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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

This collection is the youngest at the Nasher Museum, but represents the museum's current primary growth area. Since opening in 2005, the Nasher Museum has focused on modern and contemporary art with particular emphasis on global, emerging artists of color. The collection strategically echoes the museum's distinguished exhibition program, capitalizes on the expertise of curatorial staff and Duke faculty, and reflects the museum's interest in the art and culture of the African diaspora. The collection includes works in a variety of media – painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video and installation.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University owns more than 10,000 works of art. As part of its mission, the Nasher Museum created this online database to make its collections accessible to a wide audience. This is an ongoing project, so please check back periodically to browse new entries. Some data may change as a result of ongoing research.

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Untitled
Jean Arp
c. 1930
Paper and ink
1995.8.1
Monument Canada
Christian Boltanski
1988
Black-and-white photographs, lights, clothes, and mixed media
2005.3.1
Untitled (Rainbow photo album)
Peter Coffin
2006
Color photographic prints, album
2006.13.1
Pachacuti
William Cordova
2004–2007
Ink, graphite, and mixed media on paper
2007.4.1
Levitate
Radcliffe Bailey
2012
Mixed media
2012.4.1
WHEEL COLLAGE
Bruce Conner
1958
Assemblage on Masonite with terrycloth fabric, iron wheel, rhinestone studs, paint rag, torn paper, and newspaper classifieds
2012.7.1
PRINTS
Bruce Conner
1974
Steel lockbox, paper envelopes with typewritten text, photocopies on paper, black-and-white photographs with typewritten text, metal keys, plastic bags, clear plastic folders with plastic binding clips, paper folders, fingerprint form, and ink fingerprints
2013.14.1
First and Last
Nina Chanel Abney
2012
Acrylic and cut paper collage on paper
2016.4.1
ACT UP Art Box
ACT UP
1993–1994
2017.4.1
Ross Bleckner
1994
Painted plastic, cord, and metal hook
2017.4.1.1
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