Jeremy Strick Named Director of Nasher Sculpture Center
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The Board of Directors of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas,
announced today the appointment of Jeremy Strick as the Center's new
Director. Mr. Strick will begin his position on March 2, 2009. His selection
follows an extensive international search led a by a committee established by
the Center's Board of Directors.
Mr. Strick served as the Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art
(MOCA) in Los Angeles, California, since 1999. He was responsible for
exhibitions at, and operations of, three MOCA Los Angeles locations. During
his tenure, MOCA achieved an international reputation as one of the leading
organizers of contemporary art exhibitions through such acclaimed shows as
(c)MURAKAMI (2007), WACK!Art and the Feminist Revolution (2007), and A
Minimal Future? Art As Object 1958-1968 (2004). MOCA's permanent collection
also grew by nearly 50 percent during his directorship becoming one of the
most highly regarded contemporary collections in the world.
Prior to being the Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Mr. Strick
served as a senior curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, and held
curatorial posts at The Saint Louis Art Museum and the National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D.C. He pursued graduate studies in Fine Arts at Harvard
University and received his Bachelor of Arts (History of Art) in 1977 with
highest honors from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
About the Nasher Sculpture Center:
Open since October 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is dedicated to
advancing the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary
sculpture through its collection, exhibition, conservation, and education
programs. The Nasher Sculpture Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning
architect Renzo Piano, was the longtime dream of the late Raymond and Patsy
Nasher, who together formed one of the finest collections of modern and
contemporary sculpture in the world. The Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection
includes masterpieces by Borofsky, Brancusi, Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero,
Gauguin, Giacometti, Hepworth, Kelly, Matisse, Miro, Moore, Picasso, Rodin,
Rosso, Serra, Smith, Turrell, among others, and continues to grow and evolve.
The Nasher Sculpture Center presents rotating exhibitions of works from
the Nasher Collection as well as special exhibitions drawn from other museums
and private collections. The Nasher Sculpture Center is open to the public
with paid admission, Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit
SOURCE: Nasher Sculpture Center
CONTACT: Kristen Mills Gibbins of Nasher Sculpture Center,
+1-214-242-5177
kgibbins@nashersculpturecenter.org
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