BMA Stories
BMA Stories is much more than what's on view, though we cover that too! BMA Stories explores the questions art raises, the conversations it sparks, and the stories that surround it.
Lightning Strikes Twice
Through Bloomberg Connects, we find out gallery attendants Brielle Lee and Rachel Hawthorne both selected Erica Deeman’s Untitled 18 (2013),a stunning photographic portrait of a Black woman in profile.
Designing Making Her Mark
In this interview, BMA Exhibition Designer David Zimmerman shares his experience transforming the galleries to present the 235 works on view in Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800.
Making Her Mark: A History Of Women Artists In Europe, 1400–1800
For centuries, art historians have accepted the characterization of European women artists from the pre modern era as rare and comparatively less talented than their male counterparts. This assumption is now being turned on its head with a groundbreaking exhibition that presents a more accurate and expansive presentation of women’s creative accomplishments.
A Puzzling Plate from 18th Century China
An unusually high level of skill was required to create this segmented plate’s complex shape; delicate porcelain body; beautifully bright enamel decoration of insects, flowers, and fruit; and intricately detailed border.
Baltimore and World War II’s Impact on Artist Matsumi Kanemitsu
One of the first Japanese American servicemen detained in the wake of Pearl Harbor drew on personal experience to develop his work outside of formal training.
A Teapot and Our Thirst for Fossil Fuels
Teetering on a ceramic oil rig, Pecten Shell Teapot refashions centuries-old art motifs and porcelain recipes to tell a story about today’s environmental crisis.
Jackie Milad Confronts Museums’ Complicated Histories
Baltimore-based artist Jackie Milad has created four new works for the exhibition Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett, currently on view in the John Waters Rotunda and adjacent galleries.