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There’s always something new to see at the JSMA. Selections from the permanent collections — numbering more than 13,000 works — are on display throughout the second floor galleries on a rotating basis. The museum actively collects art from Asia and the Americas in a broad range of media and recently initiated a focus on contemporary Latin American art. The JSMA also houses a number of galleries that feature changing exhibitions. These galleries present works from the museum’s collection, pieces on loan from museums or private collectors, and major exhibitions organized by the JSMA or other institutions.

In conjunction with its collections galleries and special exhibitions, the JSMA offers a full schedule of public programs designed to enrich your understanding and appreciation of the featured artwork. Search the events calendar for programming related to the exhibitions currently on view.

Exhibitions

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero 
September 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Mapping the path of the American superhero throughInteractive iTour a history of comics, this exhibition addresses the subject from many perspectives, including aesthetic achievements. The exhibition and accompanying symposium also examine the larger processes of social change through narratives and visual expressions of age, gender, race, religion, culture, and nationalism.  Guest-curated by Ben Saunders, a professor in the Department of English, the exhibition features Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and others and features original art by the masters of the genre.

See full schedule of Public Programs.

Visit the video blog about the exhibition at the Oregon Daily Emerald.

Sponsored by the Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation, the William C. Mitchell Estate, and JSMA members.
Media Partners: Eugene Magazine and KLCC 89.7 FM
Community Partners: Imagine Graphics and Image King Signs

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Superheroes in Japan: 19th century Ukiyo-e
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Japanese, Edo period, Saginuma Heikurô Rending a Great Serpent in the Deep Mountains from Japanese and Chinese Correspondences for The Tale of Genji: Chapter 31 (The Handsome Pillar), 1855-56, Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art, MWJ51:K129Superheroes feature in the myths, histories and literature of cultures throughout the world. This intimate exhibition, drawn from the JSMA’s Japanese art collection, complements Faster Than a Speeding Bullet with images specific to Japanese prints.

The exhibition was selected by Dr. Sandy Kita, an independent Japanese print specialist and senior scholar at Chatham University.
History of Photography
October 13 through December 13, 2009
 
Edward Weston (1886-1958), American, Dunes at Oceano, 1936, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Patricia H. Noyes, 2006:6.1Drawing on the museum’s collection of 19th century through contemporary photography, History of Photography includes an early 19th century cliché-verre by Camille Corot, and 20th century landscapes by Imogen Cunningham, Walker Evans, Minor White and Edward Weston.  Also on loan for this exhibition are Alfred Stieglitz's "Steerage" and Dorothea Lange's "White Angel Breadline."
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