Nasher Sculpture Center, A Masterpiece Collection

In downtown Dallas?Arts District can be found the Nasher Sculpture Center. It is a garden and gallery constructed to display the personal collection accumulated over a span of 50 years by Raymond and Patsy Nasher.

The gallery comprises of five straight uncomplicated pavilions, with the long walls constructed in travertine marble, and the walls forming the ends completely glazed. One end of the pavilions leads the visitor in from the street, and provides a view of the sculpture inside; the opposite ends open into the garden.

Designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, the layout resembles Piano&25263; previous art gallery constructed in Basel, Switzerland for the Beyeler Foundation. Both structures feature single-storey layout so as to obtain lighting via the ceiling. This form is also noticeable in the Paul Klee Center finished by Piano in Bern immediately after the Nasher Sculpture Center.

However naturally the sculpture at Nasher check more is less delicate than paintings, and the Texan sunshine is more intense. To cope with these variations a special ceiling has been designed that is a mesh in aluminium that only permits indirect light to pass through, using advanced computer technology to optimize the flow of light.

Above all the Nasher Sculpture Center is a delightfully peaceful and welcoming site in which visitors can admire the works of art in calm and inspiring surroundings. It is a true natural haven amidst the modern downtown skyscrapers that surround it on every side.

The beginnings of the Nasher Sculpture Collection stretch back more than 50 years, when the Nashers started collecting fine sculpture. A wide variety of sculpture was acquired over the years, from ancient artifacts to modernist works. Selecting only works that moved them personally, the Nashers?collection grew to become one of the major collections of quality sculpture, having been exhibited at major venues throughout the world.

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