Museum of Geometric and MADI Art

The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art is a museum in Dallas dedicated to abstract art and the Madí movement.[1][2] The only such museum in North America, travel writer Emily Toman describes it as "one of the most underrated art museums in Dallas".[1]

Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
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Exterior of the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art is located in Texas
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
Location within Texas
Established2002 (2002)
Location3109 Carlisle
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32.8040°N 96.8031°W / 32.8040; -96.8031
TypeArt museum
FounderBill and Dorothy Masterson
Websitewww.geometricmadimuseum.org

History

The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art was founded in 2002 by Bill and Dorothy Masterson, art enthusiasts who developed an interest in Madí art and began collecting works in the style.[2][3] The Mastersons opened a permanent museum featuring Madí art in their firm, Kilgore & Kilgore's, new building at 3109 Carlisle in Dallas. The building was subsequently renovated in the Madí style.[2] This renovation, which Bill Masterson commissioned Uruguayan Madí artist Volf Roitman to design, transformed "the architecturally uninteresting Kilgore Law Center building into a giant example of cut-out MADI art", according to Tampa Bay Times journalist Barbara L. Fredricksen.[4] In 2005, Roitman, then age 74, was serving as the creative director of the museum.[5]

Programs and exhibitions
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Interior of the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art

The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art offers the Arcadia Salon discussion series featuring artists and art experts; the name derives from the Arcadia that once stood on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, the sign from which presently adorns the museum exterior. The museum also provides creative workshops for both students and seniors as well as docent-led tours that are available upon request.[6] It hosts an annual benefit known as the Geometric Gala, which includes a silent auction of artwork by both local artists and those of global renown.[3] The museum features art from around the world in its permanent collection,[1] and it has also hosted exhibitions by artists such as Yaacov Agam and Orna Feinstein.[7][8] Furthermore, Roitman's Madí Art Wall, which had previously been displayed at the museum in Dallas, was installed on the Wood Building in Marshall, Texas, in November 2009.[9]

References
  1. Toman, Emily (2017). Moon Dallas & Fort Worth. Avalon Publishing. pp. 145–46. ISBN 9781631213397.
  2. "Discover the History". The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. Georgiou, Danielle (November 7, 2014). "Designer/Artist Elisa Jimenez Returns to Dallas for MADI Museum's Geometric Gala". Dallas Observer. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. Fredricksen, Barbara L. (July 12, 2006). "Exhibit celebrates art form that exists for its own sake". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com icon of an open green padlock.
  5. Bettendorf, Elizabeth (May 31, 2005). "My House: Like an art exhibition always in progress". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com icon of an open green padlock.
  6. "Discover Programs at the Museum". The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. "Minus the cats and parrot, Joseph Havel headlines the month". The Dallas Morning News. January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. ""Papellibrium," a Site Specific Installation from 30,000 Recycled Art Invitations" (Press release). Houston: Orna Feinstein. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  9. Richardson, Robin Y. (November 29, 2009). "New art wall installation is gift to city; reception slated for artist". The Marshall News Messenger. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com icon of an open green padlock.
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