February 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE MODERN
John Beech , February 15

These lectures are held in the Modern’s auditorium and begin at 7 pm. The Tuesday Evenings series brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work each week during the spring and fall. The spring series begins February 8 and ends April 19. Admission is free and open to the public. Free admission tickets can be picked up at the Modern’s admission desk beginning at 5 pm on the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and is limited to the first 250 ticketholders. A live broadcast of the lecture will be shown in Café Modern for any additional guests. The Museum galleries and Café Modern will remain open until 7 pm on Tuesdays during the series, (regular gallery admission charge applies).

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February 15
John Beech

Artist John Beech, born in England and living in Brooklyn, is recognized for his wry Duchampian twist on the everyday, producing minimalist sculptures and images that combine humor and beauty in perfect union. Beech's superbly crafted and appointed paintings, drawings, and sculptures have been described by Edward Albee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Beech’s collaborator for the 2007 book Obscure/Reveal, as “pure beauty.” Ken Johnson of the New York Times states that, “the absurdist conjunction of idealist abstraction and real-world function in Mr. Beech’s work is amusing; it also affords the deeper satisfaction of seeing Minimalism’s mandarin purity brought down to earth.”

Upcoming Lectures
February 22 - Brent Brown, AIA
March 1 - Sterling Allen
March 8 - Kristen Morgin
March 22 - Mary Ellen Carroll
March 29 - Annie Cohen-Solal
April 5 - Simon Lee
April 12 - TBA
April 19 - Alex Hubbard

LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
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www.themodern.org

Museum Gallery Hours
Tue 10 am–7 pm (Feb–Apr)
Wed–Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm

General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$10 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free the first Sunday of every month and half-price every Wednesday.

CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue-Fri 11 am-2:30 pm
Brunch
Sat-Sun10 am-3 pm
Dinner
Fri 5-10 pm
Coffee, snacks, and dessert
10 am-4:30 pm
For reservations, call 817.840.2157

The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.