Museum Exhibitions Opening this Fall in North Texas

As summer comes to a close, North Texas museums prepare to open a slew of fall exhibitions. From 17th-century Dutch paintings to contemporary photographs by a Texas native, the shows will cover a wide range of time periods and themes.

Next week the Arlington Museum of Art will open She Said, She Said, an exhibition organized by the Rubell Museum in Miami and featuring works by more than 30 female artists. The show spans a wide range of media and includes artists from various generations and cultures. 

In a press release, Mera Rubell, a co-founder of the Rubell Museum, said, “Through our continued collaboration with the Arlington Museum of Art, we are able to bring our collection to new and broader audiences, reflecting our mission to showcase and encourage public dialogue about work by a wide range of contemporary artists. Advancing our commitment to supporting and championing artists, She Said, She Said showcases diverse perspectives and illustrates the important contributions of women artists working today.”

She Said, She Said, will be on view from August 17 through November 3, 2024.

Also next week the Dallas Museum of Art will present Frida: Beyond the Myth, an exhibition featuring approximately 60 works by Frida Kahlo and her contemporaries. Co-curated by Dr. Agustín Arteaga, the DMA’s Eugene McDermott Director, and Sue Canterbury, the museum’s Pauline Gill Sullivan Curator of American Art, this exhibition seeks to look beyond the myths and tell a more accurate story of Kahlo’s life. 

In a press release, Mr. Arteaga stated, “Frida Kahlo has always received a warm welcome at the DMA. From our 2017 blockbuster exhibition Mexico: 1900–1950 to the more focused presentation of five of her works that we exhibited three years ago, audiences flocked to the Museum to behold the work of this cultural icon. Though Kahlo is beloved for her vibrant and emotional paintings, there is still much to learn about who she was as a person. Through this exhibition, we hope to peel back some of the layers to reveal more about the individual who continues to captivate audiences here and around the world.” 

Frida: Beyond the Myth will be on view from August 18 through November 17, 2024. 

In September, the Nasher Sculpture Center will open two new exhibitions, Hugh Hayden: Homecoming and Samara Golden. Mr. Hayden’s exhibition will draw on memories of growing up in Dallas. A major element of the show will be a reimagined version of a playground known as “Kidsville,” created in 1989 by volunteer Duncanville residents. 

Samara Golden will create a site-specific installation for the Nasher’s Lower Level Gallery. For over a decade, the artist has created installations that use mirrors to play off of architectural components of spaces. Her work has been featured at the Whitney Biennial (2017), MoMA PS1 (2014), and the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia (2021).

Hugh Hayden: Homecoming will be on view from September 14, 2024, through January 5, 2025, and Samara Golden will be on view from September 28, 2024, through January 12, 2025.

Also in September, the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas will debut The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples and the companion show Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain. The Legacy of Vesuvius will feature ancient artifacts excavated during the late 18th century alongside fine and decorative arts from that time period. Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain will run concurrently and will focus on excavations of the Iberian Peninsula. 

In a press release, Michael Thomas, professor and Director of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas at Dallas and curator of The Legacy of Vesuvius, commented, “We are excited to introduce Dallas to Naples, its connection to Spain, and the profound impact the Bourbon excavations had on the cultural and artistic landscape of 18th century Europe. At its core, this exhibition celebrates the discovery of what is arguably the world’s most famous archaeological site, Pompeii, as well as other ancient sites destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.”

The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples and Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain will be on view from September 15, 2024, through January 5, 2025.

In Fort Worth this September, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) presents Cowboy, an exhibition featuring 27 artists, many of whom identify as Asian American, Latino, or Indigenous. Their works reexamine myths around the idea and imagery of “the cowboy.” The exhibition was organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver and includes over 60 contemporary artworks. Some of the artists included in the exhibition are Stephanie Syjuco, Kenneth Tam, Gregg Dal, Otis Kwame Quaicoe, Juan Fuentes, and Akasha Rabut. 

In November, the Carter will host an exhibition of works on paper by Rufino Tamayo. The show is organized by and drawn from the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and covers more than six decades of prints and watercolors by the artist.

Cowboy will be on view from September 28, 2024, through March 23, 2025, and Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation will be on view from November 24, 2024, through April 20, 2025. 

In October, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth will showcase works by Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe in Freeman + Lowe: Sunset Corridor. The exhibition is a continuation of the artists’ exploration of the San San Universe, their created fictional space inspired by a futurist theory established by Herman Kahn and Anthony Weiner in the 1967 book The Year 2000. Organized by Clare Milliken, the Assistant Curator at the Modern, the exhibition will include six architectural zones and a video room. 

In November, the Modern presents Diaries of Home, featuring lens-based works by 12 women and nonbinary artists exploring concepts of family, community, and home. Co-curated by Andrea Karnes, the museum’s Chief Curator, and Ms. Milliken, the show includes a diverse range of artists working within photographic processes, including Patty Chang, Jess T. Dugan, Nan Goldin, Arlene Mejorado, Carrie Mae Weems, and Letitia Huckaby. 

Freeman + Lowe: Sunset Corridor will be on view from October 4, 2024, through January 5, 2025, and Diaries of Home will be on view from November 17, 2024, through February 2, 2025.

In Dallas, this October the Green Family Art Foundation will open Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret, an exhibition organized by the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine and curated by Devon Zimmerman, OMAA’s Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary American Art. The show features intimate scenes that address issues related to death and its politics, with imagery sourced from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center archives in New York and medieval tapestries. 

Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret will be on view from October 5, 2024, through January 26, 2025.

Later in October, the Dallas Contemporary (DC) will present the first solo museum exhibition of Chivas Clem, a Paris, Texas-based multimedia artist. Chivas Clem: Shirttail Kin is curated by Alison M. Gingeras, the DC’s Adjunct Curator. The exhibition will feature over 70 photographs that document a local community of transient men over the course of a decade. 

In a press release Lucia Simek, DC’s Interim Executive Director, remarked, “Provocative but gentle, Chivas’s photographs capture human bonds, trust, and fervent rapports between men in the same place in rural Texas, but with wildly different trajectories, portraying an America that is not as divided or fractured as we often see depicted. The work offers a loaded, poignant view of outsiderness, a position at the heart of this country’s myth.”

Chivas Clem: Shirttail Kin will be on view from October 17, 2024, through January 12, 2025.

In November, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth will open Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, an exhibition bringing together paintings by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jacob van Ruisdael, Maria Schalcken, and others. The Kimbell will supplement the show with works from its permanent collection, including four Dutch paintings, prints, maps, and decorative objects. The exhibition explores how globalization transformed life in the Netherlands in the 17th-century. 

Dutch Art in a Global Age will be on view from November 10, 2024, through February 9, 2025.