Some Particular Heaven: Ideas of Utopia in the BAMPFA Collection

Some Particular Heaven is organized into thematic groupings that consider utopian thought within varied spiritual practices; present abstraction as a form of contemplation and transcendence; examine design as a method for realizing utopian visions; and survey works from the late 1960s to the present that demonstrate how artists and activists have sought to collectively transform social dynamics. This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary presentation of artworks from BAMPFA’s collection considers utopia as an ongoing project rooted in the pursuit of social justice and a future in which all have the resources to thrive.