<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/westmont-news/exhibit-explores-contemporary-abstract-art.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/17/2021</pubDate><title>Exhibit Explores Contemporary Abstract Art</title><excerpt>The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art invites visitors to explore the diverse expressions and meanings of abstract art through the exhibition, “Towards a 21st Century Abstraction,” on display from July 8-August 14. Artists and visitors are welcome Monday through Friday between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Before coming to campus, guests must fill out a health questionnaire found at westmont.edu/visitor-information. The show inspires viewers to consider the future of abstract art and ask questions such as: Is abstraction dead? Is it die-able? Does abstract art need to be defended at this point, or simply re-averred? And in either case, by whom?</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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