Multiplicity in Motion invites viewers to explore the depth and breadth of a single artistic vision expressed through multiple works.  This exhibition challenges the notion of singularity by presenting a series of pieces that, while distinct, are interconnected through the artist’s evolving ideas, techniques, and perspectives.  Each work becomes a lens into a different facet of creativity – revealing how repetition, variation , and contrast can coexist within one voice.  Together, these works form a dialogue that transcends individual pieces, offering a richer understanding of the artist’s practice and the complexity of interpretation.

The museum acquires objects through gifts (donations and bequests) and purchase.  Much of the works in this exhibition have been acquired through donations from various individuals.  For instance,  A. B. Jackson, who was a noted local artist, had artwork acquired by select residents in Norfolk who have since donated his works to us. The three Romare Bearden pieces included were collected by one donor, Attorney Michael Todd. A resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, Todd has donated several prize works from his collection in honor of his nephews, both Hampton graduates. Other pieces in the exhibition have either come from the artists directly or other friends of the Museum.  The Countee Cullen Collection consists of works collected by Cullen and his wife that were purchased by the museum as an acquisition.

Artists in the exhibition have many styles and formats and often develop series or themes that they have built on through the years.  You may recognize some of the pieces but placed in context with more than one hopefully you gain a different perspective on what you experience.

This exhibition is now showing and is located in the new wing of the museum.