A New Era: Jeffrey Schmidt at Theatre Three
When Jeffrey Schmidt began planning his first season as artistic director of Theatre Three, he considered opening with Andorra, Max Frisch’s highly charged political play about collective bigotry.
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Texas Studio: Diana Antohe
It would be facile to attach the “immigrant artist” label to Romanian-born, Texas-raised artist Diana Antohe.
Sounds Modern Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Art and Music
It would be beating a long-dead horse to proffer any remark on the dearth of new music being performed in classical circles, a fact of which Elizabeth McNutt is well aware.
Kimbell Hopes Casanova Arouses Art Lovers’ Ardor
Audiences rarely flock to exhibitions about 18th century European art with the enthusiasm shown for Impressionism and ancient Egypt, but the Kimbell Art Museum is hoping Casanova: The Seduction of Europe, on view Aug. 27 through Dec. 31, will change that.
Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints at the Dallas Museum of Art
A captivating exhibition of over 150 prints drawn from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has quietly opened at the Dallas Museum of Art as if it flew in under the radar.
The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology
An exhibition surrounding Polaroid photography has landed at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, and for many of us the subject is something from the not-so-distant past that comes with a heady dose of nostalgia.
Roni Horn: Nasher Sculpture Center
For the first time at Dallas’ iconic Nasher Sculpture Center, curators have allowed for a physical alteration of the building: removing two rows of the site-specific oculi in the ceiling of the Renzo Piano structure.
In the Garden: Zimbabwean Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum
Placed strategically throughout the lushly-landscaped grounds of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a selection of sculptures of African women, birds, safari wildlife and abstracted forms.
Dallas Children’s Theater Mufaro Returns Home after National Tour
At first, the schoolchildren who are filing into Dallas City Performance Hall with wide eyes and the occasional giggly outburst might seem excited simply to be out of the classroom and on a field trip.
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.
The Statement: Islamic Art Gets Prime Real Estate at the DMA
In most respects, the recent unveiling of a dedicated Islamic art gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art was a straightforward, self-evidently happy occasion.
Immersive Instigations: Holy Bone at Dead White Zombies
Thomas Riccio’s Dead White Zombies (DWZ) project is his most accessible but least challenging production produced under the Zombies umbrella.