Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Kind of Blue, 2012
9 LED signs with blue diodes
0.9 x 120 x 576 in. / 2.2 x 304.8 x 1,463 cm
Text: Truisms, 1977–79; Inflammatory Essays, 1979–82; Living,
1980–82; Survival, 1983–85; Under a Rock, 1986; Laments,
1989; Mother and Child, 1990; Erlauf, 1995; Arno, 1996
Permanent installation: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort
Worth, Texas, USA
© Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Tom Pennington
The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary international art in the central United States. Various movements and styles are represented in the galleries, including Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, and Minimalism, as well as distinct themes such as masculinity and architecture. New acquisitions by Jeffrey Gibson, Gabriel Orozco, Howardena Pindell, and Dyani White Hawk are in conversation with permanent collection favorites.
Kind of Blue, 2012
9 LED signs with blue diodes
0.9 x 120 x 576 in. / 2.2 x 304.8 x 1,463 cm
Text: Truisms, 1977–79; Inflammatory Essays, 1979–82; Living,
1980–82; Survival, 1983–85; Under a Rock, 1986; Laments,
1989; Mother and Child, 1990; Erlauf, 1995; Arno, 1996
Permanent installation: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort
Worth, Texas, USA
© Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Tom Pennington