TAMPA, FLA.- On October 25, the Tampa Museum of Art opens the third in its exciting slate of Fall 2018 exhibitions focused on the theme of love. Sponsored by the Vinik Family Foundation, the Season of Love continues with Robert Indiana: A Sculpture Retrospective, organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.

Seth Pevnick, Chief Curator and Richard E. Perry of Greek and Roman Art stated, “Robert Indiana is a giant of contemporary art, and it is so exciting to bring this comprehensive exhibition of his work to Tampa. In addition to his widely celebrated LOVE sculptures, which nicely complement the work of Patricia Cronin and Yayoi Kusama in our Season of Love, the exhibition will also introduce visitors to the range of words, numbers, and symbols that populate his highly personal artworks. We are most grateful for the Vinik Family Foundation’s generosity that allows us to share this remarkable sculpture retrospective with the Tampa Museum of Art and the Tampa Bay region.”

Joe Lin-Hill, Deputy Director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and organizer of the exhibition said, “We are thrilled by the opportunity to bring the breadth of Robert Indiana’s career to wider recognition and appreciation through our partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art, and we particularly thank curator Seth Pevnick and Director Michael Tomor for their dedication to the realization of this ambitious exhibition. We hope Tampa Bay audiences will be as delighted as our Western New York visitors were to discover the variety and richness of Indiana’s extraordinary work.”

Vinik Family Foundation (VFF) is a private foundation created and managed by Jeff and Penny Vinik. Founded in 1997, VFF has donated over $75 million to nonprofits working in the areas of education, human services, healthcare, and the arts. VFF is especially dedicated to broadening

the public’s understanding of art through inclusive, interactive exhibits and installations. In August of 2016, VFF presented The Beach Tampa by Snarkitecture, an immersive art installation featuring a 10,000 square foot, all-white beach environment with an ‘ocean’ of 1.2 million recyclable white balls, in AMALIE Arena. Last summer, VFF hosted THE ART OF THE BRICK, the world's largest display of LEGO art, featuring more than 100 works of art by renowned contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya.