Flying Colors

The Flying Colors – A Dialogue with the Collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibition brings together approximately 150 works by around forty American artists drawn from the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) and the MAMC+. This dialogue between the two museums spans nearly 75 years of American art history, from 1950 to the present. During the Second World War, the United States offered refuge to many European artists in search of renewal and freedom, laying the groundwork for the emergence of major artistic movements to come. Chronologically organized, the exhibition aims to demonstrate how artists, often deeply engaged with political and social issues, have consistently upheld and defended the values of otherness. Brought together through the Franco-American FRAME network, the Mia and the MAMC+ celebrate through this project a transatlantic friendship.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States this year, the Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole (MAMC+) will present an exceptional American season highlighting its landmark collection, with the support of the FRAME network (French American Museum Exchange).