Photo Gallery: 200-Year-Old British Art Pieces Hit Kimbell Art Museum

Arlington TX

14 October, 2021

6:35 AM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report October 13, 2021 Turner's Modern World by British painter J.M.W. Turner will be on display from Oct. 17 through Feb. 6 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. The exhibit features more than 100 pieces and explores the industrialization and mechanization of modern life. "He rose beyond and above all his beginnings and created a body of work that was truly influential, and more influential, I would argue, than any other British artist of his era," museum Deputy Director George T.M. Shackelford said. "We're really focusing on people and places in modern times." In Turner's Modern World, the 18th- and 19th-century-artist explored ways to make the events of his time more modern through his art. The exhibit will make its way to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from March 27 to July 10. "This session is divided into five sections, and it's kind of chronological in the sense that we begin with his very early work in the first gallery and we'll end with his very last work in the last gallery," Shackelford said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.