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Get ready for a truly wild Houston night. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is hosting its 42nd annual gala this Saturday, November 4 at its World HQ on Munger Street. And the anticipation’s been building. Chaired by Luz Garcini and Marc M…
Read MoreHistoric Fort Worth has an awful lot to celebrate this year. As the year 2023 winds down, a number of the city’s most beloved venues and institutions will be celebrating major milestones. Let’s take a look at these important anniversaries and wha…
Read MoreMemory Map, which opened over the weekend at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, is the largest and most comprehensive showcase of Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s career. It features about 130 objects spanning the 83-year-old artist’…
Read MoreIn the recent tradition of shining a deserved spotlight on women artists, the Amon-Carter Museum of American Art has unveiled “The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury” (through January 7, 2024). It’s one of the first exhibitions to examine the…
Read MoreHonoring the artist’s expansive vision and brilliant artistry, Dallas’s Nasher Sculpture Center has awarded Otobong Nkanga with its 2025 Nasher Prize. By winning this prestigious sculpture recognition, Nkanga will receive $100,000 and a Renzo Pia…
Read MoreThere’s a notable lack of pretense at the Dallas Contemporary. It’s a quality that lends itself to the non-collecting institution’s cutting-edge reputation in the art world. It surely helped lure in contemporary artist and activist Shepard Fairey, who …
Read MoreCapturing realism and milieus suffused with light while also establishing clarity is the objective of many working photographers. Ming Smith, however, prefers multiple exposures, dark environs, intentional blur and slow shutter speed. Still, the legend…
Read MoreOn the occasion of the 100th birthday of Richard Avedon and his blockbuster exhibition of searing portraits of the West at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Catherine D. Anspon chats with Dallas photographer Laura Wilson, who assist…
Read MoreAt times, it becomes almost easy to view South African multidisciplinary artist William Kentridge as an uber-smart, omniscient god-like figure. But the truth is, he is much more down-to-Earth. Kentridge likes the idea of chaos and mess in art. He is so…
Read MoreChanneling the dystopian zeitgeist in all its complexities is certainly an everyday working reality for artist El Franco Lee II, a native Houstonian and DJ Screw aficionado from Houston’s Fifth Ward. From dramatic post facto scenes to striking ta…
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