Realism: Selections From the Martin Z Margulies Collection May 6, 2011

In the second exhibition drawn upon the partnership between the Tampa Museum of Art and the Martin Z. Margulies Collection in Miami, 'Realism' provides a compelling view of the realist tendencies in the visual arts of the last 30 years. Juxtaposing stellar examples of the PhotoRealist movement in painting with a selection of sculptural installations by leading contemporary artists who push the boundaries of what constitutes realism in our highly charged environment, the exhibition includes artists such as William Beckman, Davis Cone, Leandro Erlich, Tony Oursler, and William Ryman. The exhibition is complemented by the museum's own signature painting by Ralph Goings Collin's Diner and places this work in a larger context of realism of the last generation.