As of May 2023, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum has acquired 302 significant works of art from 84 artists and collectives. This staggering number is even more impressive when you consider that the works originate from more than 23 countries. Both leading and emerging talents are represented in the assembled collection, which consists of originals in the following media: painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance, installation, and digital technologies.
While 178 of the artworks come from the Marisol legacy, the following artists are highlighted, among others: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Diane Arbus, Sophie Calle, Alexander Calder, Francis Celentano, Koto Ezawa, Herbert W. Franke, Rachel Jones, Ellsworth Kelly, Leroy Lamis, Zoe Leonard, Narsiso Martinez, Jordan Nassar, Alice Neel, Eamon Ore-Giron, Berni Searle, Martine Syms and Kara Walker.
Currently Quiet elegance: A remarkable legacy The exhibition (July 26, 2024–February 24, 2025), which features numerous works bequeathed by an anonymous donor in 2023, is on view in the Hemicycle Gallery of the Robert & Elisabeth Wilmers Building. Featuring some of the most significant artists of the mid-20th century, the exhibition includes a major painting by Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2005), a wall sculpture by Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976), and three notable prints by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973).
