Posts Tagged ‘Nasher’
The friend I never met
I feel very fortunate to have been given this spectacular opportunity: I have been afforded a first-row, first-class ticket to see the art scene at Duke unfold. Our museum exhibition history, by the way, is pretty incredible.
The Mystery of the Leopard
By Wendy Hower Livingston What is the meaning of the leopard in Francisco Ribalta’s painting, “Saint Francis Embracing the Crucified Christ”? The huge animal, wearing a golden crown, lies completely subdued, its cheek pressed under the bare foot of Saint Francis, who embraces a suffering Christ on the cross. You [...]
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder. The name may not be too well-known outside of art circles, but if you remember those spinning objects above your crib or you have seen colorful objects connected by wires moving kinetically from ceilings, you surely know of this man’s work. Calder was a celebrated American sculptor and artist who was also the inventor of the mobile, which was his favorite artistic medium.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of seeing one of his famous “stabiles” (a term used to describe his stationary sculptures) constructed right in front of me in the Nasher Museum’s great hall. Large pieces of sculpted black steel were wheeled in before a pulley system was used to put them in their respective positions. And as you can see from my photo below, the result is a masterpiece!