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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

My practice is really designed to give voice to people who were not written into history."

Guyanese artist Suchitra Mattai, whose work is pictured above, right. Photo by Jade Wilson.
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Tele-Poetry in the Sculpture Garden, Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 to7 PM
THURSDAYS AT THE NASHER

Tele-Poetry in the Sculpture Garden, Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 to7 PM

Duke faculty Kristen Tapson and Augustus Wendell invite you to a tele-poetry experience in the Nasher Sculpture Garden. End the night with dinner at the Nasher Café or order a drink with the host to enjoy in our Great Hall.

Act as if you are a curator: 

an AI-generated exhibition
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Act as if you are a curator: 

an AI-generated exhibition

This year the Nasher Museum embarked on an experiment to use AI to curate an exhibition from the museum’s collection.

(Un)Natural: Constructed Environments
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(Un)Natural: Constructed Environments

We are pleased to announce a new installation in our Modern and Contemporary Gallery that examines the different ways humans contend with the natural world. (Un)Natural: Constructed Environments is the curatorial debut for Associate Curator Katherine Werwie, who arrived at Duke in June.

Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick in New York
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Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick in New York

"Intimacy and grandeur seldom go hand-in-hand; they are as unlikely a combination as Old Master virtuosity and street-smart contemporaneity. 'Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick' brings these opposites together in a stunning show of 14 large-scale, admirably proportioned color portraits by the African-American painter. ” — Willard Spiegelman in The Wall Street Journal. The exhibition features Hendricks's painting, Bahsir (Robert Gowens), part of the Nasher Museum's collection.

Tickets for "A Fantastic Journey"
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Tickets for "A Fantastic Journey"

Join us for "A Fantastic Journey" on Saturday, November 4, as we honor artist Wangechi Mutu and her monumental sculpture MamaRay. Step out in your finest attire and experience an immersive world, inspired by the work of Mutu, surrounded by artists, creatives and museum friends. Lead sponsor: Duke Health.