Expanded afternoon edition — September 20, 2026.
Taryn Simon’s Father Country I Do Love You opened September 18 and runs through March 14, 2027. An unnamed federal agent’s life unfolds through 42 multipart chapters occupying the rotunda. The museum describes a project developed over nearly a decade, moving through photographs, documents, video and sculpture. Exact exhibition
Simon’s childhood reconstruction of vanished silk businessman Jim Thompson’s Bangkok home reappears here, giving a distant mystery an intimate family history. Simon’s September 20 interview
The audio guide combines Jodie Foster’s narration with an explicitly identified AI clone of Simon’s father’s voice. That puts the longing to recover a person beside the impossibility of fully doing so. The choice could be moving or troubling; much depends on how the work lets that tension remain visible. This earns a museum afternoon for its narrative and emotional stakes, with violence and loss among the subjects. Admission and timed entry need checking before choosing a visit.