Director's Preview:
Lyle Ashton Harris

Wed, Aug 23

Museum Director Trevor Schoonmaker invites members (Sustainer level and up) to celebrate at the Director's Preview of Lyle Ashton Harris: Our first and last love before it opens to the public.

Not yet a Sustainer level member? Don't miss out on this event! Join or upgrade your membership, or email for more information.

Invitation only, RSVP required.

History We Can Touch

"Multi-sensory experiences create more focused and memorable museum experiences. Touching objects are a meaningful thing to incorporate into classrooms and gallery tours." —Abigail Hartemink, Duke Class of 2025, summer intern at the Nasher.

Rising Duke junior Abigail Hartemink followed several threads from her childhood to a summer internship at the Nasher Museum: a love of art, a passion for sewing and textile work, a fascination with ancient cultures and an aptitude for art history.
Read more.

20th Anniversary
of Black President

"Two decades hindsight, Black President can be regarded as a landmark, convening a global community of artists of color, whose materials and ideas redefined the purpose and meaning of 'fine' and 'contemporary' art." —Piotr Orlov in Dada Strain

Before he came to Duke in 2006, Nasher Museum Director Trevor Schoonmaker made a name for himself in the New York art world with his exhibition Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003. Trevor's longtime friend and collaborator, music writer Piotr Orlov, looks back on the experience of co-curating the music program for the exhibition in his essay for Dada Strain. Piotr also contributed to the Fela-inspired club night Jump N Funk, which Trevor co-founded with DJ Rich Medina in 2001, leading up to the exhibition.

Over the years, the Nasher Museum has collected work by many of the artists included in Black President: Radcliffe Bailey, Sanford Biggers, Barkley L. Hendricks, Alfredo Jaar, Wangechi Mutu, Odili Donald Odita, Kara Walker, Ouattara Watts and Fred Wilson. Read the essay.

Temporary Parking Changes
Starting Next Week: August 21

WHAT: The Campus Drive entrance to our parking lot will be closed and 33 parking spots will be unavailable.
WHY: Two new underground pipes need to be installed, linking the museum to Duke's chilled water system.
HOW: For a few weeks, please enter the parking lot via Duke University Road.
FREE: We recommend free parking in the gravel lot across from the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center, one block away on Duke University Road.

We are sorry for the inconvenience!

American
Dance Festival:
Cara Hagan

Tue, Aug 22: Performances at 7 PM and 9 PM
Nasher Museum Great Hall

Cara Hagan presents the world premiere of a new ADF-commissioned site-specific work at the Nasher Museum. Her new work "were we birds?" was created in collaboration with composer Amanda Addleman.

Tickets: $12 to $16
Note: Bring a charged smart phone and ear buds.

TOP: Lyle Ashton Harris, Yamantaka, 2020. Ghanaian cloth, dye sublimation prints, and artist's ephemera. © Lyle Ashton Harris. Image courtesy of the artist and Salon 94. SECOND FROM TOP: Abigail Hartemink. Photo by Jade Wilson. THIRD FROM TOP: Listening Station within the exhibition Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti at the New Museum in New York in 2003. FOURTH FROM TOP: Illustration by Joel P. Johnson. ABOVE: Photo by Zoe Litaker.

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