We’re closing in on the opening day of Art Everywhere, the nation-wide public art initiative (modeled after a successful UK program of the same name) that will put the images…
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BLACK DROP: Astral Observations In Spring, TX
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasThe transit of Venus across the Sun, the history of recorded image, and the intersection of three Texas art institutions.
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On the surface it seems elementary, but I can’t think of a more sophisticated sensibility than true comic absurdity.
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The Dallas Museum of Art, under the direction of chief curator Olivier Meslay, has acquired a masterwork by Danish Norweigan painter Johan Christian Dahl (1788-1857). “Frederiksborg Castle by Moonlight,” from…
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The DMA has been working to fold conceptual works into the collection that highlight the elasticity of contemporary photography.
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The annual meeting of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) is now underway in Dallas/Fort Worth. In between tours of area art collections, the country’s museum bosses are getting…
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As we reported last month, the Dallas Museum of Art is part of what is being called the “biggest art show ever”–billboards emblazoned with famous works of art as selected…
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This summer, as you drive around the country, keep your eyes peeled for billboards and other signage emblazoned with gigantic images of art. As part of a cooperative agreement between…
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I enjoy seeing my art scene wearing its Sunday best.
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In celebration of March Madness, the Dallas Museum of Art is presenting the DMA Art Madness Tournament online. Hokey? Yes, but everybody just loves to vote on stuff! Art lovers…
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Most people in the arts actually visit museums, but many others experience images—even museum paintings that art history students initially learned from textbooks—almost exclusively through the Internet. Today, the Amon…
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As a big museum with a lot of objects, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has maintained a small conservation studio for the last 30 years, but recently it kicked…
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While Some Islamic Art is in Jeopardy, the DMA is Entrusted with Major Private Collection
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) will soon receive one of the world’s largest private holdings of Islamic art on a long-term loan (for 15 years, and it’s renewable). The…
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) announced that it has enrolled nearly 50,000 visitors in its DMA Friends membership program since its launch one year ago today. Touted as “the…
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty as the new Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art. Currently the head of exhibitions and displays…
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On Friday, Dallas federal court jury ruled for Dallas Museum of Art trustee Marguerite Hoffman and against two well-known art dealers and Studio Capital, a Belize-registered company advised by Mexican-born…
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In 2007, when Dallas art collector (and Dallas Museum of Art trustee) Marguerite Hoffman wanted to quietly sell a Rothko painting, she arranged the transaction through a private dealer and,…
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The hot tub installed in the gallery for the opening night was just the beginning.
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The Dallas Museum of Art has announced that Jacqueline W. Franey has been named DMA’s Director of Development. (There are still those confused by the term “development,” although many some…
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Anonymous Donor Gives DMA $9 Million to Stay Free and Digitize Collection
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced an anonymous gift of $9 million over three years to ensure free general admission to the DMA and enable the Museum to…