From the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth:

"This popular series of lectures and presentations by artists, architects, historians, and critics is free and open to the public. Lectures begin at 6 pm in the Modern’s auditorium. Seating is at 5:30 pm. Due to Covid-19 procedures, seating is limited to a reduced number of in-person guests this season. A livestream broadcast of the lecture will be available here.

A limited number of tickets (limit two per person) will be available for purchase ($5) from 10 am until 3 pm the day of the lecture online. Free admission tickets (limit two per person) are available at the Modern’s information desk beginning at 4 pm on the day of the lecture.

On Tuesday nights during the lecture series, the galleries are open until 6 pm and Café Modern’s bar is open (no food service available.) Lectures will not be broadcast into the café this season.

Podcasts of these lectures are available at www.themodern.org/podcasts, two weeks after the presentation date.

Video recordings of the lectures are available on the Modern's YouTube channel.

SCHEDULE

March 1

Artist Jill Magid, in conjunction with FOCUS: Jill Magid, discusses her ongoing cross-disciplinary project Tender, which explores the complex relationships between currency and human value.

March 8

Artist Vincent Valdez presents works and ideas pertaining to his series Made Men, which recently entered the Modern’s permanent collection and hangs in its current installation.

March 29

Artist Jamal Cyrus, in conjunction with FOCUS: Jamal Cyrus, presents the trajectory of his research-driven practice that investigates ignored, forgotten, and fragmented accounts of Black American culture.

April 5

Artists Tamara Johnson and Trey Burns present their individual studio practices and the origins of their Sweet Pass Sculpture Park project in “Working Landscape.”

April 19

Author and sociologist Jeff Ferrell, who has made a practice of scrounging for half a century, collecting storied images and objects discarded by others, presents “Last Picture: Trash, Photography, Dislocation” in conjunction with the release of his new book Last Picture, published by Atopia Projects.

The Tuesday Evenings at the Modern lecture series is made possible with funding from Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act.

Promotional support is generously provided by Glasstire. "