The Menil Collection presents "The Space Between Looking and Loving: Francesca Fuchs and the de Menil House." An unexpected connection with a second-century Roman sculpture of a male torso in the museum’s permanent collection inspired Houston artist Fuchs’ new paintings. The works explore the histories of objects collected by John and Dominique de Menil that were regularly displayed in their Houston home.

Presented with tokens remade from her childhood, rarely seen photographs of the de Menil house, and artworks and archival material from the museum, Fuchs’s paintings move between her looking and loving, from the representation of an object’s foundational truth to a personal devotion in the power of the painted image.

Reflecting on object biographies, the plasticity of memory, and the authenticity of reproductions, the exhibition evokes the significant relationships between people and the objects with which they live.

A unique, creative perspective on works from the museum’s permanent collection, Fuchs’s first exhibition at the Menil generates new insights on the history of the de Menil house and its significant role in the design and curation of the main museum building, designed by Renzo Piano in 1987.

The exhibition will remain on display through November 2.