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‘Second Nature’ Nears Close at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

New York · 2 Sept 2026 [REPORT]
‘Second Nature’ Nears Close at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Image: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, New York

‘Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene’ is in its final days at the Charlotte Crosby Kemper Gallery at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri. The exhibition closes on Sunday, 13 September, concluding a national tour that visited four museums in four states before arriving at Kemper.

A closing-day programme on Saturday, 12 September, begins with ‘newEar in Concert: Musical Reflections on Second Nature’ from 11 a.m. to noon. NewEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble will present a concert celebrating the exhibition’s closing, with Zsolt Eder on violin, Sascha Groschang on cello and Blake Adams on saxophone.

The performance will be followed by ‘Director as Curator: Gallery Spotlight’ from 12:15 to 1 p.m., led by Kemper Museum Executive Director and ‘Second Nature’ co-curator Jessica May.

The exhibition includes Acacia Johnson’s ‘Untitled’ (2013).

ArtistAcacia JohnsonInstitutionKemper Museum of Contemporary ArtCountryUnited StatesCityNew YorkRegionNorth AmericaGenreContemporary ArtGenrePhotography

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