Texas Studio: Dan Lam
Viewers have many different reactions to Dan Lam’s sublime and potentially grotesque art.
Jeremy Hallock
What is left of me: Ambreen Butt at Dallas Contemporary
Ambreen Butt’s decorative installations are beautiful on the surface however, upon closer inspection, the works reveal themes of violence and political oppression. Her exhibition, What is left of me, is on view thru Aug. 20 at Dallas Contemporary.
A community rallies to save a Japanese garden
Most major American cities have Japanese gardens. In Texas, you can find them in Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Fredericksburg. Dallas forgot about the one it had, but thanks to local artist Cynthia Mulcahy and a concerted community effort, there is a long-term plan to restore it.
A First Look: The Museum of Street Culture’s Permanent Collection
Museums are ultimately defined by the distinctiveness of their collections. With a constantly growing diverse selection of art, Dallas’ new Museum of Street Culture challenges the idea of what a museum can be, positioning itself at the crossroads of social purpose and culture.
Beauty in Slaughtered Bodies: Lionel Maunz at Austin Contemporary
Exploring the aesthetics of self-destruction, Lionel Maunz uses cast iron, concrete, and steel to create dystopian figurative sculptures—surprisingly organic forms that appear distorted by dismemberment and decay.
Concepts at Work: Nina Katchadourian at the Blanton Museum of Art
Nina Katchadourian has a mindfulness or awareness that might make a Buddhist blush.
Leaving a Mark: PrintAustin Deconstructs Diverse Art Form in 4th Citywide Festival
Austin is a capital of printmaking with many different components. Using several venues to host a deluge of events, PrintAustin ties all the components together. The month-long festival from Jan. 13-Feb. 18 at venues including Gallery Shoal Creek, FlatBed Press, and La Pena Gallery, draws a diverse crowd of art snobs, artists, hipsters, and novices. It’s printmaking on a huge scale.
Housing the Drama: An Update on Dallas Theater Spaces
Experimental plays and intimate dramas set in homes typically belong in black box theaters. The nuance and detail of these productions cannot be captured in larger theaters.
Nothing Is What it Seems: Monika Sosnowska at the Austin Contemporary
In Warsaw, Monika Sosnowska lives across the street from a forest that was once a Jewish cemetery. During the Second World War, Germans destroyed it to use headstones as material for construction work. Polish people quickly responded by planting trees. They eventually started a project to restore the cemetery, which continues to this day
Breaking the Hierarchy: KAWS at the Modern
Brian Donnelly—better known as KAWS—has created art that is lowbrow, highbrow, commercial, and fine.
Vice Palace Shuts Down in Dallas, Vice Palace Tapes Live On
Arthur Peña’s roving venue, Vice Palace, will shut its hypothetical doors after four shows in November.