If you went to Carnegie International this year looking for a survey of contemporary artwork and artists, what you encountered is probably not what you expected. What's on view is a mix of commissioned works, found works and historical works, some of it beautiful, most of it disconcerting and altogether quite heavy. It's a tour … Continue reading I found the end of the world and it’s in Pittsburgh
Maybe the winter decided to stay a little bit longer, but the spring of art cannot wait. It was another First Thursday Art Walk in Pearl District. We were delighted to walk on a cool and dry night and enjoy seeing art, people, and the city. Our first stop was at Waterstone Gallery. There are … Continue reading Portland Art Openings March 2023
There's a sense that Dallas is becoming much more important than it has been. Rents and real estate are up, the food scene has gained complexity, more and more languages are spoken, the arts venues are top-notch, the art we see is more inclusive and international, the museum plans a major expansion and it seems … Continue reading A Bigger, Better Dallas Art Fair
As the pandemic continues to disrupt the world, the art institutions, facing budget restrictions and dwindling visitor numbers, have to be creative in curating their exhibitions. Many look inward and deep into their own vault. The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA) currently features figurative art from their permanent collection. The result is a dynamic … Continue reading Figures From the Vault – A Celebration of the Body at SAMA
It is no surprise that the art world has met a racial reckoning since Trumpism. A year on, many minority artists are featured in venerable institutions. If we think about the intricate relationship and influence between patrons, curators and artists, and realize that the former two groups are still largely white, we begin to wonder … Continue reading Biggers at 500X
This work by Argentine-born Kazuya Sakai was sold recently at an auction in Mexico City for what seems like a steal of a price at $2,377. The artist, who died in 2001, has renewed interest in his work. The Dallas Museum of Art made this acquisition earlier in 2021*. Likewise, this work (above) often hangs … Continue reading Art Log: July 10, 2021, Kazuya Sakai
Were things different this past weekend, we would have been in New York perusing Alice Neel: People Come First at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. With bad weather, airline cancellations and other factors in the way, with a drive to Houston we could check something off our list and rescue the weekend. There's a healthy … Continue reading Rethinking Art and a New Museum Building in Houston
I have come to know Kevin Todora’s work through friends. Colored photography is seldom associated with painterly abstraction, but that's the case with Kevin’s work. Having missed his first two solo openings (though we did see the second show later) when Erin Cluley’s gallery was in West Dallas, we made it out to see the … Continue reading A Minefield of Color and Shape: Kevin Todora and Robert Horvath at Erin Cluley Gallery
After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, planning for the Fishersville Antiques Expo, one of the longest running, top-quality Antique Shows on the East Coast, is in a “full-steam-ahead” mode for the 66th engagement May 7 and 8, 2021. The VDH guidelines make the planning a bit more complex, but Heritage Promotions is … Continue reading 66th Fishersville Antiques Expo – May 2021
It's easy to miss. Once tossed, lost or forgotten, found and repurposed, a small plastic mouse with big round ears and a red jumpsuit with oversized white buttons stands on top of a pillow made of discolored fabric stands inside a plexiglass case in Abilene's Grace Museum. This West Texas town is several hours from … Continue reading The Sum of the Parts: David McManaway at the Grace
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