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@NasherMuseum / no. 137 / February 17, 2015 -- (Archive)	Visit Exhibitions Calendar Café Join

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VIEW ON VIEW – OPEN THIS END: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF BLAKE BYRNE / Thursday, February 19, 10 AM / The Nasher Museum presents an exhibition of 50 years of contemporary art from the collection of Blake Byrne, class of ’57. Open This End features iconoclastic artists, including John Baldessari, Cindy Sherman, Ed Ruscha and Warhol, alongside acclaimed younger artists Thomas Houseago, Wangechi Mutu and Kehinde Wiley. Find out more. Admission to Open This End is included with Miró: The Experience of Seeing ticket purchase, or with general admission. WATCH AREA 919 / The Nasher Museum presents the second in a series of interviews with artists whose works are part of Area 919: Artists in the Triangle. Artist Jeff Bell talks about his sculpture, Nautilus. INSPIRE Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the installation of Open This End on Facebook or Flickr. LEARN “The afro comb was one of those few objects that made their way to the new world on the middle passage, under unbelievably cruel and inhumane circumstances. Upon arrival in the new world, the comb, like a few other objects, rituals and the body itself, became the link between the lost past, that benighted present and a bleak future.” The afro comb is the centerpiece of Satch Hoyt’s exhibition Riding Celestial Chariots: On Mining Entangled Vernaculars in Berlin. Hoyt’s work was part of The Record: Contemporary Art & Vinyl (2010) at the Nasher Museum. More. BLOG SHOP BLOG / Visitors are invited to experience Stacey L. Kirby’s latest work, Power of the Ballot, part of Area 919: Artists in the Triangle. This “performative interaction” asks visitors to consider “What obstacles do you overcome to vote?” More. This week’s performance schedule. IN THE STORE / Save online and when you visit the Nasher Museum Store. Nasher Museum Members enjoy a 10% discount in the store and cafe, and receive free, unlimited admission and special invitations and subscriptions to our mailings. Become a member! Join online, call 919-684-3411 or visit the museum information desk. Banner: Lavar Munroe, Snake, Doll, Shank (detail) from the series The Footprints Go This Way and Then They Return, 2014. Pencil, marker, vellum, string, band-aids, embossed seal, liquid paper, latex paint, stickers, fabric and staples on paper. 17 x 44 inches (43.2 x 111.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist. © Lavar Munroe. VIEW: Andy Warhol, Open This End, 1962. Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 11 inches (20.32 x 27.94 cm). Collection of Blake Byrne, T’57, partial and promised gift to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. © 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York. Photo by Brian Forrest. LEARN: Satch Hoyt, IcePick, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Wedding to Contemporary And. WATCH, READ, INSPIRE, BLOG and SHOP photos by J Caldwell. Nasher Museum exhibitions and programs are generously supported by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the late Mary D.B.T. Semans and James H. Semans, the late Frank E. Hanscom III, The Duke Endowment, the Nancy Hanks Endowment, the Courtney Shives Art Museum Fund, the James Hustead Semans Memorial Fund, the Janine and J. Tomilson Hill Family Fund, the Trent A. Carmichael Fund for Community Education, the Neely Family Fund, the E. T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Fund for the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Marilyn M. Arthur Fund, the Sarah Schroth Fund, the George W. and Viola Mitchell Fearnside Endowment Fund, the Gibby and Michael B. Waitzkin Fund, the K. Brantley and Maxine E. Watson Endowment Fund, the Victor and Lenore Behar Endowment Fund, the Margaret Elizabeth Collett Fund, the Nasher Museum of Art General Endowment, the Friends of the Nasher Museum of Art, and the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost, Duke University. © 2000-2015 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Unauthorized use is prohibited.	ON Due to the weather, the museum is closed today, Tuesday, February 17. TH (2/19) 10 AM Open This End opens Miró FINAL WEEKEND Extended Hours PLAN We have extended hours during the final weekend of Miro. Weekends are our busiest time. Want a quieter day? Visit us during the week. Members see Miró for FREE. Plan to Park: Google Maps or PDF . Have a bite in the museum café. Browse Miro inspired gifts.. READ To accompany the exhibition Area 919, the museum is hosting two book discussions on A Good Man is Hard to Find, a short story by Flannery O’Connor, recommended by artist George Jenne as inspiration for his video in Area 919. Wednesday, March 18, 11 AM and Sunday, March 22, 2 PM at the Nasher Museum. Visitors are encouraged to read the book prior to the discussions. The book is available for purchase in the Nasher Museum Store. SUPPORT JOIN Join, renew, upgrade or give the gift of membership online or by calling 919-684-3411. GIVE Become a supporter online. Individuals, corporations and foundations can call 919-668-4063 for further information. All gifts and memberships are 100% tax-deductible. VISIT Location 2001 Campus Drive Durham, NC, 27705 919-684-5135 nasher.duke.edu nasherinfo@duke.edu Hours Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10 AM to 5 PM Thu - 10 AM to 9 PM Sun - Noon to 5 PM Mon - closed See special extended weekend hours above. Admission Admission to Miró: The Experience of Seeing Members: 2 free tickets per adult member (additional tickets for 10% discount) Adults: $12 Children 7 – 17: $6 / Children 6 and under: FREE Seniors (65 and older): $10 Duke Faculty/Staff: $6 (limit 1 ticket per ID) Duke University students: FREE (limit 1 ticket per ID) Non-Duke Students: $8 (limit 1 ticket per ID) Duke Alumni Association members with I.D.: $6 Active Duty Military and families (limit 6 tickets): $6 Tickets for Miró: The Experience of Seeing are always available at the Nasher front desk. Purchase your tickets in person at the museum on the day of your visit. *Admission to Area 919* and the permanent collection: $5 Adults $4 Seniors (65 and older) $3 Non-Duke students with student ID FREE ADMISSION FOR:** Nasher Museum members Children 15 and under Duke students, faculty and staff with DukeCard or Duke Medicine ID Duke Alumni Assoc. Members with Alumni Membership Card Every Thursday evening, 5-9 PM Admission is also FREE to all active duty military personnel and up to five family members, with military ID: Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card.