Juicy roles bring Stephen Costello back to Dallas Opera
Stephen Costello thinks back to when he agreed to perform in a then-unfinished opera.
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Collages of Consumption: Lucie Stahl at Dallas Museum of Art
Lucie Stahl, Critic’s Pick, 2014, Inkjet print, aluminum, epoxy resin. The next person you see rummaging through trash...
Some Memories are Painful: Jenny Vogel at The Reading Room
Jenny Vogel, In the Absence of Bodies. Installation view. Photos by Kevin Todora. Jenny Vogel In The Absence...
‘Dreamless’ Is a Simple Play With a Big Heart
Dreamless, the latest at Ochre House Theater, is a loosely drawn sketch of a play. It’s a free-form...
Color Fields: Gabriel Dawe Branches Out At Amon Carter
Gabriel Dawe spent two weeks in August scaling the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s atrium, suspending one thread at a time. The exhibition, Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 34, is on view through Sept. 2, 2017.
Artspace Crackdown in Dallas
What is an art gallery? No, really: What is an art gallery?
What is its purpose? What should it be allowed to do? Is it a fluid, flexible space to be filled with art for purchase? Art for interaction? What if that interaction is a party where drinks are served and live music is played? What makes an art gallery different from an event space? Does art only belong in a gallery?
Popular Politics: Kathryn Andrews at Nasher Sculpture Center
As you approach the President’s desk in the Oval Office, a reflective chrome cylinder sits in the middle of the room between two white couches.
Daring Dance in Dallas: Charles Santos on the 2016/17 TITAS Season
Dallas is a strong dance city for many reasons, TITAS Presents at AT&T Performing Arts Center being one of them.
Anna Bogatin: New Paintings at Holly Johnson Gallery
In Anna Bogatin’s second solo show, on view through July 30 at Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, twelve acrylic paintings executed in the last two years occupy the entry space.
Art Out of Water: Paola Pivi at Dallas Contemporary
As museums today compete for social media attention, Dallas Contemporary currently finds itself pulling ahead of the pack thanks in no small part to Paola Pivi’s Ma’am (on view through August 21).
Letters without an Address: K. Yoland Explores Dallas’ Hidden History
In the spring of 1921, the recently established Dallas chapter of the Ku Klux Klan kidnapped Alex Johnson, a black Adolphus Hotel elevator operator. He was driven to an isolated location, whipped, had the initials KKK burned into his forehead with acid, and then forced to walk naked and bleeding into the Adolphus lobby.
Fresh Air: Barry Whistler moves to the Design District
Barry Whistler Gallery was a fixture in Deep Ellum for nearly 30 years so it may have come as a surprise when Whistler decided to move his gallery to the Design District during the first week of May.