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Valued Species: Animals in the Art of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei

June 5, 2021 - October 3, 2021

Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei are two incredibly familiar names in art who have both created series depicting animals. In this exhibit, the National Museum of Wildlife Art combines Warhol’s Endangered Species series from the Museum’s permanent collection with Ai Weiwei’s Zodiac (2018) series, which consists of twelve Chinese zodiac animal portraits made of thousands of colorful, plastic bricks.

Together, the unique, kaleidoscopic interpretations of real and magical creatures offer a comparative look at the similarities between the two iconic artists, with accompanying narratives that bring into question how we value both animals
and art.

Andy Warhol y Ai Weiwei son dos de los artistas multimedia más influyentes de los siglos XX y XXI. A pesar de las diferencias entre sus orígenes, épocas y enfoques artísticos, existen conexiones significativas entre las filosofías y la obra de ambos artistas.

Ambos artistas fueron activistas y amantes de los animales y, cada uno en su época, creó una serie de obras que representan animales salvajes. Aunque se enmarcan en narrativas muy diversas, sus obras llaman la atención sobre la relación que la humanidad guarda con el arte y el mundo natural. El National Museum of Wildlife Art se complace en reunir la serie Especies en peligro de extinción (1983) de Andy Warhol, parte de la colección permanente del Museo, y la serie Zodíaco LEGO® (2018) de Ai Weiwei, préstamo de un coleccionista privado. Le invitamos a explorar, disfrutar, contemplar e inspirarse a través de la obra de estos dos artistas innovadores.

Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads in Lego - Dragon
Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads in Lego - Monkey
Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads in Lego - Tiger
Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads in Lego - Rat
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State of the Art: Student Art Show in Honor of Marion Buchenroth

Through June 4, 2023

This youth art exhibit is an annual collaboration between the National Museum of Wildlife Art and art educators from Teton County schools. The several hundred works of art on display beautifully demonstrate how students grow as artists as they move through grades K-12. Each art educator and group of students interpreted the theme Transformation in their own way.

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For the Love of Canines

Through August 27, 2023

For the Love of Canines questions humans’ relation and fascination with canines, whether love or loathing, through works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection.

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