BIRMINGHAM, AL.- On Saturday, August 12, the Birmingham Museum of Art will unveil a new rotation of artwork in its current exhibition ​Third Space /shifting conversations about contemporary art.
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For the second of four rotations in the two-year exhibition, twenty-seven works of art will be added to the galleries.

Third Space is the first major exhibition of contemporary art from the Museum’s own collection. Bringing together the work of more than 90 artists from around the world, the exhibition ​explores a shared cultural experience between the American South and the Global South.

“​Third Space is a representation of the ways in which the Birmingham Museum of Art’s collection of contemporary art has grown in breadth and depth over the past couple of decades, says Gail Andrews, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. “The exhibition is designed to be a dynamic experience that visitors will want to enjoy again and again, so the four rotations not only allow visitors to access even more of our collection of contemporary art, but the refreshed galleries will offer new perspectives on the exhibition’s themes and ideas.”

The new rotation replaces sixteen works of art and consists largely of works on paper including a mixed media collage by Derrick Adams; a watercolor painting by Thornton Dial; photographs by William Christenberry; photographs by Gordon Parks; and a lithograph by Tabaimo.

Drawn almost entirely from the BMA’s permanent collection, the two-year exhibition features over 100 works of art in a variety of media, including ​paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and videos. ​Visitors are able to learn more about works in the exhibition through the BMA’s Smart Guide, through which they may listen to different perspectives on selected works of art provided by voices of the Birmingham community.