This book showcases the outstanding collections of modern and contemporary art that have been recently promised to the Dallas Museum of Art in an unprecedented collective gift, and includes interviews with the donors and an overview of the project by Maria de Corral, along with five scholarly essays examining the works of art in the context of Abstract Expressionism, minimalism, post-minimalism, conceptual art, Italian art including Arte Povera, German art, and sculpture, installation and media works; this exhibition is one of the most ambitious ever assembled at the Dallas Museum of Art and comprises a diverse range of sculpture, painting, photographs, installation and video and electronic media. The exhibition "Fast Forward: Contemporary Collections for the Dallas Museum of Ar" is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and is on view through May 20, 2007 |