Collisional Abstraction: Sean Scully at The Modern
The story of abstraction can’t be fully told without Sean Scully, according to the Irish-American painter who also sees himself as a renegade in the abstract movement.
Visual Art
Traversing Geographies: Rethinking the Story of American Impressionism at San Antonio Museum of Art
On view at San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) from June 11-Sept. 5, the expansive exhibition America’s Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution, co-organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Pennsylvania, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Tennessee, and SAMA, brings together 62 works from a wide range of public and private collections.
Art and Alchemy: Sedrick Huckaby at the Blanton
“Every person is like a novel. We all have a story.” Sedrick Huckaby says. “I’ve never met a boring person.”
ZimSculpt returns to the Dallas Arboretum
ZimSculpt, the exhibition of modern sculptures from the African nation, runs through Aug. 8 as part of the center’s annual Summer of Sculpture event.
Texas Vignette Pivots to Help Women Artists
El Paso-based artist Haydee Alonso was working as a manager in a gallery during March of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the space to close for an undetermined amount of time.
Embracing Connection: Diverse Arts Experiences at the Asia Society Texas Center
What does the Asia Society do? That requires a lengthy answer.
Women Reshape Contemporary Art: Limitless at the McNay
For those hoping to experience art beyond sedate viewing, San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum brings Texas an exhibition that defies boundaries with Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art, (on view through Sept. 19)
Blanton New Grounds Initiative Promises New Visitor Experience
Construction will begin this spring and continue through late 2022 on the Blanton Museum’s New Grounds Initiative.
Flickering Visions: Chris Schanck at the DMA
“I think I have a relationship with a vanity that’s similar to what everyone has,” Chris Schanck admits, referring to his project Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil, which is currently being exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Responding to the Natural World: Hockney and Van Gogh at the MFAH
Perspective: In art, the term usually means the technique of depicting our three dimensional world on a two dimensional surface.
Forms of Inheritance: Anna Mayer Goes Meta at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Thick black smoke clouds engulf the large canvas mural that dominates the entrance of artist Anna Mayer’s solo exhibition, Forms of Inheritance, on view through May 8 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC).
The Language of Allegory: Shirin Neshat at The Modern
Nearly a year into the global pandemic, it’s likely we can all relate to the idea of the imagination as a passport.