Jordan Casteel in See It Now: Contemporary Art from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection Touring group show
See It Now: Contemporary Art from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection is a sweeping exhibition that celebrates art and artists brought together over five decades by Ann Schapps Schaffer ’62 and Mel Schaffer. Featuring over one hundred artworks, See It Now highlights bold and incisive artworks that grapple with the complexities of contemporary life.
The exhibition foregrounds artists whose works probe questions of race, migration, loss, gender, belonging—issues at the center of today’s world. Drawing from the Schaffers’ renowned private collection—formed with a spirit of curiosity and a commitment to artists at pivotal moments—See It Now offers audiences a rare, in-depth opportunity to view works by artists who have shaped the last half-century of art.
Highlights include multiple works by Vik Muniz and Cindy Sherman, large-scale paintings by Jordan Casteel, Hugo McCloud, and Kehinde Wiley, a Nick Cave’s Soundsuit, as well as works by Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jim Hodges, Deana Lawson, Wangechi Mutu, Kiki Smith, Hank Willis Thomas, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, and many more.
The exhibition will be at the Tang Teaching Museum & Art Gallery from 13 September 2025 to 4 January 2026, and then at the Montclair Art Museum from 7 February to 28 June 2026.
