go to Let Us Feel Heartbreak: Contemporary Art and the Environment page
JAMES M. KEMPER GALLERY
Let Us Feel Heartbreak: Contemporary Art and the Environment
August 17, 2024–ongoing
go to Artists in Exile: European Surrealists in the US during and after World War II page
GERTRUDE BERNOUDY GALLERY
Artists in Exile: European Surrealists in the US during and after World War II
September 1, 2023–ongoing
go to Learn about the Art on Campus program's growing collection page
Art on Campus
Learn about the Art on Campus program's growing collection
The Art on Campus program is a growing collection of public artworks by nationally and internationally recognized artists.
Collection Highlights
go to System of Display, O (LOOK / Ancestor figure, Eastern Nigeria, Mumuye) page
Adam Pendleton
System of Display, O (LOOK / Ancestor figure, Eastern Nigeria, Mumuye)
2018–19
go to My Kingdom Is the Right Size, from The King of Solana Beach page
Eleanor Antin
My Kingdom Is the Right Size, from The King of Solana Beach
1974
go to System of Display, I (IMPLICIT / Debles, or rhythm figure, Northern Ivory Coast, Korhogo district, Lataha village, Senufo tribe) page
Adam Pendleton
System of Display, I (IMPLICIT / Debles, or rhythm figure, Northern Ivory Coast, Korhogo district, Lataha village, Senufo tribe)
2018–19
go to Early October in the White Mountains page
Sanford Robinson Gifford
Early October in the White Mountains
1860
go to Untitled, from the portfolio Runaways page
Glenn Ligon
Untitled, from the portfolio Runaways
1993
go to Untitled, from the portfolio Runaways page
Glenn Ligon
Untitled, from the portfolio Runaways
1993
go to System of Display, A (FATHER / Yaacov Agam, Fusion plastique, 1955) page
Adam Pendleton
System of Display, A (FATHER / Yaacov Agam, Fusion plastique, 1955)
2018–19
Upcoming Events
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go to Seeds: Containers of a World to Come page
Public Tour
Seeds: Containers of a World to Come
April 12, 2025
2 pm
2 pm
go to Reciprocity: On the Co-Evolution of Seeds, Plants, and People page
Curator's Dialogue
Reciprocity: On the Co-Evolution of Seeds, Plants, and People
Museum Lobby
April 17, 2025
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
go to Shaw Nature Reserve Tour page
Member Event
Shaw Nature Reserve Tour
Shaw Nature Reserve
April 19, 2025
9 am
9 am
go to Public Celebration: 2025 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition page
Opening
Public Celebration: 2025 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition
May 2, 2025
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is free and open to the public. Its mission is to collect significant modern and contemporary art and preserve its collection for current and future generations; provide excellence in art historical research, exhibition, and object-based learning; and engage the campus population, its visitors and alumni, the St. Louis region, and the global art community.