Modern Members’ Book Club Happy Hour and Discussion
This program has reached capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please email membership department.
Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York by Alexander Nemerov
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents "So Much More Than Tinseltown"
ENSEMBLE
Baya Kakouberi, piano
Danbi Um, violin
Gary Levinson, violin
Dmitry Kustanovich, viola
Allan Steele, cello
The Program:
Erich Korngold - Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 11 (Much Ado About Nothing)
Frank Martin - Piano Quintet
Erich Korngold - Suite for 2 Violins, Cello, and Piano Left Hand , Op 23
Drawing from the Collection
Learn with local artists as they lead informal basic drawing classes in the galleries. This free class is open to adults at all skill levels—just bring a sketchbook and pencils. Registration is not required, but participants should sign in at the information desk. 2-3:30 pm
Artist Clayton Hurt will lead this session.
Participants must wear a mask.
Drawing from the Collection for Children
Each Drawing from the Collection for Children session is led by an artist who takes participants through informal drawing exercises in relation to works in the Modern’s galleries. The September session will be led by local artist Sheryl Anaya. Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult during the program. Bring a sketchbook and pencils. Attendance is limited, so early arrival is encouraged. A sign-up sheet is located at the information desk.
Participants must wear a mask.
Seadrift
In 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the public town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a dispute over fishing territory erupts into violence and ignites a maelstrom of boat burnings, KKK intimidation, and other hostilities against Vietnamese refugees along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival in the U.S., Seadrift examines the shooting and its dramatic aftermath, and reveals the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today.
The Fort Worth Circle- Slow Art Tour
This group of artists, active here in Fort Worth from roughly 1943 to 1958, is closely associated with The Modern. As artists, teachers and mentors, they helped to shape the city’s appreciation for modernism now expressed in its museums and private collections. We look at a few signature works and their development.
Participants must wear a mask.
Asia
Becoming a mother at a very early age shaped Asia's relationship with her teenage daughter, Vika. Despite living together, Asia and Vika barely interact, but their routine is shaken when Vika's health deteriorates rapidly. Asia must step in and become the mother Vika so desperately needs. Vika's illness turns out to be an opportunity to reveal the great love within this small family unit.
Casanova, Last Love
London, 18th century. Casanova, famous for his taste for pleasure and gambling, arrives from Paris, forced into exile. In this city he knows nothing about, the libertine meets on several occasions a young courtesan, Marianne de Charpillon. She attracts him to the point that he starts disregarding all other women.