Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys traces the evolution of an ambitious collection built by musical and cultural icons Kasseem Dean (aka Swizz Beatz) and Alicia Keys over two decades. The exhibition showcases a focused selection of approximately 130 objects from the couple's world-class holdings, spotlighting works by Black diasporic artists in an ongoing effort to expand the art-historical narrative.
The "giants" of the art world featured in the exhibition include Gordon Parks, Amy Sherald, Nick Cave, Mickalene Thomas, Barkley Hendricks, Deborah Roberts, and Kehinde Wiley. Bringing the Dean Collection to the Indianapolis Museum of Art is especially fitting as several of these artists are also represented among the Museum's holdings.
BODY / BEYOND: Fashion That Transforms
BODY / BEYOND: Fashion That Transforms explores how designers have molded, remade, and even defied the human form. Featuring 22 works drawn from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s world-renowned fashion collection, including three exciting new acquisitions on view for the first time, this exhibition presents fashion as a bold space for experimentation and self-expression.
From elegant couture to radical sculptural designs, the exhibition brings together iconic garments that do far more than dress the body—they transform it. Timeless 1950s couture by Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain celebrates the hourglass figure, while sharply tailored suits with assertive shoulders by Thierry Mugler and Martin Margiela evoke traditionally masculine silhouettes, reflecting women’s growing presence in professional spaces historically dominated by men.
