At The Momentary

Two exhibitions at The Momentary, a sister art space to Crystal Bridges also located in Bentonville, add to the conversation taking place in “Let’s Talk: Art of the West,” points out spokeswoman Angel Horne.

“Let Earth Breathe,” a solo exhibition by Esteban Cabeza de Baca on show in the Momentary’s Lobby Gallery, “interrogates the American landscape tradition by deconstructing its linear, colonial narratives with original works of painting, sculpture, and outdoor, site-specific installations conceived as collaborations with nature. Utilizing indoor and outdoor spaces at the Momentary, Cabeza de Baca explores our relationship with the environment, the present climate crisis, and our own national history.”

“Let Earth Breathe” remains on show through Sept. 25. Admission is free.

Also showing through Sept. 25, “A Divided Landscape” lets seven contemporary artists “confront the historical and cultural narratives of the American West. Through paintings, drawings, sculpture, and mixed-media installations, this sweeping exhibition’s … themes encompass ideas of wilderness and indigeneity, interactions between humans and animals, and humans’ conquest of nature.

“‘A Divided Landscape’ includes original work from Matthew Barney, Andrea Carlson, Nicholas Galanin, Brian Jungen, Lucy Raven, Xaviera Simmons, and Kara Walker, as well as historical drawings and paintings from the collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, George Catlin, Jasper Francis Cropsey, and others that speak to the preservation of the dominant frontier narrative.”

Admission is free.

INFO — themomentary.org