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April 4, 2008
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents
Friday, April 18, 6 pm–midnight
This event is presented in conjunction with the special exhibitions Martin Puryear and FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley. Martin Puryear is on view through May 18, and FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley opens early for attendees of Modern ’til Midnight and is on view through May 25. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance; call 817.738.9215 or visit the museum admission desk.
Modern ’til Midnight returns April 18 with a night of world-class art and unique performances. Experience the art with tours designed to engage and entertain by providing imaginative ways in which to connect with the artists’ creations. To celebrate the opening of FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley, a special performance by the Trimble Tech High School marching band, performing a unique composition by Patrick Grant under the direction of Earnest Colvin. Patrick Grant is a New York City composer who is the Musical Director for Special Projects for Kehinde Wiley. In addition, Yellow Fever, The Theater Fire, PPT, and Strange Fruit Project will provide an incredible evening of music. With dinner served in Café Modern from 6 to 9 pm, late-night shopping, and DJ Sober and others in the lobby, there is sure to be something for everyone. This event is open to the public. Admission is $15; free for Modern Members.
Café Modern and Lobby Bar
MARTIN PURYEAR
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents a major exhibition of the sculpture of the acclaimed American artist Martin Puryear (b.1941) organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The retrospective features approximately forty-five sculptures, following the development of Puryear’s artistic career over the last thirty years. Puryear’s works, often deceptively simple, can be associated with the sentiments of his Minimalist contemporaries, but his supremely quiet, poignant forms continually defy further categorization and reflect his own unique style. These often monumental sculptures are distinctly sophisticated, especially in regard to the artist’s skills as a woodworker. Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996, in the Modern’s permanent collection, is a visitor favorite.
The exhibition is organized by John Elderfield, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York
FOCUS: Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley creates larger-than-life portraits that mix historical Western European painting styles such as French Romanticism, Rococo, and Baroque with images from contemporary urban streets. The resulting monumental works are painted in Wiley’s characteristic, flamboyant style and presented in ornate gold frames. While the artist evokes important and highly recognizable paintings from the past, he replaces those works’ elite white sitters with African-American men.
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