The Newport Art Museum is hosting "Everything is Change," the first solo museum exhibition of the late sculptor Bobby Anspach. Curated by Taylor Baldwin, Anspach's former MFA professor at RISD, the show features immersive installations from his *Place for Continuous Eye Contact* series, alongside a documentary by Julia Barrett Mitchell and a restorative space called "The Nature of Choice" designed by architect Lauren Rottet. The exhibition spans five rooms across two floors, with trained guides facilitating visitors' experiences of Anspach's kaleidoscopic, perception-altering works.
The exhibition matters because it represents a posthumous institutional recognition of Anspach's singular artistic vision, which centered on fostering interpersonal connection and expanded awareness through sculpture. By placing his DIY-futurist installations in dialogue with the historic 1864 Stick-style museum, the show highlights how Anspach's work challenges viewers to engage deeply with space and each other. The collaboration among the Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation, curator Baldwin, and gallerist Paula Baldoni also underscores the importance of stewarding an artist's legacy beyond their lifetime.