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Suchitra Mattai's "Exodus" is on display as part of the "State of the Art 2020" exhibit at the Momentary on Friday. The high ceilings of the former cheese factory allow the museum to display larger works like this one.
Suchitra Mattai's "Exodus" is on display as part of the "State of the Art 2020" exhibit at the Momentary on Friday. The high ceilings of the former cheese factory allow the museum to display larger works like this one.

The Momentary, Crystal Bridges' contemporary arts satellite, opens with performance festival, joint exhibit

February 21, 2020

Walking into Bentonville’s newest art space, it becomes apparent that The Momentary is not a typical museum.

 

If Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art introduced this region to a mixture of contemporary and classic art in a semitraditional setting, then The Momentary — which opens to the public Saturday — is the "grittier, messier, rebellious younger sister," jokes Olivia Walton, the venue's founding chairperson.

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