Whistle Stop (Spread), Robert Rauschenberg, 1977, mixed media Traveling shows and other special exhibitions are the mother’s milk of art museums, but they often drive an institution’s own works into storage. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is temporarily rectifying that situation. In lieu of a big-ticket show, the museum is dedicating more space to [...]
Guest Blogger Gail Sachson, owns Ask Me About Art, an education service offering tours, lectures, commentary and consultation. Instead of reading this, you actually should be perusing the Heritage Auction Galleries site www.ha.com, checking out their Inaugural Photography Auction, which will be this Friday , Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. It’s all [...]
Congratulations to Tim Pittsinger, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Tim is a relatively new contributor to our Flickr page and follows last week’s winner, Sam Brown. “I really appreciate any of my work being considered for anything, especially locally and by a group affiliated with KERA (who does so much [...]
In the Dallas Morning News, Michael Granberry interviews the author of a new biography that includes the work done by a Dallas psychotherapist who analyzed Frida Kahlo from her bedside, after a suicide attempt towards the end of her life in 1954. Dr. Harris’ psychological assessment of Ms. Kahlo is based on the tests given [...]
The Roundup is going to be quick and dirty this morning — I’ve got an 8 a.m. breakfast with Jeffrey Katzenberg. (No, this is not being ghostwritten by Ari Gold). Katzenberg’s going to show some local critics footage of Dreamwork’s 3D extravaganza Monsters vs. Aliens, which hits theaters in March 2009. Why did he feel [...]
In the Dallas and Fort Worth daily newspapers, there will no longer be separate reviews of many cultural organizations and events. The two city papers are former rivals, yet the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram have begun running the same review by the same writer. It’s the latest development in what has [...]
THE ART OF THE PROTEST: Drilling for natural gas has been a hot topic in North Texas as energy companies attempt to tap into the Barnett Shale. Despite the big payouts for drilling rights to residents and jobs the companies have provided, not everyone is on board with the idea. Fort Worth Citizens Against Neighborhood [...]
Saturday night’s Art Conspiracy 4: Deconstructed raised $28,000 (and counting) said Cari Weinberg, who coordinated the event. Art Conspiracy raises money for a different charity each year. This year’s beneficiary is Preservation LINK, Inc., an organization teaching media literacy skills to South Dallas school kids from elementary through high school. work by artist Mariaevita Cortez [...]
Q: What do you get when an architect, sculptor, writer and historian head to the museum? A: An interesting panel discussion, that’s what. La Reunion TX and the Dallas Museum of Art present a FREE event on Thursday, December 11 at 7pm in the Center for Creative Connections Theatre as a part of the collaborative [...]
More from guest blogger Brad Ford Smith, on Texans at Art Basel in Miami. Mary Katherine Semos & Hugo Garcia-Urrutia, of Decorazon Gallery. I stopped in at Aqua Hotel Friday to see some art and to say hello to some of our Texas representatives. Got a great dose, then went down to the Bridge Art [...]
