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Exhibition 2016
An ink on paper illustration of a standoff between a police unit and farmers, set in the 1930s. The two groups are separated by a curved railroad track. The members of the police are wearing hats and have their guns drawn. The farmers are chanting and holding up farming tools and signs, including one that reads “Hunger March”. Away from the standoff is a sign propped up that reads “Farm For Sale” Above the scene are two pieces of cut rope that are knotted tightly around a strong tree branch.

William Gropper
Bearing Witness: Drawings by William Gropper

02.14.16 – 11.06.16
Exhibition 2015
The interior of a home including, a small kitchen, a dining table, a shelf, a second story office space, and a couch. In each area of the interior, common household items have been placed on the surfaces, like a pitcher of flowers, books, a stand mixer, and a purse. However each item in the space is flat and stylized.

Catalyst: New Projects by Meredith James, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and Casey Tang

10.03.15 – 03.13.16
Exhibition 2015
An exposition poster of an illustration depicting a coastline made up of a cityscape and a collection of pavilions, separated by a freeway. Towering above the pavilions is a bridge connecting the two stretches of land, holding an inlet. In the water are a number of boats. In the bottom left corner is a rectangle with the date “1933”, “A Century of Progress”, and “Chicago” written in it.

Designing Eye: Exposition Posters from 1893 – 2000

03.25.15 – 02.28.16
Exhibition 2016
Three framed portraits of Black elderly women. They are each dressed elegantly and smiling against colorful patterned backgrounds. The framed portraits are sitting on a black, blue, and gold floral background.

Engaging Artists: A selection of works from More Art’s 2015 Engaging Artists Residency

02.07.16 – 02.27.16
Collection
Roosevelt Island sits in the middle of the frame, with the Queensboro/Ed Kotch Bridge connecting Manhattan on the left and Queens on the right. Manhattan is densely populated with tall buildings, while this section of Queens has small housing buildings. In the back of the frame the Triboro Bridge and the Bronx are visible.

The Panorama of the City of New York

On Long-Term View
Collection
A 3D relief map of New York’s water system that was too large for the 1964 World's Fair. Now on permanent view the hilly terrain, the divets and rivers that the Catskills, Croton, and Delaware watersheds flow into are on display. Lights follow the path of aqueducts that lead to New York City.

The Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System

On Long-Term View
Exhibition 2013
In the foreground is a table surface with recycled, yogurt containers filled with paint, paint brushes, and a pitcher of water. In the background, the artist David Kearns, has his back turned and is painting a mural made up of trees transitioning into fall colors. The mural features a black-haired dog walking amongst the trees and a city scape in the background. The paint style is blotchy and fuzzy with details not completely made out.

David Kearns
Travels with Seamus

01.18.13 – 06.13.18
Collection
A dome like spherical model with curved lattice work on the roof and a horizontal wave like structure through the middle. Jutting out from the middle of the sphere are two walkways. The base of the sphere has grass, trees and three figurines walking around.

World’s Fair Collection

On Long-Term View
Exhibition 2015
Twelve painted portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong arranged in a grid of four by three. Each portrait captures his likeness but something about each representation is distorted. Features appear in the wrong place, are fragmented, he is interacting with an object in the composition, or has a new feature like a mustache, animal ears, and pigtails.

Zhang Hongtu

10.18.15 – 02.28.16

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