Energy: The Power of Art

Doug Argue, Dancing on the Beach, 2019, oil on canvas, courtesy of the artist. This painting was specially created for this exhibition.

July 20, 2019 – November 3, 2020

In a ground-breaking effort for a fine arts museum, top-tier science and major art by Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, Julie Mehretu, Frank Stella, Joseph Cornell and Man Ray will be fused in one dynamic and interactive exhibition. Working with the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Tesla Museum, this innovative project juxtaposes masterworks in many media with images produced by the most advanced scientific instruments, and even an active “cloud chamber,” to explore the supposedly “invisible” world of energy.

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James Rosenquist, Time Stops the Face Continues, 2008, oil on canvas, with painted and motorized mirror, Courtesy of the Estate of James Rosenquist

Gallery 2, L-R: Doug Argue, Richard Pousette-Dart, Alexander Calder

Gallery 2, L-R: Alexander Calder, Julie Mehretu, Doug Argue

Miya Ando, Kumo (Cloud) 60.30.1, 2017, Kumo (Cloud) 60.30.5, 2017, and Kumo (Cloud) 79.63, 2017 Courtesy of the artist

Miya Ando, Aurorae, 2019 printed fabric, aluminum 138x120x120 inches Courtesy of the artist

Barbara Prey, International Space Center Study 2, 2003, watercolor, Courtesy of the artist

Vija Celmins, The Stars (short), 2005 etching on handmade paper, Edition 120 AP 14/20, Courtesy of the artist and The Drawing Room, East Hampton, New York

Nicola Tesla, 1899

James Rosenquist, Time Stops the Face Continues, 2008 oil on canvas, with painted and motorized mirror, Courtesy of the Estate of James Rosenquist