Events

Organizing Rebellion: Dread Scott and Walter Johnson

Is rebellion a norm, or is it exceptional? In this episode of Radio Resistance, artist Dread Scott and scholar Walter Johnson discuss the community-engaged performance Slave Rebellion Reenactment and the inspiring true story of the largest uprising of enslaved people in US history, in 1811. Scott and Walker discuss the…

Exhibitions

Scott Hocking

Scott Hocking, an exhibition of photographs, explores the history of Native American mound structures once prevalent in what is now St. Louis.

Exhibitions

Scott King and Richard Serra

Scott King & Richard Serra, an exhibition that puts both artists in conversation in the Front Room.

Exhibitions

Scott Benzel

Scott Benzel, an exhibition of sound installations that utilize the distinctive dynamics of CAM’s signature mesh and concrete architecture within its exterior spaces.

Events

CAM’s 20th Anniversary Gala

On September 19, 2003, the Museum opened its extraordinary new building designed by renowned American architect Brad Cloepfil in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis. This marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter as the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. At its founding, the Museum was envisioned…

Defiant Rebellion Resist

In Dread Scott’s Slave Rebellion Reenactment, the artist worked with community members outside of New Orleans to recreate the German Coast Uprising of 1811, the largest slave rebellion in US history. This activity will use wax resist (oil pastels) and indigo (liquid watercolor) to create your own flag.

Events

Read the Resistance: The Broken Heart of America

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CAM is thrilled to join up with Left Bank Books as they relaunch their reading group Read the Resistance for a special series inspired by the exhibition Stories of Resistance. Each month, a…

Exhibitions

Radio Resistance

As a major component of the exhibition Stories of Resistance, Radio Resistance assembles the voices of intersecting local and global agents of change.

Exhibitions

Stories of Resistance

This major group exhibition examines the ways in which resistance takes form across the globe.