"Sparks!"
The William T. Kemper Collecting Initiative
When:
- Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Fridays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event is ongoing: Until Sunday, July 20, 2008
Where: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, MO
Cost: Free - $8
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Art | Ongoing exhibit
Description: This exhibition celebrates the 36 modern and contemporary works acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Collecting Initiative to date.
William T. Kemper was passionate about all art, but in particular championed contemporary art of his own time. To honor his spirit of curiosity and imagination, the William T. Kemper Foundation — Commerce Bank, Trustee in 1999 presented the Nelson-Atkins with a remarkable gift: $1 million each year for 10 years to be used for the acquisition of modern and contemporary art.
It was a transforming gift, allowing the Museum to buy an average of four significant works of art each year since 1999 including works by artists Marcel Duchamp, Adolph Gottlieb, Richard Serra, Louise Bourgeois, Kerry James Marshall, Bridget Riley, Anish Kapoor, Kiki Smith, Felix Gonzales-Torres and many others. The collecting effort will continue into 2009.
The collecting initiative has been a collaborative effort led by Jan Schall, Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, and, as of 2003, Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art and former Senior Curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
There is a charge for this featured exhibition. Admission is on a timed ticket basis. Tickets are free for Museum Members with a daily limit based on membership level.
Your ticket will allow entrance into both featured exhibitions.
Ticket prices are:
Members: Free
Adults: $8
Seniors (over 55): $7
Students 13-19 with ID: $5
Children 12 and under: Free
Event posted May 6, 2008
Last updated May 6, 2008
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