Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher
Vernon Fisher is an American artist living and working in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Superflat Superstar: Takashi Murakami at the Modern
When we think of the images created by acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, we perhaps can’t help but see visions in our heads of smiling daisies, sleepy-eyed mushrooms, menacing mouse-like creatures with very sharp teeth and cartoon bears vaguely reminiscent of Kanye West.
The Chapel and Accompanying Works: Francisco Moreno at Erin Cluley Gallery
Francisco Moreno’s The Chapel and Accompanying Works at Erin Cluley Gallery, on view through May 19, is a classical barrel-vaulted building constructed inside the gallery.
East Meets West: Kamrooz Aram Confronts Modern Art’s Hierarchies, at The Modern
Past exhibitions by Kamrooz Aram have carried such provocative titles as Unstable Paintings for Anxious Interiors and Ornament for Indifferent Architecture.
Brahms at the Bar: Dallas’s Open Classical Re-frames Music Experience
It’s a Tuesday night at Buzzbrews Kitchen in Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood, where tattooed waitresses with Bettie Page-inspired hairstyles are ferrying plates of hot pancakes and bacon to their tables.
Acting in Texas: Ian Mead Moore
Ian Mead Moore is an actor, singer, and voiceover artist who has been working in Dallas since 2010.
Drawing on influences: Benito Huerta at William Campbell Contemporary Art
The latest one-man show from Arlington painter/professor/curator Benito Huerta is dominated by self-portraits.
From the Lands of Asia: Art through the eyes of collectors at the Kimbell Art Museum
While it is an integral component of the art ecosystem, the role of the collector tends to be overlooked in the context of the museum, at least as far as the audience is concerned; the objects in a museum can seem like they’ve always been there, their presence unquestioned.
A-Typical Painting: Laura Owens at the Dallas Museum of Art
Serendipity often plays a large role in life; it can in the art world, too. Laura Owens’s mid-career survey Laura Owens, is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through July 29, after a run at the Whitney Museum.
Detailed Portrayals at the Dallas Vignette Art Fair
Now in its second year, Vignette Art Fair will introduce the city of Dallas and members of a wide international art market to the work of Texas-based women artists.
Meta Story: ‘Bright Star’ at TUTS
Though it made its Broadway debut in 2016, the bluegrass music-filled Bright Star feels like an old fashioned musical born many decades ago.
Up to the Challenge: New leadership helps Fort Worth Opera revamp
When the Fort Worth Opera Festival unveiled its plans for this year’s edition, the repertoire included a milestone: the company’s first staging of Das Rheingold, the opening of Richard Wagner’s four-part The Ring of the Nibelung.