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A TOUCH OF MAGIC AT NASHER MUSEUM RENZO PIANO CREATION HAS A FAIRY-TALE FEEL
From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20041031
Author:Robert Campbell, Globe Correspondent
DALLAS "A critic is a person who tells you about his adventures among masterpieces," wrote the French author Anatole France. Alas, masterpieces don't happen so often. But now and then one does come along. The new Nasher Sculpture Center, which opened here recently, is a masterpiece. Anyone interested in either art or architecture should find a way of visiting this astonishing place.
The Nasher was built to hold a collection of modern sculpture amassed by Ray Nasher, a Dallas shopping-center developer. Nasher funded the museum's $70 million cost entirely by himself. The architect is Renzo ...
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