Opening Reception for Fall Exhibitions

Celebrate the opening of our fall exhibitions, Sarah Crowner: Around Orange and Urban Archaeology: Lost Buildings of St. Louis.

Bold abstraction and intense color are signatures of the New York-based painter Sarah Crowner (b. 1974), who brings these elements to the Pulitzer’s exhibition Sarah Crowner: Around Orange. In three new site-specific artworks, Crowner pays homage to the architecture of the Pulitzer’s Tadao Ando building and the vision of Ellsworth Kelly, whose monumental wall sculpture, Blue Black, is on permanent view in the Pulitzer’s main gallery.

Drawn from the rich collection of the National Building Arts Center (NBAC), Urban Archaeology: Lost Buildings of St. Louis brings together salvaged architectural elements from landmark buildings, residential homes, and neighborhood institutions built in St. Louis, shedding light on the city’s history and built environment. The artifacts on display represent essential histories of material innovation, labor, and the everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants.