Contemporary art museum at the heart of Duke, since 2005. “Our university should enfold culture of every nature.” — Raymond D. Nasher, 1943
Durham, NC
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight TWO artists in our collection (#10 and 11/28), #kehindewiley and #amysherald
You *might* have heard they did the official portraits for @MichelleObama and @BarackObama
>>> goo.gl/hhbW9K <<<
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THIS JUST IN!
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New York art collectors and @DukeU graduates Jennifer McCracken New and her husband Jason New have given $1 million to the Nasher Museum to grant FREE general admission to ALL visitors.
🆕 🆕 🆕
More >>> duke.is/235fc <<<
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Welcome Lauren Haynes @lohaynes33, our new senior curator of contemporary art!
“I am thrilled that Lauren is joining our team; very excited for her to bring her curatorial vision & vast experience to Nasher, @DukeU & our communities.” Director @toschoon
nasher.duke.edu/laurenhaynes
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Was over @ncartmuseum just last week and saw their breathtaking @kehindewileyart on view!!! @BarackObama @MichelleObama
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Spotted! #graysonallen #justinrobinson just taking in some art on a Friday afternoon. @ninachanel @DukeU @DukeMBB
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Trevor Schoonmaker (@toschoon), deputy director of curatorial affairs and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Nasher Museum, has been named the museum’s new director, @DukeU Provost Sally Kornbluth announced today.
Congratulations, Trevor!
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People Get Ready "officially" opens on Thursday, but early birds can check it out now, online and in person >>> goo.gl/ZT82vo <<<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#5/28), #AmySherald.
Pictured: "Light is easy to love."
Sherald's portrait of @MichelleObama will be unveiled on Feb 12 @NPG.
>>> goo.gl/kX9Czz <<<
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We are in good company in this @nytimes article as one of the university art museums in the U.S. that is "raising the cultural bar on campuses."
Read more >>> goo.gl/tvJRno <<<
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We’re open again on Thursday nights and weekends! Admission is free for all! “We are so pleased to reopen fully—just in time for the holidays! We are proud to offer free admission to everyone for the foreseeable future.” — @toschoon
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Everyone be safe out there. Be the best #Durham you can be!
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TOMORROW! Amy Sherald, who painted the official portrait of @MichelleObama for the @NPG, will deliver the Annual Rothschild Lecture about her exceptional portraits of African American subjects.
No tix needed; space is limited.
Details >>> goo.gl/vigJ4q <<<
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The Nasher Museum will reopen to the public on September 9 with new health and safety protocols, free admission for all and a contemporary exhibition featuring works of art that are new to the collection.
Full details >>> is.gd/i5OcoC <<<
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We cannot describe how excited we are to see Lakota Hip-Hop artist Frank Waln w other Indigenous artists Thursday, 10/24 at 7 PM. The outdoor concert is FREE & will take place at the sculpture garden b/n the Ruby and the Nasher on Campus Drive. Cash bar.
piped.video/watch?v=AYI2jyGq…
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We are truly honored to share the inaugural @Sothebys Prize with @mcachicago!!!
goo.gl/MGC6cQ
@DukeU @DukeAlumni
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Do not miss! Sunday, 2 PM we have a free gallery talk with Cornell Watson @cornwhizzle.
From his bio: Cornell Watson is an award-winning Black photographer based in Durham. His photography is centered around sharing the stories of Black people.
More > duke.is/z4x6q <
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We are saddened by the loss of Pop artist #claesoldenburg His monumental 1999 work “Corridor Pin, Blue” (created with Coosje van Bruggen) delights visitors on our front lawn.
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A tribute page for a loved one who is suddenly gone. #BarkleyHendricks @JackShainman @toschoon
nasher.duke.edu/barkley/
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As we look back over a tumultuous 2017, we miss our friend, artist Barkley L. Hendricks. Big thank-you to @jazzedloon (Jazmine Hughes) and @NYTmag for this insightful piece: "He rejected the label of black political painter." @toschoon @JackShainman nytimes.com/interactive/2017…
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Meet artist @ninachanel
WATCH >>> piped.video/O2ap9ouAxVk <<<
CC: @LeftOfBlack @ChiCulturCenter @CAAMinLa @theicala
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VIRTUAL EXCLUSIVE
Artist Carrie Mae Weems and Mark Anthony Neal
Wednesday, March 17, 3–4 PM EST
Weems and Neal will discuss how art can function as a public awareness campaign during a pandemic.
Details and Zoom link >> is.gd/weX0dr <<
ALT Ode to Affirmative Action
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#3/28), Nina Chanel Abney @ninachanel. We acquired her work "Hobson's Choice" last year +++ Nina will visit the ∆ soon! @JackShainman
>>> goo.gl/xCaqpJ <<<
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Congratulations Duke Class of 2020!
"Hi Seniors! Thank you for all the times you visited the Nasher. I always say the Nasher is your museum and it will continue to be your museum when you graduate." –Outgoing Director Sarah Schroth
@DukeU @DukeStudents
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Stunning new exhibition opening @ncartmuseum #museumlove “You Are Here!” #ncmahere
More >>> goo.gl/FU7hdy <<<
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NOW OPEN! “Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now,” which opens Aug. 29, is the first exhibition to chart the development of contemporary Indigenous art in the United States and Canada.
tinyurl.com/y6y7ctnn
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Great to learn about #AmySherald “Miss Everything (Unsupressed Deliverance) from the artist. @AcklandArt @NPG
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Have you seen our new addition to the great hall?!
Mark Bradford, “A Private Stranger Thinking about His Needs,” 2016
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I don’t have cable. So i’m “watching” the #DukeVsUnc game via twitter. What a time to be alive. @AcklandArt
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Did you know that membership to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is now FREE?!
nasher.duke.edu/membership/m…
CC: @WorkingatDuke @DukeU @TylerGreenBooks @thebullcityNC @DurhamCounty @clarioncontent @indyweek
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"Improvisation is a big part of my process."
WATCH >>> piped.video/O2ap9ouAxVk <<<
@ninachanel interview at Nasher Museum.
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For 3rd Friday Durham, discover the extraordinary work of Hugh Mangum, a traveling portrait photographer who lived in Durham more than a century ago.
5 PM Opening Reception
5:30 PM Remarks by Alex Harris & Margaret Sartor
6 PM Exhibition preview
>> goo.gl/GTzHmC <<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! We will highlight artists in our collection (or who we have recently exhibited).
Let's start with this incredible homage to Barkley Hendricks by Fahamu Pecou @fptheshit
Details >>> goo.gl/1VBB9W <<<
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"The Nasher’s New Group Show Marks the Changing Mores of the North Carolina Arts Landscape" via @indyweek @Brian_Gray_Howe
Reckoning and Resilience opens TOMORROW!
(Thursday hours: 10 AM-9 PM)
Image Gallery and more >>>
nasher.duke.edu/reckoning
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#7/28), Hank Willis Thomas (@hankwthomas)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around"
Other works also on view @ncartmuseum @Prospect_NOLA
>>> goo.gl/pYh5oS <<<
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"An exhibition vividly portrays the artist's formation without suggesting success was foreordained." – Richard B. Woodward @WSJ
Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960 arrives at the Nasher Museum in fall of 2022.
More >>> on.wsj.com/3kBK0DM <<<
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Saturday, get to know more about YOUR Bull City! Explore the beautiful murals of downtown @DurhamNC by bicycle!
cc: @PreserveDurham @DurhamHistory #muraldurham
Details >>> goo.gl/ZbkDXh <<<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! For #MardiGras we highlight another artist in our collection (#12/28), Carrie Mae Weems @WEEMSCarrie
"I Looked and Looked to See What so Terrified You" from the "#Louisiana Project"
>>> goo.gl/ssyUXV <<<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#6/28), #NickCave.
Pictured: Cave's larger than life "Soundsuit"
>>> goo.gl/uukDis <<<
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ICYMI: Nasher Artists @kehindewileyart & Amy Sherald to paint portraits of @BarackObama & @MichelleObama
>>> goo.gl/w27i5A
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We are celebrating the "Reckoning and Resilience" artists on Sunday, May 1, 1-4 PM with an outdoor/indoor party.
@9thwonder on the ones and twos.
>>> nasher.duke.edu/event/artist… <<<
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We are VERY excited to share this video podcast of artist Amy Sherald's recent lecture!
Watch >>> piped.video/watch?v=A4094Cor… <<<
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We JUST launched our mini-site for "The Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence." Have a look!
nasher.duke.edu/dolci/
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#Repost @ninachanel
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Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush opens February 16th @nashermuseum #… ift.tt/2kXWuZp
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A familiar face on the cover of this album. We miss you, Barkley.
@pitchfork review >>> pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…
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Our crew is putting the final touches on Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush. Opening party is tomorrow! Be there. @ninachanel @JackShainman
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Also @BarackObama, we have a work from our collection on view right now by an artist that you PROBABLY recognize. #kehindewiley 2/2
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I think of the work as the flower & the audience as the bees; first attracted to the flower because of its color but it’s not until you start peeling back the layers that you understand what’s happening with the nectar.
Watch > piped.video/watch?v=77DrnFrq… <
@TylerGreenBooks @DukeU
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This SUNDAY is my favorite FREE family day of the year...maybe even my favorite event of them all. -jc • Join @PaperhandPuppet for a costume parade and so much more! #DURM
Details >>> goo.gl/N3Sudw <<<
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We are pleased to reopen the museum, store and café today, September 16, Noon-5 PM. Free Family Day has been rescheduled to September 30.
ALSO: At 2 PM, @JessicaKayRuhle will lead a Free Highlights Tour with a focus on four works by Barkley L. Hendricks.
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The Nasher has built a contemporary art collection embracing diversity, particularly in its inclusion of artists of African descent. … because “it’s important to teach students this & allow them to have these works & these collections.” — @lohaynes33
barrons.com/articles/a-racia…
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We are REALLY looking forward to our FOUR fall exhibitions.
1) People Get Ready > goo.gl/ZT82vo
2) Southern Lens > goo.gl/LLCQBp
4) In Transit > goo.gl/CczZBe
3) Across County Lines > goo.gl/tshAk1
Have fun exploring them on our site!
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Hey #DURM, paint your own pumpkin and so much more for our Dia de los Muertos FREE Family Day! >>> goo.gl/YsC1H4 <<<
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"Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948 — 1960." is officially OPEN. Celebrate with us tonight!
6 PM talk with co-curators Beth Finch and Marshall Price & Ruth Fine, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
6:30 PM DJ set from @treeecitybeats
More > duke.is/jghp6
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While we and other museums are closed to the public, @artnet is spotlighting an inspiring exhibition somewhere around the globe each day. Today it’s “Ebony G. Patterson . . . while the dew is still on the roses . . . “ — thank you! @ebonygp @pamm
news.artnet.com/exhibitions/…
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It's the first "hot" day in #DURM so we're bringing the cool.
Art of Cool All-Star Band at 5:30 PM and our latest exhibition "John Akomfrah: Precarity" debuts (+++ so much more)
Details >>> goo.gl/RUwwyv <<<
Ps. Admission is FREE!
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Thursday, April 25. Deborah Willis, Ph.D., an educator, art historian, author, curator, photographer & filmmaker, will deliver the Annual Semans Lecture about her career & work.
5:30 PM Cash Bar; 6:30 PM Lecture Hall doors open.
Seating is limited; please plan to arrive early.
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#20/28), Archibald Motley.
"Hot Rhythm"
>>> goo.gl/ai41gX <<<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#19/28), Njideka Crosby.
"The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born” Might Not Hold True For Much Longer
See her work @Prospect_NOLA @noma1910
>>> goo.gl/CrDqXv <<<
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Dear @BarackObama, heard you were going to be in town. Before the @DukeU @UNC basketball game you should come to our private exhibition preview of "Pop América: 1965-1975," the first exhibition with a hemispheric vision of Pop art. 1/2
nasher.duke.edu/pop
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Starting to see the first flakes fall in #DURM. ❄️ ⛄️ The Museum, store and café are closed today! We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Our first new exhibition of 2022 is here!
"Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now" opens today (Thursday hours 10 AM - 9 PM)
Admission is free; no reservations required.
Learn more >>>
nasher.duke.edu/reckoning
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Bull city! @shirletteammons performs at the museum this Thursday! Web calendar for details… ift.tt/2f44QLq
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Can you name #5WomenArtists? Inspired by @WomenInTheArts's initiative, we are sharing five amazing artists whose sculptural works are part of the museum's collection: #KathrynAndrews, #MinnieBlack, #LiaPerjovschi, #BarbaraChaseRiboud, #PinareeSanpitak. @BARBARACHASERIB
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Our new website design (same URL) just went live! @cuberis @DukeU @artstigators @DukeArts @durhammag @clarioncontent @indyweek 🥂 nasher.duke.edu
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Huge congratulations to interdisciplinary artists Mel Chin and Jeffrey Gibson, both MacArthur ‘Genius’ grant winners for 2019! So proud that their work is part of our collection.
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#DURM this is the FINAL week for Southern Accent before it moves to @SpeedArtMuseum. Don't miss out! nasher.duke.edu/southern/
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‘Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960’ Review: Before His Career Popped @WSJ
wsj.com/articles/roy-lichten…
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We are INCREDIBLY excited for the opening of Solidary & Solitary on Thursday, 10 AM-9 PM.
Admission to our exhibitions is 100% free ALL DAY Thursdays!
We also host haiku in the gallery, PLUS a gallery talk on "Courtside."
Details >>> goo.gl/FP47Wj <<<
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Broke out the laptop to get triple screen coverage of #DukevsUNC + cat. @AcklandArt @artstigators @DukeU
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We have a rainy week ahead and we can’t help but think about think about the role water has in the immersive, hypnotic and meditative film “Precarity.”
On view through early September (free admission on Thursdays)
nasher.duke.edu/precarity
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#Repost @artdrunk. SNEAK PEAK: @KAWS #KAWS the collection of Nancy A. Nasher and David J. … ift.tt/1mIIrU9
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One Night. Two Exhibitions. Contemporary art, conversation, cash bar.
Free Admission!
Tonight join us for an event to celebrate the last days of Precarity and the public opening of our latest exhibition People Get Ready.
Many more details >>> nasher.duke.edu/at/311/ <<<
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FREE all-day admission today plus two free events.
6 PM - Highlights Tour with @JessicaKayRuhle, with a focus on artists Bill Bamberger and Endia Beal.
7 PM Screening of @farmer_veteran + conversation with filmmakers @jeremymlange & D.L. Anderson.
nasher.duke.edu/events/
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How should an artist respond to the inequities they see?
ICYMI: The season finale of @LeftOfBlack featuring renowned artist @WEEMSCarrie on her latest work, RESIST COVID / TAKE 6!
WATCH >>> is.gd/CuWEeR <<<
cc: @fhi_duke @DukeU
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Our opening party for @ninachanel's "Royal Flush" is just a week away! Stay tuned for deta… ift.tt/2kwIiWA
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Shrug off the cabin fever with a fun, FREE family day. #CardboardCity #DURM
Sunday, Noon-4 PM.
Details >>> goo.gl/1UH7U4 <<<
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On Thursdays we stay open late, 10 AM - 9 PM. Come on over and view our latest exhibitions!
> nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions/ <
And mark your calendars for a little later in the month when artist Saba Taj will be giving a gallery talk.
nasher.duke.edu/event/galler…
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We all love Durham, and watching this "Welcome to Durham" video again reminds us why. (Yes, #NasherMuseum is in it!) Congrats @DurhamNC for winning a platinum 2018 @MarCom_Awards for the video (producer @kidethnic). piped.video/watch?v=tROD8wlw…
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Special treat earlier today! Andre Leon Talley was in the house. @toschoon @voguemagazine ift.tt/2iEPAoA
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Hear @JessicaKayRuhle & Brittany Halberstadt talk abt our #Alzheimers tour program on "Aging Matters." #reflections
goo.gl/TStbk5
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If snow crisis is milk and bread, what is the appropriate response to this gas outage we are having? Bourbon and pickles is my attempt.
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#2/28), Mark Bradford. His work will soon be on view in Solidary & Solitary (nasher.duke.edu/solidary), opening Feb 22. @HauserWirth
>>> goo.gl/vdutgL <<<
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So sad to lose #CaroleeSchneemann, groundbreaking #performanceartist known since #1960s for her work on #body, #sexuality #gender. In 2011 she visited us, played “Crazy” by #gnarlsbarkley, screened and talked #fuses. #FrankStasio @wunc @state_of_things wunc.org/post/art-sexuality
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Don't miss screening of Junebug Today!!! with Director Phil Morrison Q&A to follow: goo.gl/qhiypz #southernaccent
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Beer Tasting tnght! Always a great crowd!
>>> goo.gl/VW6iG7 <<<
ft @finchbeer @NickelpointBrew @PortCityBrew @mysterybrewing
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Coming soon! @DukeU building outdoor green space on side of @NasherMuseum to showcase @DukeArts Opening Sept. 28 w/ performance work by Israeli-born artist #NaamaTsabar w/ local musicians. today.duke.edu/2019/04/plans…
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Hey @AcklandArt @ncartmuseum @TheMintMuseum @WakeReynolda, let's see your "favorite" snow scene from your collection!
>>> @hankwthomas, "Winter in America," 2015 <<<
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Throughout February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth ! Today we highlight another artist in our collection (#8/28), Nari Ward.
"Album" is our peace offering for #DukeVsUNC #artbattle2018 with @AcklandArt
#GoDuke #BeatCarolina @DukeMBB
>>> goo.gl/8gDFVZ <<<
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We have three chances for you to visit the museum for FREE this week.
Thursday: 10 AM - 9 PM (per usual)
Friday: @MuseumDirectors #ArtMuseumDay 2018: 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: Family Day: Noon - 4 PM #poetryfox
#DURM
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