Out of Bounds: American Abstraction at Mid-Century
Sam Gilliam, Carousel Merge , 1971. Walker Art Center; Gift of Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation, 1971. © 2026 Estate of Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy Walker Art Center.
Sam Gilliam, Carousel Merge , 1971. Walker Art Center; Gift of Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation, 1971. © 2026 Estate of Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy Walker Art Center. · License
Out of Bounds: American Abstraction at Mid-Century opens at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, United States, on June 3, 2027 and runs to February 13, 2028.
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Drawn primarily from the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center, this exhibition presents over 70 paintings and sculptures created in the United States between 1950 and 1975. The featured works highlight a period of inventive experimentation with scale, materials, and gesture. Abstract art by renowned and lesser-known creators is on display, including pieces by Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly, Lee Bontecou, and Willem de Kooning.
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- Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, United States · June 3, 2027 – February 13, 2028Opens 3 Jun 2027
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Sam Gilliam, Carousel Merge , 1971. Walker Art Center; Gift of Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation, 1971. © 2026 Estate of Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy Walker Art Center.
Sam Gilliam, Carousel Merge , 1971. Walker Art Center; Gift of Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation, 1971. © 2026 Estate of Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo courtesy Walker Art Center. · License · Source ↗