Nasher Sculpture Center
Harry Bertoia Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life
Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesItalian-born, American artist Harry Bertoia (1915–1978) was one of the most prolific, innovative artists of the postwar period. Trained at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he met future colleagues and collaborators Charles and Ray Eames, Florence Knoll, and Eero Saarinen, he went on to make one-of-a kind jewelry, design iconic chairs, create thousands of […]
Sculpting Sounds
Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesSee a performance by members of the Dallas Opera followed by a tour of works on view at the Nasher Sculpture Center. An interdisciplinary partnership between The Dallas Opera and the Nasher Sculpture Center unites the performing arts with the visual arts in a new and exciting way. This program includes a performance by world […]
’til Midnight at the Nasher
Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX, United States'til Midnight at the Nasher presents live outdoor concerts in the Nasher Garden. ‘til Midnight is a FREE event that takes place the third Friday of the month from January through November. Guests have the opportunity to view the Nasher Sculpture Center's permanent collection and special exhibitions while enjoying concerts in the Nasher Garden. Wolfgang […]
Soundings: Travis Laplante
Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesThis Soundings season’s musician in residence is saxophonist, composer, qigong practitioner and Renaissance Man Travis Laplante, who divides his time between Brooklyn and southern Vermont. Laplante is an astonishing technician, extending possibilities of the tenor saxophone into new territories that encompass the avant-garde, contemporary jazz and classical, world music, and beyond, swirled into a transformative […]
360 Speaker Series: Barry X Ball
Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesArtist Barry X Ball uses innovative technologies and traditional techniques to make work that pushes the physical and conceptual boundaries of sculpture. Ball reinvents conventional sculptural formats and existing art historical landmarks using 3D digital scanning, computer-aided design software and CNC milling machines, in combination with centuries-old craft techniques requiring thousands of hours of detailed […]