Martin Puryear: Nexus

Martin Puryear: Nexus presents work by Martin Puryear, an American artist known for sculpture that joins formal precision with conceptual depth. Featuring sculpture alongside drawings, prints, and maquettes, the exhibition traces how Puryear’s practice has been shaped by global traditions of material culture, African American history, and the natural world. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106. Runs April 12, 2026 - August 9, 2026. Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Martin Puryear: Nexus is described as the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s career in nearly two decades. The presentation brings together roughly 50 works across a wide range of materials and media, offering a broad view of Puryear’s sustained engagement with abstraction and form. The exhibition emphasizes how Puryear’s work moves beyond visual elegance alone. Through wood, rawhide, glass, marble, metal, and works on paper, the show highlights the expressive and historical dimensions of his practice while introducing new audiences to one of the most influential sculptors working today.