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On view in 2028

With Love, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum of Art explores how artists give visual form to love and human connection. Created to celebrate the inauguration of the Museum’s new facility and the acquisition of Ragnar Kjartansson’s Sunday Without Love (2025), which is on view concurrently, this exhibition draws on the depth and distinction of the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum of Art’s collection to reflect on the enduring, multifaceted dimensions of affection, compassion, and belonging in our time.

Spanning centuries and cultures, the exhibition brings together historical and contemporary works into thoughtful and unexpected dialogue. Through compelling juxtapositions, the installation invites audiences to reflect on how love—personal, familial, civic, and global—shapes shared human experience.

With Love, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum of Art celebrates the capacity of art—and art museums—to cultivate empathy, curiosity, and meaningful connection, offering an open invitation for viewers to encounter the transformative potential of seeing themselves and others anew.

Exhibition Funding Funding for exhibitions is provided in perpetuity through the Rachel and Kenneth Murrah Exhibition Fund and the Drey Exhibition Fund.

Additional Support Additional support for exhibitions at the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum of Art is provided, in part, by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

Images:

(top) William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) Tendres Propos (TenderAdvances) (detail), 1901, Oil on canvas 81 7/8 x 55 1/8 x 3 in. Gift of the Myers Family, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Myers, Jr. '42 and June Reinhold Myers '41. 1966.15

(right) Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Amanda and Kyle, 2016, Oil on linen 108 x 84 in. The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Museum of Art. Gift of Barbara '68 and Theodore '68 Alfond. 2017.6.3