Fowler At Fifty Anniversary Exhibitions
fall 2013–fall 2014
The Fowler Museum at UCLA honored its 50th anniversary with a suite of special exhibitions and programs from fall 2013–fall 2014. The exhibitions in the fall of 2013 filled the Fowler's Getty Trust and Lucas Family galleries with nearly 1,000 objects from the Fowler’s vast, acclaimed, and diverse permanent collections. The Fowler At Fifty consisted of nine shows opening at once paired with two artist installations and 150 ft timeline info graphic of the Fowler's vibrant history.
In the J. Paul Getty Gallery:
From the Sepik River to Los Angeles: Art in Migration
Double Fortune, Double Trouble: Art for Twins among the Yorùbá
Powerful Bodies: Zulu Arts of Personal Adornment
Māori Cloaks, Māori Voices
From X to Why: A Museum Takes Shape
In the Lucas Family Gallery:
The Peruvian Four-Selvaged Cloth: Ancient Threads/New Directions
New World Wunderkammer: A Project by Amalia Mesa-Bains
Chupícuaro: The Natalie Wood Gift of Ancient Mexican Ceramics
In the Fowler Courtyard:
Fowler at Fifty: Walk among Worlds, an installation by Máximo González