Modern and Contemporary Art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art / A Conversation with Matthew McLendon

Dr. Matthew McLendon, associate curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

By Raisa Clavijo

Recently ARTDISTRICTS spoke with Matthew McLendon, the new associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. In his interview, McLendon acquainted readers with this valuable collection, which includes important works by Marcel Duchamp.

Raisa Clavijo - The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is very well known for its extensive and prized collection of Old Masters. Its collection of modern and contemporary art is not regularly on view in the museum’s permanent exhibition halls and is not very well known. Please tell us a little about this collection. How extensive is it? What artists does it include? How was it assembled?

Matthew McLendon - The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has a long history of involvement with modern and contemporary art. We have an extensive modern