This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection
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Grounded in the many meanings and ideas of “home,” This Must Be the Place is a major exhibition showcasing works drawn from across the Walker’s dynamic collections. The presentation ranges from iconic pieces to works shown here for the first time, offering a place to experience different stories and perspectives, both broad and complex. The exhibition unfolds over three galleries, with spotlight sections that give emphasis to core ideas of community, the urban environment, and the natural landscape.
The section titled Kith and Kin explores representations of friends, family, and community and highlights recent acquisitions by Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Jennifer Packer, among others. The City centers on the urban environment and public spaces, whereas the Land will look at the natural landscape and forms of settlement. Across the galleries are visitor favorites, including paintings such as Franz Marc’s The Large Blue Horses (1911) and Edward Hopper’s Office at Night (1940). The reinstallation incorporates visitor feedback gathered from the prior exhibition Make Sense of This (2023), with special considerations to how works are presented and described to encourage understanding and engagement. Together, these works establish the collection as an evolving, living resource for communities and a home for hundreds of intersecting stories and voices.
This Must Be the Place: In-House Perspectives on the Walker’s Collection
Home is more than just a place on a map. Relationships, memories, feelings, and politics are all part of this complex subject. Drawn from the Walker’s collection of contemporary art, the exhibition This Must Be the Place showcases works by artists grappling with the many meanings and ideas of home.
We interviewed community members and Walker staff in 2024 about their perspectives on some of the artworks in the exhibition. Listen to their perspectives and stories below. You can also find this content in our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects.
Kith and Kin
Pepón Osorio, 100% Boricua, 1991. Gift of the Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1992. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by La’Kayla Williams, Manager of School and Gallery Programs
Wing Young Huie, Family on Front Steps – Frogtown, 1996. T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1996. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
(not currently on view)
As seen by Gallery Assistant Christopher E. Harrison
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Franz Marc, Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses), 1911. Gift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Gilbert M. Walker Fund, 1942. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Archivist and Head of Libraries and Archives Jill Vuchetich
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City
Julie Mehretu, Transcending: The New International, 2003. T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2003. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Gallery Assistant Diane Mullen
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Gabriel Orozco, Piedra que cede (Yielding Stone), 1992. T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1996. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Director of Collections and Exhibition Management Joe King
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Mark Bradford, Analog, 2004. T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2006. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Gallery Assistant Christopher E. Harrison
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KingDemetrius Pendleton, George Floyd Square, 2020. Justin Smith Purchase Fund, 2024 Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by artist Mari Mansfield
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Land
Ana Mendieta, Atabey, 1981. Gift of Mary and John Pappajohn, 2015. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Educator William Gustavo Franklin Torres
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Alison Saar, untitled from Crossroads, 1989. T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1993. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
Manager of School and Gallery Programs La’Kayla Williams
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Light, Water, Space
Sylvia Stone, Untitled, 1971. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Davis, 1977. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Director of Collections and Exhibition Management Joe King
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Marie Watt, Shared Horizon (Keepers of the Western Door), 2023. T.B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2023. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
As seen by Image Specialist Kam Herndon
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Curators: Henriette Huldisch, chief curator and director of Curatorial Affairs; with Siri Engberg, senior curator and director, Visual Arts; Taylor Jasper, assistant curator, Visual Arts; and Laurel Rand-Lewis, curatorial fellow, Visual Arts
Sensory note: Videos on view in this exhibition may include flickering effects and sounds that change in volume, pitch, and tone.
Galleries 4 and 6 are accessible via the elevator just outside the galleries. Gallery 5 is accessible via a lift inside the gallery. Our gallery assistants are available on-site to provide wayfinding guidance and answer questions.
For more information or to request additional accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org.
For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection is made possible with generous support from Lewis Baskerville.
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Dates & Tickets
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Sun Apr 29, 2029
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