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September 28, 2018 - January 1, 2225

The Collection

Come see the newly organized collection! We've gathered ancient and modern works of art, together in one space, that explore our shared archetypes, myths, and ideals.

January 3, 2020 - April 26, 2020

Notes from the Underground

The designers of these posters created complicated visual experiences with image mashups and vibrating color combinations. This was an intentionally dense style, distinct from the easy-to-read marketing of New York’s Madison Avenue advertising firms.

February 6, 2020 - April 12, 2020

TRIBE: A Celebration of South Carolina Hip-Hop Culture

TRIBE examines the fluid story of Hip-Hop culture in South Carolina along with the shaping of the art form’s national identity, spanning four decades of historical events and individual contributions from around the state.

February 15, 2020 - May 17, 2020

It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has put together one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of horror and sci-fi art. It’s Alive features more than 100 pieces including posters, toys, guitars, masks, and sculptures, many hailing back to the days of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

June 20, 2020 - September 13, 2020

Design by Time

Cutting-edge international designers explore how objects can embody the element of time in this poetic exhibition. Garments that grow, trees that sing, and objects that become their own miniature worlds encapsulate nature’s growth and decay.

June 27, 2020 - September 6, 2020

Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used photography to popularize the political slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” This exhibition — the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career — tells the story of a key figure of the second Harlem Renaissance.

October 17, 2020 - January 10, 2021

Visions from India

Visions from India presents a breathtaking sweep of 21st-century painting, sculpture, and multimedia works from India and its diaspora.

February 6, 2021 - May 2, 2021

The Imaginative Worlds of M.C. Escher

This is the largest private traveling Escher exhibition in the world, including woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, and all eight mezzotints from his career.

May 22, 2021 - August 29, 2021

The Ironic Curtain: Art from the Soviet Underground

The Ironic Curtain features artists who worked under political repression in the decades just before the fall of the Soviet Union, making “official” art by day and their own experimental art in secret.

September 25, 2021 - January 9, 2022

30 Americans

30 Americans features an incredible “Who’s Who” list from among the most acclaimed Black artists of our time, including Nick Cave, Glenn Ligon, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley.