Rahbar creates an ironic commentary on security being as much a human construct as any national border.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on the Dallas Fire Marshal's War On Art, the Texas artist every museum should own, and masturbation. In art.
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Earlier today, the New York-based public arts non-profit organization Creative Time announced that Justine Ludwig has been named its new Executive Director. Since 2015, Ludwig has worked at the Dallas Contemporary, serving as the…
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On Tuesday, March 6, the Dallas Architecture Forum and Dallas Contemporary are co-presenting a talk by Hilary Lewis, the Chief Curator and Creative Director for Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan,…
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Brandon Zech and Rainey Knusdon on two old-timey artists, the reinterpretation of history, and the convergence of art and political activism.
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Smith chronicles a life from the perspective of death. Altogether the works present the futility of our struggle to find meaning in our past.
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"Having a conservative attitude towards taking risks does not yield good results for us."
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This mini-retrospective represents a formidable Texas debut for a newly minted local artist. Her labor-intensive process can be seen as a means for calling attention to things too important to be overlooked.
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"Tierney Malone is a busy man. They call me the James Brown of the art world but I think he might be. If I can nail him down, we work it."
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A three-year residence at the Dallas Contemporary of Richard Phillips’ Playboy Marfa is coming to a close. The Dallas Contemporary has announced that the piece, which was installed for Phillips’…
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The show is almost like a pro athlete going back over all his game tapes to better understand his own evolution.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on giving your eyes a rest with some good painting, a retrospective of a deserving artist, and making a trip up into the Panhandle.
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News
Dallas Contemporary Will Organize the Ukrainian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale
by Glasstireby GlasstireBig news! The Dallas Contemporary and the Ukraine Ministry of Culture have announced that the Dallas Contemporary will organize the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale, which opens in May.…
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Artsy.net released its list of “The 20 Most Influential Young Curators in the United States” and it includes Justine Ludwig, Director of Exhibitions/Senior Curator of the Dallas Contemporary. Ludwig, known…
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Brandon Zech and guest host Emily Peacock on miscommunication, pushing boundaries in photography and painting, and a show called Hostile.
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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is mixing it up for the second year in a row. Its Soluna Music and Arts Festival, which takes place mainly in the Dallas Arts…
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This week, the Dallas Art Fair released a list of exhibitors for the fair’s eighth iteration, taking place April 14-17 at the Fashion Industry Gallery. There are a total of 97 galleries participating, including 39 that…
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One of Texas’ longest-standing photography galleries, Photographs Do Not Bend (PDNB), is moving. Again. Now that real estate developers have figured out that they should follow artists to follow the…
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If a discerning art person from out of town walked into the Dallas Contemporary right now, I think they’d be impressed. This hasn't always been the case.
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“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.” Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood: Gratest Hits Contemporary Arts Museum…