All events are free with admission and open to all, taking place in the Nasher Museum’s main lecture hall, the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted. Film series are free and co-sponsored by Duke's Program in the Arts of the Moving Image and Duke University Libraries.

Thu Jan 5, 2012 5:30pm

5:30 PM Cash Bar
6:00 PM Gallery Talk by Nasher Museum Director Kimerly Rorschach on sculpture.  Reception with cash bar to follow.
Free and open to the public

Recurring Event First start: 2012-01-05 19:00:00 EST Duration: 5400
Where: Nasher Museum Lecture Hall

Free documentary film series

Thu Jan 5, 2012 7pm

Free documentary film series highlighting 20th century artists who share Alexander Calder's vision of sculpture as a unique and dynamic art form.
This week: Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time
(2000, 90 minutes, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer)

Recurring Event First start: 2012-01-12 19:00:00 EST Duration: 5400
Where: Nasher Museum Lecture Hall

Free documentary film series highlighting 20th century artists who share Alexander Calder's vision of sculpture as a unique and dynamic art form.

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7pm

Free documentary film series highlighting 20th century artists who share Alexander Calder's vision of sculpture as a unique and dynamic art form.
This week: Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine
(2008, 99 minutes, directed by Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach)

Thu Jan 19, 2012 7pm

Free documentary film series highlighting 20th century artists who share Alexander Calder's vision of sculpture as a unique and dynamic art form.
This week: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
(1994, 105 minutes, directed by Freida Lee Mock)

Thu Jan 26, 2012 7pm

Free documentary film series highlighting 20th century artists who share Alexander Calder's vision of sculpture as a unique and dynamic art form.
This week: The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
(2002, 53 minutes, directed by Maria Anna Tappeiner)
preceded by a 31 minute excerpt of The Order from Barney's Cremaster 3

Sun Jan 29, 2012 12pm

Gallery hunt, make-and-take crafts, live entertainment. Made possible in part by Duke Medicine, Nordstrom and RBC Bank.