Day-to-Day: Rhythm, Routine, Resistance
Friday, July 24, 2026, All Day; additional 29 dates below.
This exhibition brings together contemporary artworks across media that explore the poetics and politics of everyday life. Using the day-to-day as both material and subject, these works explore how the ordinary and seemingly incidental can become a powerful source for artistic inquiry, critical reflection, and imagination.
From Rashid Johnson’s film chronicle of his family’s day-to-day routines to Dawn Clements’ monumental drawing of her temporary living space and Tony Feher’s delicate, hanging mass of disposable plastic bottles, artworks in the exhibition reveal the contradictions of daily life—feelings of belonging and alienation, and the tension between permanence and transience.
Most of the works were made within the last thirty years by a diverse group of U.S.-based artists. They show how personal experience is intertwined with larger social, economic, and historical realities. Everyday rituals and routines, common objects, and private spaces become sites for reflection on—and resistance to—these larger structural forces that shape who and what society values, from gendered and racialized labor to the built-environment and design.
The exhibition draws primarily from the Henry’s permanent collection, alongside several works borrowed from private collections in the region. Together the artworks in Day-to-Day trace individual and shared narratives of survival and joy, inviting us to contemplate the transformative power of everyday materials and acts of living.
Upcoming Dates
All Day
- Fri, Jul 24, 2026
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026
- Thu, Jul 30, 2026
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026
- Tue, Aug 4, 2026
- Wed, Aug 5, 2026
- Thu, Aug 6, 2026
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026
- Fri, Aug 14, 2026
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
- Mon, Aug 24, 2026
- Tue, Aug 25, 2026
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026
- Thu, Aug 27, 2026
- Fri, Aug 28, 2026
- Mon, Aug 31, 2026
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
- …and 86 more
Hours
Thu: 10 AM – 7 PM
Fri – Sun: 10 AM – 5 PM
Mon – Weds: Closed
The last entry to the museum is 30 minutes before closing.
The Henry is closed on:
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year's Day
The Henry closes at 3 PM on:
Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve