Cecilia Wichmann, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art

Crosscurrents: Works from the Contemporary Collection

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 11:00 am

In-person members’ program

In February 2025 the Baltimore Museum of Art opened the reinstalled the Contemporary Wing with a focus on nature and the environment. As part of its strategy to illuminate new narratives through its growing global collection, the new presentation, titled Crosscurrents: Works from the Contemporary Collection, explores the different ways that artists working across the past six decades have engaged with, challenged, and found solace in turbulent times.

The galleries feature 57 works as of July 2025, including a new commission by interdisciplinary artist Abigail Lucien. Nearly half of the works in Crosscurrents are on view for the first time, including Peace Keeper (1995/2020) by Nari Ward and Lay Me Down in Praise (2022) by Justen Leroy. Crosscurrents also includes a broad focus on artworks exploring experiences of nature, ecological change, and human exploitation and restoration of the environment. Hear from Cecilia Wichmann, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art about the process the museum took during the reinstallation and more about the artists and artworks that now fill the galleries.

Members-only, registration required (limited to 40 people).

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