Midcentury Sampler: Abstract Texas at the Amon Carter
Six paintings by as many artists comprise Abstract Texas: Midcentury Modern Painting, which remains on view through Oct. 7, 2017 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
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Victory at Sea: Moby-Dick at The Dallas Opera
“Melville put the whole universe into Moby-Dick,” my companion said before the curtain rose on The Dallas Opera production of Moby-Dick.
Who the Dickens is Scrooge?: A Christmas Carol at Dallas Theater Center
Productions of the A Christmas Carol have decorated the stages of local theaters for decades. Dallas is no exception, with the Dallas Theater Center now presenting their 38th production of the tale through Dec. 28 at the Wyly Theatre.
The Becomer: Early Monet at the Kimbell
Monet: The Early Years at the Kimbell Art Museum kicks off with a startling contrast between Claude Monet’s earliest exhibited work—View Near Rouelles, a crisp, placid, highly finished 1858 landscape—and Farmyard in Normandy (1863), which is striking for what exhibition curator George T. M. Shackelford notes is “a surface that, in its final form, appears to be still in progress.”
All About the Music: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Dallas Opera
A scene from The Dallas Opera’s Eugene Onegin. Credit: Karen Almond/Dallas Opera The piano is omnipresent. From the...
Breaking the Hierarchy: KAWS at the Modern
Brian Donnelly—better known as KAWS—has created art that is lowbrow, highbrow, commercial, and fine.
Wonder & A Whale: Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer Transform American Classics into Opera
This November, Moby-Dick journeys safely back to its home port, as the Dallas Opera once again flies the doomed ship Pequod’s colors.
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.
Timeless Details: James Buss at Holly Johnson Gallery
Installation shot of James Buss: The Poem’s Four Corners Credit: Todora Photography Artist and Fort Worth native James...
Pierre Huyghe Wins 2017 Nasher Prize, the Foremost International Sculpture Honor
Pierre Huyghe, Cambrian Explosion, 2014, Live marine ecosystem, Photo credit: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zürich Monday night, the Nasher...
Opera in Israel with Dallas Connections
Hannah Munitz's face lit up when I asked her about the Israeli Opera’s production of Onegin, which opens The Dallas Opera’s 2016/17season, Oct. 28-Nov. 6.
Juicy roles bring Stephen Costello back to Dallas Opera
Stephen Costello thinks back to when he agreed to perform in a then-unfinished opera.