Figure it Out: Lucía Vidales Selects, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, September 20, 2025—January 11, 2026
In a bold reimagining of her Atrium commission, Lucía Vidales transformed her 2024 Atrium commission to enter into dialogue with selected works in the Kemper’s collection as part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to fostering deeper connections with the artist collaborations and engagement with the collection, the museum’s foundation. Vidales’ explores the expanded figure, along with migration and class will serve as a lens through which these pieces are reinterpreted. This curatorial intervention invites viewers to see the collection anew, as living material in dialogue with contemporary voices.
R.B. Kitaj and Paula Rego
Rotation 1: Naudline Pierre, Chuck Close, William Groper, Nan Goldin, Dan Budnik, Burton Silverman, Lisette Model, David Levine, Elizabeth Layton, Wayne Thiebaud, Romare Bearden, Judy Chicago, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Alex Katz, Deborah Luster, Arthur Tress
Rotation 1
Rotation 2: R.B. Kitaj, Paula Rego, and Angela Fraleigh
Rotation 2: Naudline Pierre, Phillip-Lorca DiCorcia, William Gropper, Julie Blackon, David Hockney, Garry Winogrand, Michael Mazur, Saul Steinberg, Andy Warhol, Garry Winogrand, Aaron Siskind, and Garry Winogrand
Rotation 2: Naudline Pierre, Phillip-Lorca DiCorcia, William Gropper, Julie Blackon, David Hockney, Garry Winogrand, Michael Mazur, Saul Steinberg, Andy Warhol, Garry Winogrand, Aaron Siskind, Garry Winogrand, R.B. Kitaj, and Paula Rego