An installation by Argentinean artist Luis Tomasello (b. 1915) will be installed in the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art beginning Oct. 31, offering visitors the chance to see work by a renowned Kinetic artist from the Optical Art movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The public will be able to meet Tomasello on Nov. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The artist will celebrate his 96th birthday while in Kansas City.

Rodin: Sculptures from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
3 Oct., 2011 – 3 June 3, 2012
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was arguably the most celebrated sculptor of the 19th century, and his innovative modeling technique and unconventional subject matter earned him praise as the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo. More than 40 of his powerful bronze sculptures will be exhibited in the Bloch Lobby from Oct. 1, 2011 through June 3, 2012 in Rodin: Sculptures from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Avid Rodin collectors, B. Gerald and Iris Cantor amassed more than 750 bronzes, marbles, plasters, prints, drawings and ephemera by and about the artist over the years. Their foundation includes among its aims the promotion, understanding and appreciation of Rodin’s achievements.

The Photographs of Brett Weston
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
23 Nov., 2011 – 1 April, 2012
Over his long and prolific career, photographer Brett Weston (1911-1993) exemplified the modernist aesthetic. The son of famed photographer Edward Weston (1886-1958), Brett Weston was a “natural” with the camera. The Photographs of Brett Weston, Nov. 23, 2011, through April 1, 2012, presents a condensed survey of his career of about 40 prints at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.

To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
15 Oct. – 8 Jan., 2012
During the turbulent 1940s, artist George Ault (1891-1948) created eerie and evocative paintings that are some of the most original made during those years. To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America, organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Oct. 15 through Jan. 8, 2012.

Timothy O’Sullivan: The King Survey Photography
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
14 April – 8 agust 2012
The King Survey of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains, from 1867 to 1872, was the model for the other “great surveys” of the American West. Rare and iconic works by Timothy H. O’Sullivan, the King Survey’s official photographer, will be featured in an exhibition opening at the Art Institute of Chicago on Oct. 22.