Stephen Becker | December 5, 2011
Today in the roundup: An architectural gem in Fort Worth, the importance of Dallas’ deck park and the case of the missing belt buckle.
Jerome Weeks | October 26, 2011
Sure, Sotheby’s and Christie’s are in the business of selling artworks through public auction. But not only through public auction, not any more. They’re cutting private deals — like the one that got the Kimbell that Poussin.
Jerome Weeks | October 24, 2011
Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome will only be seen in the United States at the Kimbell. The show documents how influential the 16th century master once was — despite his short, violent life. But there’s another story here, the story of a young artist starting out in the Big Art Capitol of Europe, finding a patron and leaving his mark — literally.
Stephen Becker | October 14, 2011
He’s been dead for more than 400 years, but all the sudden Caravaggio’s everywhere. The question is: why?
Jerome Weeks | October 10, 2011
Henri Matisse Nu do Dos — or “Back I-IV” — is a landmark work of modernist art. So much so, Fort Worth’s Burnett Foundation decided it ought to sell its set. Problem is, they haven’t sold as a group.
Jerome Weeks | September 20, 2011
The former director of the Kimbell Art Museum, who committed suicide in March 2010, had works by such modern masters as Robert Motherwell and Al Souza.
Jerome Weeks | September 9, 2011
It’s ‘The Ordination’ – and something of a coup for the Kimbell. Part of a set of masterpieces painted by Nicolas Poussin in the 1630s, it was bought from the Duke of Rutland, who needed money to work on his family estate, a little place called Belvoir Castle.
Stephen Becker | August 19, 2011
Today in the Saturday Spotlight, we’re checking out a few major exhibitions before the close.
Stephen Becker | July 21, 2011
Today in the roundup: A Dallas filmmaker makes a big list, previewing Gorilla vs. Bear Fest and recording the Kimbell addition.
Stephen Becker | July 12, 2011
Today in the roundup: Local museums in a generous mood, the Amon Carter highlights works on paper and assessing the Dallas preview.