contemporary artist Glenn Ligon</a> in our landmark exhibition bringing together works by the artist alongside his unique interventions in our galleries.</p><p>Widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary artists working today, Ligon is best known for his text-based paintings which include the words of writers such as James Baldwin, Gertrude Stein and Zora Neale Hurston. Through these artworks, he explores the social, cultural and political constructions of race.</p><p>Alongside Ligon’s original paintings, sculptures and prints, All Over The Place presents a series of site-specific interventions curated by the artist throughout the Museum aimed at peeling back the layers of history and meaning to reveal a new perspective on our collection.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>" itemprop="description" />

Jan Davidsz de Heem</a>, displayed together for the first time ever. Heaving with foods, textiles and decorative objects, these four enormous and indulgent tablescape scenes are the highlight of Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem. Our fascinating new display explores the phenomenally popular ‘sumptuous still lifes’ known in Dutch as ‘pronkstilleven’, painted in the 1600s at the height of Dutch colonial trade. Explore the history behind the artworks, the spoils of global trade and the moral messages behind the compositions. And discover the artist’s extraordinary skills and techniques; from exotic fruits to coveted crustaceans, our state-of-the-art scientific equipment and research has brought to light the ingenious tricks used to capture the texture, colours and luminosity of these luxuries so convincingly with paint.<p><br></p>" itemprop="description" />

Tacita Dean</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Rhea-Dillon/8B49C98ECDA9E361">Rhea Dillon</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Jake-Garfield/21C8E5D40B688000">Jake Garfield</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/David-Hockney/80BD8AA4259A2BFC">David Hockney</a> and <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Emma-Stibbon/C93CD140BE0E068B">Emma Stibbon</a>, and modern artists including <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Lucian-Freud/92A8899DC05395EC">Lucian Freud</a> and <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Naum-Gabo/B23FCB4CBA986597">Naum Gabo</a>, as well as earlier works by artists such as <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/John-Varley/2F8F550CCE0E06DD">John Varley</a> and <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Organization/Fitzwilliam-Museum/"/Artist/Eugene-Delacroix/C66F4AD95896663D">Eugène Delacroix</a>.</p><p>Explore themes of portraiture and identity, the body and mortality, and abstraction and materiality through a mix of art and objects dating from the 1600s to today.</p><p><br></p>" itemprop="description" />