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Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017

Date March 3–May 27, 2019

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017

Date March 3–May 27, 2019

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Email Your Questions [email protected]

► Información en español sobre la exposición

Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017 is the first major exhibition dedicated to sculptures by renowned contemporary artist Jack Whitten. Although Whitten (1939–2018) has long been celebrated for his work as an innovative abstract painter, this presentation reveals an extensive and entirely unknown body of his work.

The exhibition showcases sculptures the artist created in Greece over the course of his five-decade career, along with a selection of his paintings. The sculptures on view are made from a diverse spectrum of materials, including wood, marble, copper, bone, fishing wire, and personal mementos.

Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017 | March 3–May 27, 2019

Publication
The illustrated exhibition catalogue is available through the MFA Shop (713.639.7360) and the Museum’s Hirsch Library (713.639.7325).

Concurrent Exhibition
Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings

Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017 was organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Generous funding for this exhibition in Houston is provided by:
Bridget and Patrick Wade
Gary Mercer