Jenny Holzer’s “Kind of Blue” was the show-stopper at the recent “Tenth Anniversary Acquisitions” exhibit at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Holzer’s blue LED strips cascading from ceiling to floor in a 12-hour loop of “truisms and quotes” floated from the museum’s central pavilion, created a mirror effect in the reflection pond, and illuminated the galleries both day and night with its stunning blue light. The Modern’s masterful architectural design by Tadao Ando never looked better.
Jenny Holzer, “Kind of Blue,” 2012, site-specific installation at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas; Photo by JP Barentine.
Curator Michael Auping also chose to celebrate the museum’s 10th anniversary with new acquisitions by Sol LeWitt, Dan Flavin, Mark Bradford and Bruce Nauman, along with its prestigious permanent collection.
