 – May 20, 2018

Elevator Music 35
Ephraim Asili: Jazz Salt

October 21, 2017 – September 8, 2019

Opener 32: Tel_

October 14 – December 30, 2017

Opener 30
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Predecessors

October 14, 2017 – April 22, 2018

Faux Faux (Lobby Life)

September 2, 2017 – January 7, 2018

Elevator Music 34
Tony Oursler: Talking Light

February 18 – April 23, 2017

Inhabited Landscapes:
Bougault’s Algeria

January 28 – July 16, 2017

Janine Antoni & Stephen Petronio
Entangle

August 13 – October 2, 2016

Leonard Baskin

July 2 – December 30, 2016

A More Perfect Union

June 2 – June 5, 2016

Diane Arbus

February 6 – June 5, 2016

Alma Thomas

February 6 – August 7, 2016

Elevator Music 30
Critter & Guitari

October 17, 2015 – September 10, 2017

Liz Collins
Energy Field

September 19, 2015 – January 3, 2016

Machine Project — The Platinum Collection (Live by Special Request)

June 6 – August 23, 2015

Opener 29
Arturo Herrera: Day Before

May 2 – September 13, 2015

Elevator Music 29
Tim Davis: Unphotographable

February 7 – April 26, 2015

Elevator Music 28
Morton Subotnick: Silver Apples of the Moon

February 7 – August 16, 2015

Nicholas Krushenick: Electric Soup

January 31 – May 17, 2015

Shahzia Sikander

July 5 – November 16, 2014

Opener 28
Erika Verzutti: Mineral

July 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015

Opener 26
Jeff Sonhouse: Slow Motion

July 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015

Elevator Music 27
Kamau Amu Patton

July 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015

Opener 27
Beverly Semmes: FRP

February 15 – April 13, 2014

David Greenberger: One Upon

January 18 – June 22, 2014

Elevator Music 26
David Greenberger: one updown

October 25 – December 29, 2013

Andy Warhol:
I’ll Be Your Mirror

October 5, 2013 – January 12, 2014

Elevator Music 25
Luigi Russolo: The Art of Noise

June 8 – August 13, 2013

TRANSFORMer

May 31 – October 20, 2013

Caffe Lena: Inside America’s Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse

May 25 – September 29, 2013

Elevator Music 24
Laurie Spiegel: Harmonices Mundi

January 26 – April 14, 2013

Paul Shambroom: Meetings

January 26 – May 19, 2013

Elevator Music 23
Yoko Ono: Listen

January 26 – May 19, 2013

Opener 24
Carrie Moyer: Pirate Jenny

January 19 – July 29, 2013

Someday is Now:
The Art of Corita Kent

October 6 – November 4, 2012

The Way to Wanakena

July 14 – December 2, 2012

Terry Adkins Recital

June 9 – October 14, 2012

Elevator Music 21
Doug Van Nort: Constellate

February 18 – May 20, 2012

Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary

February 18 – June 3, 2012

Elevator Music 20: Sharon Hayes
I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But as Long As I Love You I’m Not Free

February 18 – June 3, 2012

Donald Moffett: The Extravagant Vein

February 6 – April 23, 2012

Opener 23
Pam Lins: Denver Gold

September 17 – December 30, 2011

I Myself Have Seen It: Photography and Kiki Smith

September 17, 2011 – January 20, 2012

Elevator Music 19
Kabir Carter: Split

September 3 – December 30, 2011

Opener 22
Whiting Tennis

April 12 – September 11, 2011

Elevator Music 18
Michael Prime: L-Fields

October 9, 2010 – February 27, 2011

Elevator Music 17
Peter Edwards: Specter

July 17, 2010 – January 2, 2011

Opener 21
Suzanne Bocanegra: I Write the Songs

July 17, 2010 – April 17, 2011

Opener 20
Paula Hayes: Understory

May 14 – September 19, 2010

Elevator Music 16
Maryanne Amacher: Head Rhythm 1 and Playing 2, 1999

April 10 – August 7, 2010

Opener 19
Los Carpinteros

February 6 – June 13, 2010

Fred Tomaselli

September 26, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Opener 18
Arlene Shechet: Blow By Blow

September 26, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Opener 17
Nicole Eisenman: The Way We Weren’t

September 26, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Type A: Barrier

July 18, 2009 – March 14, 2010

Elevator Music 15:
A Sound Map of the Hudson

May 30 – August 30, 2009

Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic F.U.N.

February 28 – August 23, 2009

Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History

January 31 – June 14, 2009

Opener 16
Oliver Herring: Me Us Them

September 27, 2008 – January 25, 2009

Dario Robleto: Alloy of Love

September 27, 2008 – January 25, 2009

Elevator Music 13
People Like Us: Recyclopaedia Britannica

July 19, 2008 – January 4, 2009

Opener 15
Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular

May 24 – September 20, 2008

Elevator Music 12: Jessica Rylan

May 17 – August 31, 2008

Opener 14
Dean Snyder: Almost Blue

February 9 – April 20, 2008

Elevator Music 11: Bruce Nauman
Rhythmic Stamping (Four Rhythms in Preparation for Video Tape Problems)

February 9 – June 15, 2008

Opener 13
Joseph Grigely: St. Cecilia

July 14 – December 30, 2007

Elevator Music 10
Atmospherics/Weather Works:
Andrea Polli

July 14 – December 30, 2007

West African Masquerade:
Photographs by Phyllis Galembo

February 3 – April 29, 2007

Joachim Schmid
Photoworks 1982-2007

February 3 – April 29, 2007

Elevator Music 9
Fernando Orellana: Elevator’s Music

February 3 – June 17, 2007

Opener 12
Martin Kersels: Heavyweight Champion

June 24 – December 30, 2006

Opener 11
Nina Katchadourian: All Forms of Attraction

June 24 – December 30, 2006

Elevator Music 8
Nina Katchadourian: Natural Car Alarms

March 18 – June 4, 2006

Elevator Music 7
Billboard: R. Luke DuBois

November 19, 2005 – February 12, 2006

Richard Pettibone: A Retrospective

October 29, 2005 – January 30, 2006

Elevator Music 6: Pamela Z

October 1 – December 30, 2005

America Starts Here:
Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler

October 1 – December 30, 2005

Opener 10
Kathy Butterly: Freaks and Beauties

June 25 – September 11, 2005

Opener 9
Michael Oatman: A Lifetime of Service and A Mile of Thread

June 25 – September 11, 2005

Elevator Music 5
Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg: Rapture/Rupture

February 5 – April 20, 2005

Kevin Wolff

February 5 – June 5, 2005

Elevator Music 4: Julianne Swartz

February 5 – June 5, 2005

Opener 8
Lee Boroson: Outer Limit

October 15, 2004 – January 2, 2005

Elevator Music 3: Michelle Nagai

June 26 – September 5, 2004

Opener 7
Julia Jacquette: I Dreamt

June 26 – September 26, 2004

Elevator Music 2
Investigations in Experimental Sound: Steve Roden

January 24 – April 11, 2004

Opener 6
Shahzia Sikander: Nemesis

January 24 – April 11, 2004

Body Parts: A Self-Portrait
by John Coplans

January 24 – June 6, 2004

Elevator Music 1
Investigations in Experimental Sound: Robin Rimbaud, a.k.a. Scanner

October 18 – December 31, 2003

Opener 5: Alyson Shotz —
A Slight Magnification of Altered Things

October 18, 2003 – January 4, 2004

Opener 3: Nayland Blake:
Some Kind of Love — Performance Video, 1989-2002

July 5 – July 26, 2003

Samuel Bak:
Landscapes of the Jewish Experience

June 27 – September 28, 2003

The Art of Arline Fisch

June 21 – August 31, 2003

Opener 4: Jim Hodges

January 18 – June 1, 2003

Kara Walker: Narratives of a Negress

November 2 – December 31, 2002

Opener 2
Paul Henry Ramirez:
Elevatious Transcendsualistic

October 26 – December 31, 2002

Fred Wilson:
Objects and Installations 1979-2000

October 1 – December 1, 2002

Theodore Coulombe and Alan Krathaus:
On the Trail of Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne

July 1 – July 26, 2002

Poetry into Painting: Michael Dolen
Paints Twelve American Poets

April 27 – June 9, 2002

Toshiko Takaezu

July 7 – September 9, 2001

Grett H. Friedman ’42: Three Sculptures

June 16 – August 26, 2001

Opener 1
Jonathan Seliger: Floor Model

March 10 – June 17, 2001

David Miller:
A Retrospective

October 28, 2000 – February 11, 2001

Vik Muniz: Seeing is Believing

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