At a time when the formation and sustenance of our connections with others have become more crucial than ever, Love and Delight offers a selection of works, collected by the Nashers between 1967 and 1986, that trace unexpected links between artworks through the human bonds shared among artists, collectors, dealers, families, friends, spouses, lovers, and admirers. On view through September 10, 2021.

About Track 9: Love and Delight

From the moment Raymond and Patsy Nasher began collecting sculpture in the late 1960s, they enjoyed living with their art and sharing it with family and friends at their home and with the public at NorthPark Center, which they built in 1965, two years before they acquired the founding work of their sculpture collection, Jean (Hans) Arp’s Torso with Buds. This hospitable vision is one of the most important legacies of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s founders. At a time when the formation and sustenance of our connections with others have become more crucial than ever, “Love and Delight” offers a selection of works, collected by the Nashers between 1967 and 1986, that trace unexpected links between artworks through the human bonds shared among artists, collectors, dealers, families, friends, spouses, lovers, and admirers.

Audio Guides

Hear different perspectives on works in Track 9: Love and Delight. 

Overview of Love and Delight

Nancy Grossman on David Smith

Nancy Grossman on Using Leather Straps

Nancy Grossman on the Symbol of the Head

Remix

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