The Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center present

Matisse: Painter as Sculptor Symposium

Keynote Address
Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

Join renowned scholar Yve-Alain Bois, professor at the Institute for
Advanced Study, for the Matisse: Painter as Sculptor symposium opening
keynote address. Among his many credits, Bois has authored influential
books on 20th-century art, curated important exhibitions including Matisse
and Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry, and edited the influential journal October.
Symposium

Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium

Join an international panel of eminent scholars, curators, and conservators
for a day-long investigation into the sculptural work of Henri Matisse.
Individual sessions will include new research on Matisse's methods of
sculpting and casting, the meaning of modernism in Matisse's sculptures,
and the intersections among the various media employed by Matisse.

Featuring:
. Yve-Alain Bois, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
. Valerie J. Fletcher, Senior Curator of Sculpture, Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
. Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Deputy Director, Musée national d'art moderne,
Centre Pompidou
. Jay Fisher, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Baltimore Museum of Art
. Ann Boulton, Objects Conservator, Baltimore Museum of Art
. Alastair Wright, Assistant Professor of Art History, Princteon University
. Jack Flam, Distinguished Professor of 19th- and 20th-century European and
American Art, CUNY
. Lynda Zycherman, Associate Conservator, MOMA
. William Tucker, sculptor
. Steven Nash, Director, Nasher Sculpture Center
. Dorothy Kosinski, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture and The
Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art, Dallas Museum of Art

Admission price with advanced registration includes entry to sessions,
exhibition, and permanent collections at both museums, Late Night programs,
and morning reception. To register for the symposium, call 214-922-1826 or
email publicprogramsDallasMuseumofArt.org.

Horchow Auditorium, USD 40 for the public, USD 30 for members and seniors,
free for students
Advance registration recommended; call 214-922-1826.