Pastel drawing of abstract, colorful curves.

Drawing as Discovery
500 Years of Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection

Opening on September 26, 2024

Docent Gallery

This exhibition showcases 100 stellar works selected from MAG’s holdings of over 2,000 drawings. Organized by artistic intent, it unites work across a breadth of cultures and time periods by the common principle that the very act of drawing is at the heart of artistic creativity. Significant work by well-known artists such as Francisco Goya, Rembrandt van Rijn, Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Kara Walker is displayed alongside drawings of equally striking quality by lesser-known or unknown artists.

Standing robot made out of nine old-fashioned portable televisions.

Nam June Paik

Opening on December 18, 2024

Media Arts Watch and Forman Galleries

Nam June Paik (1932–2006) is referred to as the “Father of Video Art” for his pioneering work in transforming video into a medium for artistic expression starting in the 1960s. Enjoy a selection of Paik’s work from MAG’s permanent collection, presented in the museum’s introductory Forman Gallery, and a screening of Nam June Paik: Edited for Television—a provocative portrait of the artist, his work, and his philosophies—in the Media Arts Watch Gallery.