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Selection Of Columbian Sculptor Doris Salcedo As The 2016 Nasher Prize Laureate Receives Rave Responses

Oct 16, 2015 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Cindy and Howard Rachofsky have been toiling in Addison. Their project has been The Warehouse on Inwood Road. Thanks to the Rachofskys teaming up with architect David Droese, the former furniture storage space became an art showplace.

While the Dallas Women’s Foundation held their patron party on Thursday, September 24, there, the universe of art lovers came together along as well as well-heeled media types to learn the name of the Nasher Prize Laureate.

Jeremy Strick
Jeremy Strick

Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick confided that he had bet on who would be the winner before the selection was finalized. Did he deal the cards so his choice won? Jeremy looked stricken (no pun intended). Of course, he didn’t!

Still he was delighted at the outcome and the reasoning behind it.

Deedie Rose
Deedie Rose
Luciano Peña and Jed Morse
Luciano Peña and Jed Morse
Christen Wilson
Christen Wilson
John Eagle and Kern Wildenthal
John Eagle and Kern Wildenthal
John Runyon
John Runyon
Lara Wilhelm Harrison and Donna Wilhelm
Lara Wilhelm Harrison and Donna Wilhelm

As photographers (one even had an iPhone on a tripod) set up, the heady types of the Dallas art crowd gathered including Jennifer and John Eagle, Deedie and Rusty Rose, Kelli and Allen Questrom, Marnie and Kern Wildenthal, Jeff Byron, Kevin Hurst, Luciano Peña, Catherine and Will Rose, Linda Marcus).

On the sidelines, handlers served as life guards advising even the most housebroken types to not get too close to the art on the walls.

Snapshots: Joyce Goss waiting for her car and admitting that she couldn’t wait to get out of her high heels…Merry Vose, who will be co-chairing the Perot’s Night at the Museum along with husband Chad Vose and Carrie and Steven Becker, was headed to Paris to shop for her shop Canary…Marnie and Kern Wildenthal were just back from settling their granddaughter at Oxford.

Jennifer Eagle, Jeremy Strick and Catherine Rose
Jennifer Eagle, Jeremy Strick and Catherine Rose

When the big moment came for the announcement, Jeremy stood at the podium in between two large monitors and introduced the the Nasher Laureate Prize Laureate Co-Chairs Jennifer Eagle and Catherine Rose. Looking like they had borrowed their husbands’ specs, Jennifer and Catherine thanked Aston Martin and JP Morgan Chase for being the Nasher Prize 2016 co-presenting sponsors. They recognized Nancy Nasher and David Haemisegger, who were standing among the crowd, for creating such an international award.

Then it was time to announce the artist who was selected to receive the $100,000 prize by a panel of international art elite (Phyllis Barlow, Lynn Cooke, Okwui Enwezor, Yuko Hasegawa, Steven Nash, Alexander Potts and Nicholas Serots). Smiling Jeremy resumed his place at the podium and announced that in this time of pain and turbulence, the choice was so right. It was Columbian sculptor Doris Salcedo. Following an excellent video on the artist, her works and the judges’ comments, Doris’ taped acceptance was gracious and as impressive as her work. The announcement was a resounding hit from the guests’ reactions.

Guest respond to announcement
Guests toasting announcement

With a toast to the decision and the announcement that a discussion would take place in London on October 11, another with Doris on April 1 and the gala presentation on April 2, the crowd broke up with media heading for media kits and interviews with key players and guests smiling and comparing notes.

What was of equal note was despite Monday’s announcement that Max Anderson had cleared his Dallas Museum of Art desk off, nary a word was heard aloud about Anderson’s departure.

Filed Under: Announcement, Arts, Awards, By invitation only, Cocktail reception, Events, FYI, Indoors, Philanthropy, Really!!!!!, Surprise!, Visual art Tagged With: David Haemisegger, Doris Salcedo, Jeremy Strick, Nancy Nasher, Nasher Prize Laureate, The Warehouse

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