Renditions with Terry Adkins: Native Son (Circus)

June 2019 through August 2019

Renditions I - III is an experiemental three-part exhibition highlightling Native Son (Circus), a sound-based kinetic sculpture by the late artist and musician Terry Adkins (American, 1953 - 2014), By exhibiting Adkins' jazz-inspired sculpture in three distinct galleries across the museum, Renditions creates a syncopated interplay between artworks in our collection, presenting new interpretations adn unexpected connections between different artists and media.

Terry Adkins, American (1953-2014)
Native Son (Circus), 2006, fabricated 2015
Cymbals, armature, and additional technical components
Art Bridges, Image courtesy Levy Gorvy, Photography by Elisabeth Bernstein, © Estate of Terry Adkins

Coming Soon

Tickets for Members: Free

Tickets for Not-Yet-Members: $25.00

Become a founding member today

Get a Ticket

Presented By

Interested in learning more about sponsoring an exhibition at your museum?

Get in touch.

Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges

All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund.

Major annual support is provided by Kay Clark and Maggie and Milton Lovell, with generous annual funding from Anonymous, Gloria and Kenneth Boyland, Holly and Paul T. Combs, Deborah and Bob Craddock, Michael and Maria Douglass, Eleanor and William Halliday, Debi and Galen Havner, Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt, Jay and Kristen Keegan, the Doris S. and Hubert Kiersky Charitable Remainder Trust, Carl and Valerie Person, and Bill Townsend.