Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017 March 3–May 27, 2019
Jack Whitten, Homage to the Kri-Kri, 1985, black mulberry, nails, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Installation view of Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017.
Jack Whitten, The Tomb of Socrates, 2009, wild cypress, black mulberry, marble, brass, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, Lichnos, 2008, black mulberry, carob wood, whitewashed cinder block, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Installation view of Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017.
Jack Whitten, Black Monolith VII (Du Bois Legacy: For W.E. Burghardt), 2014, acrylic on canvas, Private Collection. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, Homage to Malcolm, 1965, partly stained American elm, coiled wire, nails, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, The Afro American Thunderbolt, 1983–84, black mulberry, copper plate, and nails. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, Bosom, For Aunt Surlina, 1985, black mulberry, cherry wood, metal, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, Lucy, 2011, black mulberry, Phaistos Stone, mahogany, metal I-Beam, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, The Saddle, 1977, Cretan walnut, black mulberry, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
Jack Whitten, The Saddle (detail), 1977, Cretan walnut, black mulberry, and mixed media. © Jack Whitten Estate. Courtesy of the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth
► 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