BE MIRROR ART AND THE DIGITAL SCREEN

Examining the screen’s vast impact on art from 1969 to the present, this exhibition includes the work of fifty artists in a broad range of media including paintings, sculpture, video games, digital art, augmented reality, and video. These artists demonstrate the screen as a powerful and valuable artistic and social tool.

APRIL 20 - 23,

APRIL 20 - 23,

For those who live and travel with intent, JW Marriott Dallas Arts District welcomes you to luxury’s newest address in Downtown Dallas. Our 267-room hotel sets the stage for exceptional events while creating a serene and sophisticated atmosphere for guests who want to bring mindfulness to their travels.

EDITOR’S NOTE

February / March 2023

On the cover, a detail from Omphale V (Omphale V), a painting by Pablo Palazuelo (Spanish, 1915–2007), brings into view the monumental exhibition opening this month at the Meadows Museum. The bold work within In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Creating the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art, adapted from the holdings of Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca, demonstrates that artists prevail in the most turbulent times, often articulating the mood of the day. Nancy Cohen Israel investigates in Abstracted Reality

From a front-row seat, Dallas enjoys the boundary-blurring sculpture of Mark di Suvero both within the Nasher Sculpture Center Garden, where Eviva Amore enjoys a bird’s-eye view, and at NorthPark Center, where Ad Astra climbs up to the NorthPark Center Cafés. Steel Like Paper, a three-decade survey of di Suvero’s practice, highlights his legendary works in both steel and on paper, and his enduring friendship with founders Raymond and Patsy Nasher, who unveiled this extraordinary museum for sculpture 20 years ago. Steve Carter goes behind the scenes in Star Search

Dallas Art Fair is just two months away, and three world-class galleries have joined the exhibitor list. Stronghold: Heavy Hitters Join Dallas Art Fair sallies forth the 15th edition of Dallas Art Fair and all the trappings of Dallas Arts Month in April. Featuring Max Hetzler, Proyectos Monclova, and Dittrich & Schlechtriem, we let you preview what’s coming.

Interior designer David Cadwallader is known for his exquisite interiors and soft-spoken confidence. In Out of the Quiet, John Smith’s camera reveals Cadwallader’s newly designed home—the architecture, the minimalist details, and the conceptual art collection he has gathered through the years. Peggy Levinson offers insight.

PROVENCAL

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Mie Olise Kjærgaard is busy. Mounting two solo shows this month— one at the Karpidas Collection and the other at Various Small Fires—the Danish artist’s bold brushstrokes demonstrate her energy as one of the hottest working artists today. Read about her in Power Play, written by Eve Hill-Agnus.

Another artist enjoying the high is returning to Dallas for his second solo show. Johnny Floyd’s Son Prism at Conduit Gallery presents a chance to acquire art from this gallivanting Detroit artist whose work sold out at Conduit Gallery in the fall of 2021, created a bidding war at TWO x TWO that same month, then wowed the participants of the Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program who chose his Upon Reflection, I am Aphrodite’s Pearls Strung Across the Firmament to add to the DMA’s holdings. Darryl Ratcliff brings Floyd’s oeuvre and journey to light in Here Comes the Son

Chris Byrne visits with another returnee, John Riepenhoff, who has exhibited his Milwaukee-based Green Gallery at Dallas Art Fair. His own artwork is within The Joule, a precursor acquired years prior to his solo show, Scene Painters’ Almanac, currently on view at Various Small Fires, on the Commerce Street side of the hotel.

To put together alluring fashion stories Patron combines the best elements: a gifted photographer and creative director, the sassiest brands, and, in this case, shoes and handbags combined with sculpture and ceramics. In Sculpted Style, Chris Plavidal, accompanied by his son Henry, a film student, and Elaine Raffel’s elevated eye for indulgent accessories pair with art culled from area galleries for standout fabulousness. Hint to readers: Everything in the feature is for sale, including the original art.

Wrapping up this edition, in Moving Picture Sara Hignite tells of Corbin Doyle, the talented filmmaker and teacher at Greenhill who hosts a summer course open to all students. With inclusion in mind, it’s a splendid chance for young students to discover artistic vision.

– Terri Provencal

Architecture is about optimism. Always looking forward, with a knowledge of the past.