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article news schedule Jun 5, 2025 visibility 24 link 22 artists, 3 galleries

week in art holiday party edition

This article from Artnet News recaps a series of holiday parties and galas in the New York art world during December 2016. Highlights include the New York Botanical Garden's 18th Annual Winter Wonderland Ball, attended by Anne Hathaway, Tinsley Mortimer, and Andrew Warren; artnet's own holiday party featuring the Bumbys and a magician; ACRIA's 21st Annual Holiday Dinner honoring the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and actress Judith Light; and Project for Empty Space's Winter Bacchanal Benefit, which presented the first Badass Art Woman Awards to curators Rujeko Hockley, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, and Deana Haggag.

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article news schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 8 link 26 artists, 2 galleries

Art Movements: Larry Gagosian Heads to the Big Screen

This week's Art Movements roundup covers several major art world developments. Larry Gagosian is the subject of a new unauthorized documentary by Canadian director Barry Avrich, completing his trilogy on the art industry. Pace Gallery has taken on representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate. The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation announced five winners of its 2026 Awards in Craft, each receiving $100,000. Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture Paris have been selected to lead a $1 billion renovation of the Louvre Museum, including a new room for the Mona Lisa. Other news includes the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program's 2026–2027 cohort, A Blade of Grass's 2026 In Fellowship cohort, and several appointments.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2025 visibility 16 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

diedrick brackens

Diedrick Brackens, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his woven tapestries, is experiencing a major career moment in 2025. The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has opened a large-scale solo exhibition titled "The Shape of Survival" (on view through July 7), while another solo show, "Woven Stories," debuted at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, marking his U.K. debut. Additionally, his works are featured in group shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Dallas Contemporary. Brackens's tapestries feature silhouetted figures against abstracted backgrounds, and his recent works explore themes of autobiography, history, and mythology, using moody dusk hues to reflect his personal journey from the American South to the West.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 17, 2025 visibility 19 link 24 artists, 3 galleries

Exhibitions Coming to North Texas Museums this Summer

Museums across the Dallas-Fort Worth area have announced their summer exhibitions, including a range of shows from Western art that influenced Hollywood to immersive installations and historical surveys. The Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth debuted "The Cinematic West: The Art That Made the Movies," which explores how artists like Frederic Remington and Charles Russell shaped early silent Western films through paintings, sculptures, and ephemera. The Dallas Museum of Art reopened its popular Yayoi Kusama infinity room, "All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins," while the Nasher Sculpture Center opened "Generations: 150 Years of Sculpture," featuring 50 works from its permanent collection. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is opening "East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art" alongside a Richard Avedon exhibition.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 28, 2025 source 3 sources visibility 24 link 22 artists, 3 galleries

A Preview of Museum Exhibitions Opening in North Texas this Fall

A roundup of fall 2025 museum exhibitions in North Texas highlights shows at the Crow Museum of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Meadows Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Key exhibitions include "Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea" at the Crow Museum, featuring Mono-ha, Dansaekhwa, and Gutai movements alongside contemporary artists Do Ho Suh and Tatsuo Miyajima; a major Antony Gormley survey at the Nasher Sculpture Center, his first U.S. museum retrospective; "Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson" and a companion show of Manuel Álvarez Bravo at the Meadows Museum; and two Dallas Museum of Art exhibitions—"Creatures and Captives: Painted Textiles of the Ancient Andes" and "Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry." The New York Academy of Art also presents its Chubb Fellows and Friends at Green Family Art Foundation.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 6 link 8 artists, 5 galleries

Alexander James Dissects Painting’s Most Enduring Shape in Hong Kong Exhibition

British artist Alexander James presents *Dissecting the Square*, a new exhibition at Phillips Gallery in Hong Kong, running until 31 May 2026. The show features a series of paintings, sculptures, and installations that explore the square as a geometric form, inspired by a moment when sunlight dissected an empty canvas in his studio. James divides canvases into quadrants, creating works that balance order and disruption. The exhibition also includes Josef Albers’ *Homage to the Square: In Time* (1967) and a sculpture by Sean Scully, placing James’s practice in dialogue with art historical precedents.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 33 link 4 artists, 10 galleries

The Dallas Art Fair: A Balance Of Growth And Consistency

The Dallas Art Fair (DAF), founded in 2009 by developer John T. Sughrue and curator Chris Byrne, concluded its eighteenth edition this past weekend. Director Kelly Cornell, who started as an intern and became director in 2016, has strengthened partnerships with the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Dallas Contemporary, while securing sponsors like Bank of America. The fair has grown from 35 to over 90 galleries, though it still lacks mega-galleries like Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, and Pace. International participation this year included about 20 galleries, with notable names such as Perrotin, Anat Egbi, and Hesse Flatow, while galleries from Germany and China were absent.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 15, 2026 visibility 47 link 18 artists, 8 galleries

An Insider’s Guide to Dallas Art Fair Week

The Dallas Art Fair returns for its 18th edition from April 16–19, 2026, featuring over 90 international galleries at the Fashion Industry Gallery. Director Kelly Cornell highlights key participants including blue-chip mainstays like Perrotin and OMR alongside newcomers like James Fuentes, who will present works by Dallas Art Prize winner John McAllister. The week also features the Dallas Invitational, a boutique fair at the Rosewood Mansion, and major institutional shows at the Nasher Sculpture Center and The Warehouse.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 21, 2025 visibility 14 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

5 Must-See New Art Exhibits in Dallas This Fall — Laura Wilson, Pam Evelyn, Antony Gormley, and More Exciting Artists

PaperCity launches a new series called Dallas Art Watch, highlighting five must-see art exhibitions opening in Dallas this fall. Featured shows include Laura Wilson's 'Roaming Mexico' at the Meadows Museum, 'Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry' at the Dallas Museum of Art, Pam Evelyn's first major U.S. institutional exhibition at Dallas Contemporary, 'SURVEY: Antony Gormley' at the Nasher Sculpture Center, and 'Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea from the DMA Collection' at the Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas. The exhibitions span photography, jewelry, abstract painting, sculpture, and post-war Asian art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 29, 2025 visibility 22 link 18 artists, 1 gallery

Art, Ambition and Atmosphere: Inside Dallas Contemporary’s Annual Gala

Dallas Contemporary held its annual gala and benefit auction on a balmy night, raising over $1 million. The event, presented by Headington Companies and board president Ann McReynolds with John McReynolds, featured a live auction led by Christie’s Brett Sherlock, a runway show by students from Booker T. Washington School for the Performing Arts, and a surprise donation from painter Francisco Moreno. Guests included philanthropist Grace Cook, collector Marguerite Hoffman, artist Vicki Meek, and museum director Jeremy Strick, among others.

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person people schedule Sep 4, 2025 visibility 18 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

The Getty hires Justine Ludwig of Creative Time to run PST Art

The Getty has hired Justine Ludwig, currently the executive director of Creative Time in New York, as the creative director of PST Art, a newly created position. Ludwig will relocate to California and start on October 27, leading a team that includes Zachary Kaplan and Tina Lee, with plans to expand the department. The Getty has spent around $50 million on PST Art over two decades but previously lacked a dedicated team for the event. Ludwig's appointment comes as the Getty prepares for the 2030 edition and aims to refine the program, including working closely with smaller partner museums and non-profits.

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person people schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 5 link 3 artists

Dallas Contemporary Appoints Interim Director & New Strategic Advisor

Dallas Contemporary has appointed John McBride as Interim Director and Jeremy Strick as Strategic Advisor. McBride, formerly Deputy Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, will oversee daily operations, programming, and financial stewardship during a multiyear planning period. Strick, former Director of the Nasher and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will advise on mission, governance, and curatorial programming. The appointments follow recent leadership turnover, including the departure of Executive Director Lucia Simek in December 2025.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 10, 2026 visibility 22 link 5 artists

New public art biennial to take over Dallas’s urban greenbelt park

Dallas is set to launch the KTX Biennial in spring 2027, marking Texas’s first biennial dedicated exclusively to public art. Curated by Jovanna Venegas of New York’s SculptureCenter, the exhibition will feature nearly a dozen contemporary works installed along the Katy Trail, a popular 3.5-mile urban greenbelt. The inaugural edition is themed around a science-fiction story by Ursula K. Le Guin, focusing on the interconnectedness between humans and their environment.

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article local schedule Apr 24, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 15 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Off-campus galleries in Dallas and Denton step in as UNT art students boycott school spaces

University of North Texas (UNT) art students are boycotting on-campus exhibition spaces, prompting off-campus galleries in Dallas and Denton to step in and provide alternative venues for their work. The boycott stems from student grievances over institutional policies and conditions within the university's art program, leading to a grassroots shift in where student art is displayed.

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