Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
May 18 through August 11, 2013
This week I got to preview Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The works on exhibit are from Bearden’s Illiad and Odyssey series done in 1977-78. This is another stellar exhibition at the Amon Carter following on the heels of Big Pictures, which closed in April. Continue reading
Portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, 1856 at Heritage Auctions
Rembrandt Peale’s iconic portrait of U.S. President George Washington – created in the artist’s lifelong quest to paint the most recognizable image of the “Father of the United States” – realized a new world record for a porthole portrait by the artist when it sold for $662,500 to lead Heritage Auctions’ two-day, $4.5+ million American art events in Dallas. Continue reading
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, internationally known authority on human sociology and sexuality and author of the book The Art of Arousal: A Celebration of Erotic Art throughout History, will be in conversation with Museum of Fine Arts, Houston director Gary Tinterow on the evening of Tuesday, June 4, 2013. A reception will follow the conversation. This discussion marks the second in the series Conversations with the Director, a new public program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, that brings an eclectic mix of cultural figures to the Museum’s Brown Auditorium three times a year. Continue reading
Noting it will boost tourism, inspire patriotism and serve as an economic catalyst for Southern Dallas and the Trinity Corridor area, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and other local leaders today unveiled plans to build the Dallas Maritime Museum, which will feature U.S. Navy and other vessels that may have borne the name Dallas in active maritime service or have a connection to the North Texas region. The news conference was held at the 3.5-acre site of the museum, located in the Cedars neighborhoods on the banks of the Trinity River and minutes from downtown Dallas and the Dallas Convention Center. Continue reading
From Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species portfolio, 1983, at Heritage Auctions
A portfolio of 10 screen prints from Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species, 1983, may bring $250,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ May 22 Modern and Contemporary Art Signature® Auction in Dallas. Each signed and numbered in pencil, the portfolio is presented in a single lot and is one of eight lots featuring the Master of Pop Art, to include Ads, 1985, ($200,000+), Liz, 1967, ($5,000+) and Teddy Roosevelt, from the Cowboys and Indians portfolio, ($12,000+). Continue reading
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (photo by Mr. Holga)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will observe what would have been President John F. Kennedy’s 96th birthday on Wednesday, May 29, with a special program that looks back at the extensive work that went into the creation of The Sixth Floor. “Assassination and Commemoration: A Conversation with Stephen Fagin, Conover Hunt and Lindalyn Adams,” will bring the museum’s two key founders — historian Conover Hunt and preservation activist Lindalyn Adams — together at the museum for the first time to discuss the decade they spent making the exhibition a reality while helping a community confront its darkest tragedy. Stephen Fagin, the museum’s associate curator and author of a new book that recounts the community’s efforts, will lead the conversation. The program starts at 2 p.m. and is free but tickets are required. Seating is limited and advanced tickets are recommended. Reservations can be made online through May 28 at www.jfk.org and at the door on May 29 if available. Continue reading
The Big Show at the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, Texas
The Big Show 2013
Lawndale Art Center (Houston)
July 12 through August 10, 2013
The Big Show is Lawndale Art Center’s annual open-call, juried exhibition. It has been an important venue through which emerging and under-represented Houston area artists gain exposure since the show’s conception in 1984. The Big Show was formerly the East End Show, sponsored by the East End Progress Association, at Lawndale’s original location. Continue reading
Identidad Geometrica by Oswaldo Sagástegui, 2012 at the El Paso Museum of Art
The El Paso Museum of Art announced that a brightly colored, abstract monumental sculpture will soon grace the entrance to the museum. The sculpture is Idedtidad Geometrica (2012) by Oswaldo Sagástegui. The sculpture was installed on May 9, 2013.
Idedtidad Geometrica stands over sixteen fee at its highest point. The work is a gift to the museum from a local patron. The sculpture is made of steel and polyurethane consisting of brilliant colors and dynamic abstractions. Continue reading
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (photo by Mr. Holga)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza’s yearlong Living History Series continues in May with Major William F. Lee, a retired Marine Officer who served on the “Death Watch” for President John F. Kennedy’s casket following the assassination. The program will be presented on the Museum’s seventh floor on Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m. Admission is included with paid Sixth Floor Museum admission or $10 for the program only. Tickets will be available at the Ticket Sales desk on the day of the program. Continue reading
Layers of Linear Ownership by Steven Benezue, 2012 at Mountain View College
The Exhibitor’s Exhibit
Cliff Gallery at Mountain View College
Through May 10, 2013
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you can’t swing a dead cat in Dallas without hitting an MFA. For the artist it means that competition is fierce to get shown (and sell) your work. Art collectors are like kids in a candy store and art students are able to reap the benefits of the artist / educators in Dallas area colleges.
The Exhibitor’s Exhibit currently on display in the Cliff Gallery at Mountain View College is a showcase of not just teachers and artists but also the gallery directors from each school in the Dallas Community College District. When I saw the notice for this show I was curious – what would these individuals who are usually choosing and organizing art events select from their own body of work to display? Continue reading
Beach Scene, Green Umbrella by Mabel May Woodward at the El Paso Museum of Art
Impressions East·South·West: Mabel May Woodward
The El Paso Museum of Art
June 2 through July 21, 2013
Impressions East-South-West: Mabel May Woodward will open to the public Sunday, June 2, 2013 in the Peter and Margaret de Wetter Gallery at the El Paso Museum of Art. Entrance to the Museum and this exhibition are free to the public. Continue reading
La calavera Oaxaqueña calavera del montón. Número 1 by José Guadalupe Posada, no date at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces its upcoming fall exhibition schedule. The special exhibition Color! American Photography Transformed is the first-ever survey of fine art color photography’s journey to becoming a fully accepted art form. Other exhibitions on view include photographs of New York City neighborhood life by John Albok, the collection of works that hung in President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy’s Hotel Texas suite during their visit to Fort Worth in 1963 and prints by José Guadalupe Posada. Admission is free to all exhibitions. Continue reading
Dallas Museum of Art director Max Anderson discusses The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece (photo by Mr. Holga)
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece: Masterworks from the British Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
May 5 through October 6, 2013
This past week I got to preview The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece: Masterworks from the British Museum currently on view at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA). I always enjoy a nearly private tour of a new exhibition. It would be totally private if it were not for the other three dozen members of the media. Alas, what is an art aficionado to do? Continue reading
ORGANUM: New Works by Patricia Rodriguez at the Baylor Health Sciences Library
ORGANUM: New Works by Patricia Rodriguez
Baylor Health Sciences Library
May 31 through August 30, 2013
This spring, the Baylor Health Sciences Library is pleased to unveil a complete renovation of its public spaces. Included in these renovations is large beautiful common area, designed as both a reading room and new community space featuring rotating art exhibitions by emerging and established area artists. With the intention to help bridge the arts and sciences for Library patrons, such exhibitions will serve to introduce new audiences to local artists while providing a beautiful and thought provoking space for study and discovery. Continue reading
Whether you are a child or just a child at heart, Galleria Dallas brings a smile of delight as it launches the 2013 DALLAS CITYSCAPE, a toy-themed exhibition fund-raiser for East Dallas Community Schools. DALLAS CITYSCAPE is an engaging and whimsical view of Dallas created by more than 2.5 million toy blocks and other toy-building supplies! Dallas landmarks including: American Airlines Center and Victory Plaza, AT&T Performing Arts District, Trammell Crow Center Crow Collection of Asian Art, Hyatt Reunion Hotel, Reunion Tower and Union Station, Klyde Warren Park, the façade of the Winspear Opera House, East Dallas Community School campus, a 15’ replica of Galleria Dallas and more. Continue reading
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The Exhibitor’s Exhibit at Cliff Gallery
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