Vortexhibition Polyphonica March 3, 2011

Vortexhibition Polyphonica presents a new and dynamic approach to exhibiting museum collections and kicks off the Henry's year-long initiative to explore and display the collection in its breadth and depth. Instead of a fixed presentation of works relating to history, style, or subject matter, this exhibition will experiment with a fluid structure. The show will be designed to highlight a fascinating array of interconnections across the spectrum of the Henry's holdings. Though the Henry is recognized as the region's preeminent contemporary art museum, its holdings include 19th-century paintings, contemporary art and photography, textiles and costumes, ceramics, and many other art objects that are little known. Vortexhibition Polyphonica will delight and stimulate our audience with the wealth of unexpected associations that can be made in this wonderful, idiosyncratic resource.