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Patrons of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth get an early look of \u201cRashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers\u201d on March 4, 2026. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)\nThemes of Black identity, masculinity explored at the Modern<\/p>\n
Looking to spend a day exploring art in Fort Worth?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head to the Cultural District starting this Sunday to take in distinctly different new exhibitions at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Kimbell Art Museum.<\/p>\n
From spotlighting one artist\u2019s decadeslong career to showcasing rare Christian sacred objects for the first time in the U.S., each museum offers viewers a unique experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you can expect to see:<\/p>\n
Patrons of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth get an early look of \u201cRashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers\u201d on March 4, 2026. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
\nThemes of Black identity, masculinity explored at the Modern<\/p>\n
Acclaimed American artist Rashid Johnson, 48, brings to the Modern his largest exhibition to date. The artist is known for a career that includes photography, sculpture, film, painting and installations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers<\/a>\u201d presents nearly 90 multidisciplinary works spanning three decades that reflect themes of Black history, identity, masculinity and fatherhood. The show takes its name from a poem by political activist Amiri Baraka.\u00a0<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s artworks show viewers that\u00a0Blackness is not a monolith, chief curator Andrea Karnes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition opens with his earliest works, including a 2003 self-portrait of Johnson dressed as Frederick Douglass, and a short video of the artist rubbing shea butter on his body in a bathroom.<\/p>\n Shea butter becomes an \u201ciconic material\u201d in Johnson\u2019s work as a symbol of cultural identity,\u00a0 Karnes explains. Sculptures made from the nut butter \u2014 a traditional African moisturizer \u2014 are spread throughout the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n Other gallery spaces in the exhibition spotlight Johnson\u2019s large-scale paintings, etchings and portraits he calls his \u201canxious men<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n At the center of the exhibition is the artist\u2019s largest installation, known as \u201cAntoine\u2019s Organ.\u201d The 15-foot-tall black scaffold is filled with books, LEDs, live plants and a piano that will be played by musicians at scheduled times<\/a> throughout the show.<\/p>\n \u201cA Poem for Deep Thinkers\u201d is on view through Sept. 27. Tickets range from $12 to $16<\/a>. Museum admission is free on Fridays.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition is the only traveling show announced to date this year, as the Modern\u2019s new director shifts to spotlighting the museum\u2019s permanent collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n More than 250 images reflecting Black American history are on view at the Carter starting March 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBlack Photojournalism\u201d showcases the role of diverse newspapers and photographers in shaping community identity and offers a nuanced look at Black experiences from 1945 to the mid-1980s. Media outlets included are Atlanta Daily World, Ebony Magazine, and Jet Magazine.<\/p>\n The exhibition \u2014 organized in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Art \u2014 opens with images of Black soldiers returning home from World War II before exploring how community photographers chose to display the joys and challenges of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dan Leers, curator of photography at the Carnegie, said famous images from this time tended to be from white photographers who mainly focused on protests and violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important to recognize that we know one side of the story of segregation and racism in this country from the very sensationalistic photographs of white-owned newspapers,\u201d he said during a March 11 preview. \u201cWhat you\u2019ll see in this exhibition is a much more nuanced understanding of that time period.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Photos and videos of key historical figures are found throughout the show, including of Martin Luther King Jr., Grace Jones, the Little Rock Nine and Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died in late February.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n A glass display spotlighting a small portion of Fort Worth\u2019s Black history<\/a> is featured in the final section of the exhibition, in partnership with the Tarrant County Historical and Genealogical Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition is on view through July 5. Admission to the Carter is free.<\/p>\n A trove of holy treasures from Jerusalem are traveling to the U.S. for the first time \u2014 and Fort Worth art lovers have a rare chance to see them up close at the Kimbell.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem<\/a>\u201d shines a light on more than 60 silver, gold and bejeweled objects gifted by the the monarchs of Portugal, Spain, France and Naples to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem between the 17th and 18th centuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on what is believed to be the site of Jesus of Nazareth\u2019s death, burial and resurrection. The site has been a place of Christian devotion for nearly 2,000 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition at the Kimbell allows visitors to encounter the long and complex history of Jerusalem in a tangible form, museum director Eric Lee said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Key items on display include crosses, candlesticks, chalices, reliquaries and vestments. One of the largest works of the show is \u201cThe Resurrection,\u201d a silver monument created in 1736, which depicts Jesus emerging from his tomb.<\/p>\n Central to the show are\u00a0 pieces of clothing worn by priests worn during Mass, Pentecost and Good Friday. The vestments are woven from silk and embroidered with threads of metal.\u00a0<\/p>\n The goldsmiths and textile workers who created these objects were among the most skilled in their profession, according to exhibition curator Xavier F. Salomon . It\u2019s difficult to recreate this level of craftsmanship now since the art form isn\u2019t as common, he said during a March 12 preview of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition will be on view through June 28. Admission ranges from $14 to $18<\/a>.<\/p>\n The holy items will return to Jerusalem and permanently be housed at the Terra Sancta Museum following the building\u2019s completion in 2028<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Disclosure: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Kimbell Art Museum have been financial supporters of the Fort Worth Report.\u00a0<\/p>\n David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Report\u2019s arts and culture coverage is supported in part by the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation and the Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust. 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A new exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores nearly 40 years of Black photojournalism in the U.S. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
\nDive into nuanced Black American history at the Carter<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Holy-Sepulcher-2-1024x683.jpg\")
The 1665 Throne of Eucharistic Exposition, center, is positioned alongside six candlesticks and four chalices at the Kimbell Art Museum on March 12, 2026. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
\nJewels from Jerusalem make rare U.S. appearance at the Kimbell<\/p>\n