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Screenprints Exhibition at Nasher Museum April 2

Nasher Museum of Art presents the golden age of screenprints

An exhibition of screenprints from the era of war protests, the hippy movement and psychedelic culture opens Thursday, April 2, at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.“Colour Correction: British and American Screenprints, 1967-1975,” drawn mostly from the Nasher Museum’s collection, focuses on a period of experimentation and productivity that many art historians call the “golden age” of screenprinting. The exhibition includes more than 100 works by 40 artists -- from the playful pop art of Andy Warhol and Eduardo Paolozzi to the scathing political critiques of May Stevens, and the minimalist abstractions and optical exercises by Richard Anuszkiewicz, William T. Williams and Liliane Lijn. These artists, among the first to use screenprinting outside the commercial art world, helped redefine screenprinting as a fine art form.“This show is a visual journey through a tumultuous moment in time -- of social, political and aesthetic change -- seen through the lens of the screenprint medium,” said Sarah Schroth, Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum. “We are lucky to have these works in our collection, and we are thrilled that our newest curator, Marshall Price, rediscovered them during his explorations of our storage areas.”“Colour Correction” will be complemented by free programs and events, including a Family Day event, public library talks, a teacher workshop, an evening of early digital animated shorts and more. An audio guide features selections of music from the era and commentary by Marshall Price, the Nancy Hanks Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art; Duke student Nicole Rudden; and Bill Fick and Merrill Shatzman, faculty in Duke’s Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies.            _    _    _    _The Nasher Museum, at 2001 Campus Drive at Anderson Street on the Duke campus, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays. Admission (except for ticketed exhibitions) is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and members of the Duke Alumni Association with I.D. card, $3 for non-Duke students with identification and free for children 15 and younger. Admission (except for ticketed exhibitions) is free to all on Thursday nights. Admission is free to Duke students, faculty and staff with a Duke ID. Admission is also free to Nasher Museum members.