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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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La Grande Vitesse (The Great Speed)
Alexander Calder
1975
Red paint on steel
1983.8.30
All Access Fountain
Angela Bourodimos
1991
Mixed media
1993.4.1
Untitled "Head"
Alexander Brodsky
1997
Paint on plaster
1997.13.1
Still-life
Mihail Chemiakin
c. 1980
Bronze
2000.28.7
Snake
Minnie Black
1991
Paint on gourd
2008.11.1
Snake
Minnie Black
1991
Paint on gourd
2008.11.2
Devil Face Jug
Jerry Dolyn Brown
1993
Glazed earthenware
2008.11.3
Cookie Jar
Jerry Dolyn Brown
1993
Glazed earthenware
2008.11.4
Divisions
Robert Adams
1978
Cast bronze
2008.13.1
Untitled (toothy grin)
Sanford Biggers
2008
Plastic
2008.17.1
Table Piece Y-58 'Secret Step'
Anthony Caro
1985
Rusted steel
2010.3.6
Marble Chair
Ai Weiwei
2008
Marble
2011.15.1
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