The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and a partner have taken urban beautification and public art a step further.
The Modern and First on 7th Plaza have put on display in downtown three outdoor sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection.
The sculptures will be on display indefinitely, according to officials.
The sculptures almost blend into the downtown scenery. This artistic partnership chose these works for the sculptures’ unique fit into the urban downtown backdrop.
“We were delighted when the First on 7th team suggested installing sculptures from our collection on this site,” says Marla Price, The Modern’s director. “Our sculptures joining the artwork currently on view create a wonderful entrance to Fort Worth's downtown area.”
The sculptures include Alex Katz’s Park Avenue Departure, Jesús Bautista Moroles’ Texas Shield, and George Segal’s Chance Meeting. These three new sculptures stand across the street from the Noguchi work and Jonathan Borofsky’s iconic Man with Briefcase in Burnett Park.
Park Avenue Departure (2019, porcelain enamel on shaped steel with steel core) was first exhibited in Midtown Manhattan along the meridian strip of Park Avenue. The eight-foot cutout depicts the artist’s wife from behind as she is walking.
Texas Shield (1986) is part of Moroles’ granite weaving series, two vertical slabs woven together at a 90-degree angle down a central spine.
Chance Meeting (1989, bronze, aluminum post, and metal sign) depicts a street corner with three life-size figures with a dark green patina, each dressed in modern clothes.
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