Join Dallas-based artist Frances Bagley on Saturday, October 24 at 1:30 p.m. for a tour of Bruce Nauman: Identical.
Bagley's practice shares both conceptual and material commonalities with Nauman's, including her use of body casting, architectural elements, and film and photography, which she frequently combines in complex installations. Her work as a founding member of the collective Toxic Shock, a Dallas-based group of women artists that formed in 1980, explores power and politics—particularly those dynamics as experienced by women in the art world. Toxic Shock will open a new exhibition in the Nasher's Public Gallery on October 10.
FREE for Nasher Members and Military or First Responders, $5 for students and educators, $7 for seniors (65+), $10 for adults. This tour is included with museum admission.
Space is limited; advanced registration required.
About the artist
Born in Fayetteville, TN, Frances Bagley earned her MFA in Sculpture from the University of North Texas after receiving her MA and BFA in Painting from Arizona State University. She currently lives and works in Dallas, TX. Bagley’s work is informed by situations of social concern and often asks questions about the human experience in relation to the environment, architecture, and society.
Bagley has exhibited extensively throughout her more than 40-year career along with a strong community involvement in support of women’s and artist’s rights. She has been a member of the women’s collaborative Toxic Shock since its beginning in 1980. An award recipient in the 10th Kajima Sculpture Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 2007 Texas Biennial, Bagley’s work is included in museum and corporate collections, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., the El Paso Museum, the Kajima Collection, Tokyo, and American Airlines, among others. Bagley has also been involved in numerous public art projects, and collaborated with her husband, artist Tom Orr, to create sets and costume designs for Verdi’s Nabucco, which opened The Dallas Opera’s 50th anniversary season. Her awards include the Moss Chumley Artists Award from the Meadows Museum, the Individual Artist Grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and the Legend Award from the Dallas Center for Contemporary Art.