As we head into the primary art week in DFW anchored by the Dallas Art Fair, let us direct your attention to some local and national write-ups/musings on the season that offer some wildly different viewpoints on whether Dallas deserves the associations that go with terms like  “cultural center” or “cultural capital.”

Peter Simek for D Magazine’s Front Row.

Scott Indrisek for Modern Painters.

Astyaj Ghassemi for Artnet News. (This one is unintentionally funny.)

Rozalia Jovanovic for Artnet News.

Michael Granberry for The Dallas Morning News.

There’s more out there. (Feel free to post links in the comments as you stumble across them.) We’re off to look at some art now!