Stories We Tell: The Collection Two Ways

The exhibition presents Still’s works arranged chronologically in the first five galleries and thematically in the remaining four rooms. The primary strategy for both curatorial displays is to illustrate some of the main artistic foundations that ground Still’s art. These include his stylistic path from representation to abstraction; the role of figuration, color, machines, and doubling in his art; how the artist changes an image across media; and Still’s conception of artistic space.

Both curatorial arrangements reveal these themes through different methods, so visitors with diverse learning styles and experiences can relate to the collection and understand Still’s art in more than one way. Moreover, this curatorial exercise emphasizes the importance of a multiplicity of approaches when presenting artworks to the community.

In addition to the differing curatorial strategies, the Museum has singled out several key works in the exhibition to explore the question, how have the global pandemic, economic hardship, and extreme political division during the last year affected visitors’ experiences of art? CSM hopes these perspectives will provide additional points of connection and relevance during these extraordinary times.