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Wait & See: Elmgreen & Dragset at Nasher Sculpture Center

Nancy Zastudil·August 14, 2019

Whether it’s creating a faux art fair or turning a giant swimming pool on its Vincent-Van-Gogh’s-ear, two international artists are bringing their conceptual sculptural sensibilities to Dallas.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

A Kind of Truth-Telling: Laurie Simmons at The Modern

Nancy Zastudil·September 19, 2018

“I’m trying to tell my own truth,” says Laurie Simmons. When we speak on the phone, she is in the midst of preparing for Big Camera/Little Camera, a major survey of her work at The Modern Museum of Fort Worth on view Oct. 14 through Jan. 27, 2019.

Dallas/Ft Worth

No Small Feat: Salvador Dalí at the Meadows Museum

Nancy Zastudil·August 30, 2018

Sometimes artists dream of success and fame. And, sometimes, it’s the dreams themselves that make the artist famous.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

The Standout: Hedda Sterne at Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Nancy Zastudil·June 25, 2018

“Hedda Sterne was a prolific and wildly adventurous artist...."

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20

Nancy Zastudil·May 21, 2018

Once identified as the oldest microcinema in the Southwest, founded by then-MFAH Core Fellow Andrea Grover and situated in a church-turned-screening venue on Aurora Street in Houston’s Heights neighborhood, Aurora Picture Show has since grown into a full-fledged media arts center.

Film Houston Visual Art

What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

Nancy Zastudil·April 23, 2018

Thank goodness, because one thing our arts communities do not need is another wannabe dictator (ditto the world for that matter). Give us a little room for curiosity, however, and we’ll happily run with it.

Houston San Antonio Visual Art

Taking it personally: Artists lead the way with poignant, political works at CounterCurrent

Nancy Zastudil·March 17, 2018

Let’s be honest, things are a bit crazy right now, no matter which side of the political aisle you’re on.

Dance Houston Visual Art

Persona Euphonia: A Messaging Makeover for Public Art of UHS

Nancy Zastudil·January 23, 2018

So what’s a fitting shape for public art to take, especially in Texas, on the urban campuses of a public institution?

Houston Visual Art

Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s Lawndale Art Center

Nancy Zastudil·December 8, 2017

Lawndale Art Center’s exhibition Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s, on view Jan. 18-March 25, is comprised of approximately 380 works

Tierra. Sangre. Oro.: Rafa Esparza at Ballroom Marfa

Nancy Zastudil·December 6, 2017

An adobe brick archway made by artists Rafa Esparza and Beatriz Cortez reorients and frames the entrance of Ballroom Marfa for the exhibition Tierra. Sangre. Oro., on view through March 18.

Visual Art West Texas

Texas Studio: Joey Fauerso

Nancy Zastudil·September 22, 2017

“There’s a war today?” It’s a question that begs an answer. But it also suggests a casual if not ambivalent conversation.

San Antonio Texas Studio

Designing Women: Dallas Gallerists Shape the Design District’s Contemporary Art Scene

Nancy Zastudil·September 15, 2017

The art scene in Dallas has long been influenced by avant-garde women: From the The Betty McLean Gallery, which opened in 1951 as one of the first modern art galleries in Texas, to Valley House Gallery, founded by Peggy and Donald Vogel, to the visionaries of today who show no signs of slowing down.

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Visual Art

Visual Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Women First: Texas Ballet Theater Highlights Six Outstanding Female Choreographers

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Music

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Theater

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

Nancy Zastudil

Wait & See: Elmgreen & Dragset at Nasher Sculpture Center

A Kind of Truth-Telling: Laurie Simmons at The Modern

No Small Feat: Salvador Dalí at the Meadows Museum

The Standout: Hedda Sterne at Amon Carter Museum of American Art

What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20

What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

Taking it personally: Artists lead the way with poignant, political works at CounterCurrent

Persona Euphonia: A Messaging Makeover for Public Art of UHS

Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s Lawndale Art Center

Tierra. Sangre. Oro.: Rafa Esparza at Ballroom Marfa

Texas Studio: Joey Fauerso

Designing Women: Dallas Gallerists Shape the Design District’s Contemporary Art Scene