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We are honoured to have the opportunity to curate a presentation of his collection, which so richly reflects his personality and imagination,” said co-curators Opie and Pierson. “We have known John Waters for years as an auteur filmmaker, a writer, an artist, an art collector, and a friend. A publication featuring images of the artworks installed in Waters’ Baltimore, New York City, and San Francisco homes will accompany the exhibition, allowing audiences to see how Waters lives with the works on view. The exhibition also highlights the deep and longstanding relationships that Waters has established with artists and how those personal engagements and connections have further defined his collecting. The selected works capture key importance to Waters’ collecting vision, including a commitment to daring artists and artworks that exude confidence, wit, and humour. Waters favours visually witty and abstract pieces and often refers to the absurdities of the art world. Waters brings a particular cutting-edge articulation of American individualism to the BMA’s collection, particularly regarding queer identity and freedom of expression. In addition, the exhibition will be accompanied by a brochure featuring portraits of the artworks across Waters’ homes in Baltimore, New York City, and San Francisco. Opie and Pierson have chosen highlights from Waters’ collection for the BMA’s Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff Center for the Study of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, which opens today.Īrtists included in the exhibition will consist of approximately 90 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints by Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin, Mike Kelley, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, Gary Simmons, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Christopher Wool, Erwin Wurm, Betsy the Chimpanzee, among others. An exhibition curated by queer artists Catherine Opie and Jack Pierson showcases this evocative gift. The cult-film director John Waters famous for his groundbreaking flicks, Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, has donated 372 works of art by 125 artists to the Baltimore Museum of Art.