Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages

Explore five decades of visionary practice in this first major museum retrospective of Bay Area master Dewey Crumpler. Bringing together paintings spanning multiple eras alongside newly commissioned kinetic works, the exhibition traces how the artist's central concerns—Black consciousness, spirituality, memory, and time—have evolved and deepened over his career. Through layered compositions featuring shipping containers, metallic surfaces, and moving forms, Crumpler invites viewers into active looking, revealing how Black consciousness fundamentally transforms our experience of space and time. The exhibition itself becomes a dynamic experience, with shifting reflections and kinetic elements that reward sustained attention and return visits, offering rare insight into the full scope of one of the region's most influential contemporary artists.