Bringing together works by seventeen artists, Brand New Ancients highlights the role of contemporary art in innovating and expanding our understanding of today’s world. By tapping into a vast history of culture and tradition, the artists build upon or pay homage to stories, objects, artistic approaches, and gestures that have shaped their view of the world. A few themes that emerge include the use of traditional material culture in contemporary art practice, the significance of language and the written word, and traditional methods and ideas used as a way to imagine futures.