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THE LATEST CULTURAL NEWS COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS IN NORTH TEXAS: NEW EXHIBITS, NEW PERFORMANCES, GALLERY OPENINGS, AND MORE.
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01 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM The Souls of Black Folk from the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, and the historical exhibit, Facing the Rising Sun: Freedman’s Cemetery, are ongoing at AAM. aamdallas.org 02 AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Through Feb. 11, Caught on Paper surveys thirty popular outdoor subjects from the permanent collection. The film Hugh the Hunter engages with contemporary issues through Feb. 18. In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar brings together four bodies of work by the Lebanese-American photographer that track the development of female identity through portraiture, through Jun. 17. A New American Sculpture 1914–1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach runs Feb. 17–May 13 as the first exhibition to investigate the integral relationships between modernism, classicism, and popular imagery in the interwar sculpture of Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, Elie Nadelman, and William Zorach. Jan Staller: CYCLE & SAVED showcases two short videos reflecting on a potent contradiction of contemporary material life, Feb. 24–Aug. 19. Darryl Lauster: Trace continues through Mar. 25. Commanding Space: Women Sculptors of Texas continues through Nov. 18. Image: Kana Harada, Foojin— God of the Wind, 2008, foam sheet and mixed media. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Armstrong. cartermuseum.org 03 ANN & GABRIEL BARBIER-MUELLER MUSEUM An ongoing exhibit examines crests and symbols of the warrior class and the powerful samurai clans that used them. Public Tours are every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. samuraicollection.org 04 CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART Visualizing Afterlife, Paradise and Earthly Spheres in Chinese Art; Sculpting Nature: Jade from the Collection, and Fierce Loyalty: A Samurai Complete close Feb. 2. Earthly Splendor: Korean Ceramics from the Collection displays stone sculptures and paintings, furniture, chests, boxes, bronze mirrors, and decorative art, through 2018. Image: Vase, Korea, Gyeonggi province, Bunwon kilns. Joseon period (1392– 1912), 18th century, porcelain. Crow Collection. crowcollection.org 05 DALLAS CONTEMPORARY Enoc Perez, Mary Katrantzou, and Valerie Keane continue through Mar. 18. Through the citywide exhibition Liberty & Restraint, DC expands 24
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upon Perez’s Glass House exhibition by addressing the eight Philip Johnson-designed buildings in Dallas and Fort Worth. The desire to be everything showcases Keane’s abstract acrylic sculptures. Mary, Queen of Prints displays a body of work from fashion designer Mary Katrantzou. Image: Mary Katrantzou, Spring-Summer 2018 show. Photograph by Bruno. dallascontemporary.org 06 DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM An opening reception of Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams will be held Feb. 15 and chronicles the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Feb. 27, Lunch and Learn: Human Rights in North Korea brings Lindsay Lloyd, Deputy Director, Human Freedom from the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Spring Break Survivor Speakers begins Mar. 12–16, which presents the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children. dallasholocaustmuseum.org 07 DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins (2016) displays one of this artist’s signature Infinity Mirror Rooms through Feb. 25. Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas’s site-specific mural closes Feb. 11. Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road presents fine examples of ornamental hangings and garments, through Dec. 9. Paris at the Turn of the Century features works on paper from the 1880s, 1890s, and early 1900s, celebrating the French capital, through May 27. From Mar. 25–July 29, Laura Owens presents the most comprehensive exhibition of her 20+-year career, featuring over 60 paintings and objects from the mid-1990s through today. Image: Laura Owens, Untitled, 1995, acrylic, oil, enamel, ink, and felt-tip pen on canvas. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist/Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York and Rome; Sadie Coles HQ, London; and Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne. © Laura Owens. dma.org 08 GEOMETRIC MADI MUSEUM The MADI’s African Ancestral Legacy exhibit continues with Kenyan artist Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga. The exhibit features dances from Kenya with Nigerian artist Tunde Odunlade playing the drums. Tunde will speak about his art on Feb. 2 at the museum’s Arcadia Salon. geometricmadimuseum.org