The inaugural exhibition of the Contemporary Museum's new site explores the underlying themes behind current art, as well as the historical sources that have had a profound impact on contemporary forms of artistic expression. The exhibition, titled Impact: Revealing Sources for Contemporary Art, was designed to assist a broad audience in understanding the diverse language of new art. Impact suggests ways in which new art has developed from earlier ground-breaking work. The exhibition presents a selection of leading artists who have had a profound and ongoing influence on the recent directions and new strategies of current art. The exhibition includes the presentation and discussion of a wide variety of forms including painting, photography, sculpture, installation art, performance art, video, sound, book art, art and language, art and identity, and art and social activism.

Artists included in the exhibition: Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Louis Bourgeois, John Cage, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Ann Hamilton, David Hammonds, Eva Hesse, Rebecca Horn, Anselm Keifer, Joseph Kosuth, Gordon Matta-Clark, Ana Medieta, Bruce Nauman, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Martha Rosler, Lorna Simpson, Robert Smithson, Andy Warhol.