Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell StreetFort Worth TX, USA
(817) 738-9215
www.themodern.org
About Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is dedicated to collecting, presenting, and interpreting international developments in post–World War II art in all media and creating a welcoming environment for its public appreciation. The Modern promotes understanding and interest in art and artists through curatorial research and publications, and a variety of educational programs, including lectures, guided tours, classes, and workshops.
The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary art in the central United States and hosts major traveling exhibitions. The Permanent Collection consists of more than 3,000 works including pieces by Anselm Kiefer, Robert Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Susan Rothenberg, Richard Serra, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol.
Upcoming Openings
Susan Rothenberg
Moving In Place
Exhibition Dates: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - Sunday, January 3, 2010
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents a special exhibition of twenty-five paintings by Susan Rothenberg. The Modern’s Chief Curator, Michael Auping, and the artist have identified a select group of paintings that span the artist’s career—from the early horse paintings of the mid-1970s, to her most recent body of work, which explores a number of central motifs that have occurred throughout the artist’s 35-year career. ...more info
GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON
FOCUS
Exhibition Dates: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - Sunday, February 14, 2010
The first Director's Council FOCUS exhibition for the 2009-2010 season will feature the work of Norwegian-born Gardar Eide Einarsson, who often explores the complex relationship between individuals and institutions, and the painful limits of transgressing society-imposed boundaries. ...more info
Andy Warhol
The Last Decade
Exhibition Dates: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Sunday, May 16, 2010
Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. Warhol entered a period of renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career.
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Reviews October 2009
Review of Five Themes
Five Themes incorporates three decades of William Kentridge's works, including animation, drawings, sculptures, etchings, montages, books, prints, and theater models. The works explore oppression by apartheid, colonialism, ...more info
Preview of Five Themes
Art becomes a story when William Kentridge is involved. This South African artist tells the story of his native people and their struggles, and his art finds new ways to look at the history and political situations of his homeland. William ...more info
Review of Focus: Rosson Crow
Dallas-born artist Rosson Crow has been described as a platinum-haired stunner who currently resides in the glamorous environs of Los Angeles. She's known for choosing her attire with discriminating care and, consequently, one might ...more info
Review of FOCUS: Rosson Crow
April 5 - May 17 Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth 76107 (817) 738-9215, www.themodern.org Painter and native Texan Rosson Crow's upcoming exhibition features her large-scale, vivid depictions of ...more info
Review of Jeff Elrod: Focus
He had me at Pong. But in his latest work, Jeff Elrod begins to move away from direct references to computer graphics and vintage video games in favor of a less ironic, purer painting style. This year's Dream Machine (for Brion Gysin) is the ...more info