MAG’s collection of modern and contemporary art dates from 1950 to present, encompassing artworks created by local, national, and international artists and in an exceptional range of artistic media. This collection will continue to grow to include a broader exploration of modern art and the rise of new voices and developments in contemporary art.
Highlights
George Morrison
Oil on canvas. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 1958.7 © Estate of George Morrison
Louise Nevelson
Wood and paint. Gift of Deborah Ronnen, 2005.269 © Estate of Louise Nevelson/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Helen Frankenthaler
Acrylic on canvas. Gift of the Women’s Council on the occasion of the Council’s 40th anniversary, 1981.13 © Estate of Helen Frankenthaler/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Nam June Paik
Mixed media. Maurice R. and Maxine B. Forman Fund, Marion Stratton Gould Fund, Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Fund, Lyman K. and Eleanore B. Stuart Endowment Fund, and Thelma M. Knapp Fund, 2018.34 © Estate of Nam June Paik
Mickalene Thomas
Acrylic, enamel, oil and rhinestones on wood panel. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 2015.1 © Mickalene Thomas
Isaac Julien
Ten-channel video, color, sound; 27 minutes. Commissioned and acquired by the Memorial Art Gallery with the partnership of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and with generous support from Mark Falcone and Ellen Bruss, the Zell Family, Ford Foundation, VIA Art Fund, Lori Van Dusen, and Deborah Ronnen and Sherman Levey. The commission and acquisition were also made possible by Barbara and Aaron Levine, the Maurice and Maxine Forman Fund, the Marion Stratton Gould Fund, the Herdle-Moore Fund, the Strasenburgh Fund, and the Lyman K. and Eleanore B. Stuart Endowment Fund at the Memorial Art Gallery, and the Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Production of the work was generously supported by Metro Pictures, New York; Victoria Miro, London/Venice; the Arts Division of the University of California Santa Cruz; and by Eastman Kodak Company, on whose film stock the installation was shot, 2019.1.1 © Isaac Julien, photo courtesy Metro Pictures New York and Victoria Miro London/Venice
Erin Shirreff
Dye sublimation prints on aluminum with latex paint. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 2024.44 © Erin Shirreff
Eamon Ore-Giron
Smalti hand-cut mosaic glass. Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 2026.2 © Eamon Ore-Giron, courtesy James Cohan Gallery
