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This summer, experience your art museum鈥檚 collection like never before. The Collection in Context brings together the finest works in GRAM鈥檚 permanent collection with select loans from the Whitney Museum of American Art and exclusive private collections, rarely on public view. The exhibition will feature many of GRAM鈥檚 exciting new acquisitions and works of art never seen in Grand Rapids, such as Andy Warhol鈥檚 Marilyn Monroe and Jun Kaneko鈥檚 Large Dango, alongside beloved classics by Alexander Calder, Mary Cassatt, Richard Diebenkorn, Paul Gauguin, and more. Important temporary loans round out the exhibition, including photography by Cindy Sherman, prints by Elizabeth Catlett, and new work from Anila Quayyum Agha.

The Collection in Context rearranges and remixes art work from different time periods, styles, and media to present new and unexpected ways of looking, learning, and responding to art. Art can inspire such varied, personal, and beautiful responses, depending on our own unique experiences and perspectives. The Collection in Context celebrates this variety of perspectives within our own community. A special element of the exhibition is the diverse interpretations of artwork by Grand Rapids community members, which will be featured in writing throughout the exhibition. A broad cross-section of individuals have participated in this effort, including artists, students, educators, spiritual leaders, historians, and activists. GRAM is excited to present its collection in this new way, and we hope you鈥檒l share your own reactions, opinions, and responses to the works featured in The Collection in Context.