Exhibition Tour: Holly Bass, We Hold These Truths

Join award-winning artist Holly Bass for a tour of We Hold These Truths, her largest exhibition to date. We Hold These Truths marks the return of visitors to UMMA’s iconic Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse following a nearly year-long restoration of its signature marble floor, transforming the storied space into a sequence of encounters with rooms, replicas, and acts of writing that move through the nation’s past and present.

Holly Bass is the Penny Stamps School of Art and Design 2025-2026 Roman J. Witt Artist in Residence whose work will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Known for her genre-defying practice that spans dance, theater, visual art, and writing, Bass is an award-winning artist and cultural worker based in Washington, DC. Her work — held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery — frequently engages communities through workshops, devised theater, and participatory installations.