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This exhibit featuring Ron Mueck's amazing realistic sculptures had been promoted for weeks. Jim and I visited Fort Worth's Modern Art Museum to see his thought provoking pieces on the very last weekend of the exhibit. We were so glad we did!
The Seated Woman (1999) was one of my favorite works by this fantastic artist. Fortunately, it is part of the permanent collection at the museum. It looks more like a photograph, rather than a creation of silicone, acrylic, polyurethane foam and fabric measuring about two feet tall. Notice her time worn face and delicately executed hands...and alligator shoes!
Picture #2 shows a sculpture titled Two Women, which measured around two feet tall. They are standing on a street corner gossiping--I found them immensely intriguing. Were they talking about us as we gawked and commented on the pieces? One expected them to move at any moment or succumb to a twitch or two!
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Fort Worth's Museum of Art is a sleek aluminum and glass building designed by Tadao Ando, comprising over 50,000 square feet of exhibit area. It was constructed in 2002 with a gallery space which has been compared to New York's Museum of Modern Art (pictures 1 & 2).
Within the building, vast windows allow sunlight to play throughout the corridors. Concrete walls provide a neutral backdrop for the art. Outdoors, a wide swath of green grass surrounds most of the building, with a few sculptures giving added focus to the grounds.
We enjoy rambling through a museum's art garden! As Jim and I visited the sculptures outside, we discovered the following pieces:
picture #3 Reclining Woman by Henry Moore
picture #4 Vortex by Richard Serra
My favorite part of this museum is its reflecting pool, which seems to float the entire building if seen from the cafe. It was so restful sipping an ice tea on the cafe patio in this tranquil setting (picture 5).
Special events: The museum invites artist, scholars and critics to give lectures on Tuesday evenings, beginning at 7pm. First Fridays at the Modern offer live music and cocktails from 5pm-8pm. On this day, a docent-led tour is available beginning at 6:30 pm and open to museum members and Star-Telegram Press Pass holders.
Hours are Tues.-Sat. 10 am-5pm with extended hours on Tues. evenings Sept.-Nov. and Feb.-Apr. Sunday hours are 11am-5pm.
Admission is $10; $4 for students with ID and Seniors over age 60; free for ages 12 and under. There is no charge to visit the Grand Lobby, The Modern Shop* or the Cafe Modern.
Note: *The Modern Shop had some unique items which would make great gifts for upcoming birthdays or Christmas.
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My taste in art leans toward the comtemporary and I was thrilled to find out about The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, aka "The Modern". As if that wasn't enough of a stroke of luck, I happened to turn up on a day when admission is free.
The Modern has a really impressive permanent collection. Particularly memorable were some of its abstract expressionist works, and a Francis Bacon self-portrait that he did when he was 7.
The special exhibit du jour when I was there was a retrospective of Dan Flavin's work. It was all works made of flourescent lights and wasn't really to my taste, but to each his own. I can see the merit in it and I'm sure many fans of minimalism would go ga-ga over it, but it wasn't my bag.
Plan to spend 2-3 hours looking at the whole kit and caboodle. The Modern is closed on Mondays and holidays. On Wednesdays and the first Sunday of every month admission is free. Otherwise regular admission is $6, $4 for students and seniors (with ID), and free for children 12 and under. Parking is available and appeared to be free.
As usual the free admission bargain backfired on me. It just meant I got to spend more money in the Museum Shop. Cafe Modern looked wonderful as well, but it wasn't quite what I was jonesing for at the time. Leave a Comment Phone: 1-866-824-5566Directions: In the Museum District, across the road from the Kimbell. On the #7 bus route.Website: http://www.themodern.org Other Contact: local tel: 817-738-9215
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The Modern has been a reason for me to travel eight hours just to view a special exhibit on display in their facility. Ron Mueck's sculptures are on display until October 21st, and this exhibit is not one to be missed.
His sculptures are amazing and provoke emotions of many when viewing these lifelike figural works. This time, the museum shop had catalogues in stock of the Mueck exhibit, so that is an improvement.
I was disappointed to find out that a few pieces that were announced to be on display were sent back early to their respective museum locations. Nonetheless, The Modern again put on a fantastic showing of a fantastic artists work.
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There was a special exhibit on display, Pretty Baby. It is a must see exhibit filled with amazing works from painters, sculptors, printmakers and photographers with children as their subject. Controversial, fantastical and disturbing, it is simply amazing. My favorite modern photographer, Loretta Lux, was in the exhibit, and seeing her work up close was exciting.
If you are not a fan of modern art, knowing the history behind the pieces will help you appreciate the value of why they are displayed in The Modern. The architecture of the building itself can be appreciated by picking up a copy of the museum's catalogue (unless you are like me and had to have it special ordered).
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