282. Hannah Klemm: Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the St. Louis Art Museum
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Hannah Klemm, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art, curates the museum\\u2019s \\u201cCurrents\\u201d and \\u201cNew Media Series\\u201d exhibitions. Klemm previously was the Fisher Collection Graduate Curatorial Fellow at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where she has worked on the contemporary German art collection. She holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago, a master\\u2019s degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a bachelor\\u2019s degree in art history with honors from Sarah Lawrence College. Klemm has received several fellowships and awards, including a 10-month research fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service at Humboldt University in Berlin.
About Currents 120: Jess T. Dugan -\\xa0 Through February 20, 2022
St. Louis\\u2013based artist Jess T. Dugan is known for their color photographs that explore the power of identity, desire, and connection. In\\xa0Currents 120: Jess T. Dugan, the museum presents a selection of 20 recent works\\u2014portraits, self-portraits, and still lifes\\u2014many of which were created specifically for this exhibition. Within a framework of queer and nonbinary experience and from an actively constructed sense of masculinity, Dugan\\u2019s portraits examine intersections between individual identity and the search for intimate connection with others.
About Art Along the Rivers: Through January 9, 2022
The exhibition\\xa0includes a surprising range of objects that vary widely in medium, function, and the prominence of their makers. For example, it brings together Mississippian sculpture, Osage textiles, architectural drawings for iconic landmarks, musical instruments, German and Creole furniture, African American decorative arts, prize-winning paintings from the 1904 St. Louis World\\u2019s Fair, and contemporary artists\\u2019 responses to these historic objects. While at first these works might appear to have few connections, the exhibition arranges them by theme rather than by culture or chronology to establish dialogues around the region\\u2019s geography, raw materials, and pressing social issues.
About Oliver Lee Jackson: Through February 20, 2022
Oliver Lee Jackson is known for creating complex and layered images in which figurative elements\\u2014or what he calls \\u201cpaint people\\u201d\\u2014emerge from abstract fields of vibrant color. Jackson\\u2019s practice is informed by a deep understanding of global art history\\u2014from early modern European painting to African art. Yet his works do not aim to elevate a single message, narrative, or meaning. Rather, the works serve as an open invitation to slow and close looking, encouraging viewers to stake emotional claim on the paintings and not wait for instructions on what to see.
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