William Hamilton Rutherfoord (American, born 1950), Snakes and Ladders (detail), undated, oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, gift of anonymous donor, 2006.003

Experience Art

Jul 05, 2024 – Sep 15, 2024

Experience Art is an interactive exhibition that engages the viewer with a selection of works from the Taubman Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection and Sharing Collection, providing opportunities of exploration and accessibility through four of the five senses, including sight, scent, sound, and touch.

Each work of art is accompanied by a tactile experience and audio component, encouraging the visitor to engage and immerse themselves within the exhibition. Listen to music as you gaze at musicians, smell the scent of flowers while enjoying a 3-dimensional replica of a still-life painting, feel the layers of composition in a contemporary work of art.

This exhibition explores accessibility in art experiences and welcomes all visitors.

EXHIBITION PREVIEW

William Hamilton Rutherfoord (American, born 1950), Snakes and Ladders, undated, oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, gift of anonymous donor, 2006.003

Martin Bratcher (American), Tactile Image of Snakes and Ladders by William Rutherfoord (American, born 1950), wood, Taubman Museum of Art Sharing Collection, Courtesy of Martin Bratcher

Christopher Guarisco (American, born 1958), I Think We’re Being Followed, 1993, paint and mixed media on unstretched padded cotton, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Johnson and Donna Perret-Johnson, 1994.021

Otto Pippel (German, 1878-1960), Untitled, undated, oil on canvas, Taubman Museum of Art, Gift of Peggy Macdowell Thomas

Mary Jane Burtch-Vogt (American, 1944-2016), (Self Portrait) Lady with Red Glasses, 2001, assemblage on wood and found objects with polychrome and acrylic paint, Taubman Museum of Art Sharing Colleciton, Courtesy of the Estate of Mary Jane Burtch