Sculpture + Sanctuary: ‘Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege’
Change always comes at a cost, and more often than people realize, it is a human cost.
Visual Art
Making Memories: Thomas Demand’s The Stutter of History at the MFAH
Do you remember Princess Diana’s fatal car crash in 1997? How about the Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011? Florida’s 2000 presidential election recount, with its hanging chads?
Don’t Blink: Dallas Museum of Art stares down race, gender, and identity with ‘When You See Me’
The Dallas Museum of Art recently acquired several new works from TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Fund, and it was this expansion of its permanent collection that inspired When You See Me: Visibility in Contemporary Art/History, on view now through April 13, 2025.
Top Arts: In 2024, the Dallas Arts District is finally crowned the best in America
I moved to Dallas in October 2009, the same month and year that the AT&T Performing Arts Center opened.
Dark Comedy: The de la Torres Brothers at the McNay
Though they began their careers as artists independently, glass blowing brought them together and taught brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre how to collaborate.
Shared Experiences: Patrick Martinez at Dallas Contemporary
The Road to Dallas is Paved with Trees, Plants and Neon
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
Lost and Found: Justin Parr at the Center of the World
The tagline for Justin Parr’s latest venture, a celebration of the artists he’s exhibited at Fl!ght Gallery over the past 23 years, is “San Antonio is the center of the world.”
Clay into Flora: Rebecca Manson at The Modern
Rebecca Manson transforms clay into charged flora in her immersive installation, Barbecue, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth from May 25 through Aug. 25.
Listen, Touch and Learn: Marie Watt at the Blanton
Think back to your first museum visit. For many of us, it was probably as a child during a school field trip or on a summer afternoon with a parent, and we probably received stern instructions to keep our voices down and to not touch anything while inside the gallery.
Soy de Tejas: Traveling exhibition unites the Lone Star State in Fort Worth with Latinx art
In a state as vast as Texas, how do you go about building a survey that encompasses the Latinx population’s art?
Beyond East West Opposition: Raqib Shaw at the MFAH
Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West, on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston June 9 through Sept. 2, features works like the one described above, each painting ornately blending Eastern and Western influences, depicting hope and despair.