Tempting to Touch: Surface and Substance in 20th-Century American Art
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Tempting to Touch: Surface and Substance in 20th-Century American Art opens at Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, United States, on May 2, 2027 and runs to September 5, 2027.
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This exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art examines the role of tactile experience in twentieth-century American art. Spanning five themed sections with works from the 1890s through the 2010s, the display highlights interactive creations, textured materials, and visible evidence of artistic technique, featuring pieces by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Ruth Asawa, and Yoko Ono.
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- Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, United States · May 2 – September 5, 2027Opens 2 May 2027
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