10 MCKINNEY AVENUE
CONTEMPORARY
Annual membership exhibition, Something
Old, Something New, Something Funky, Something
Blue showcases the work of emerging and
established local artists in all media ranging
from visual to performance art. Through
Aug. 23. Texas Critters, Sept. 6–Oct. 25,
shows paintings of birds, fish, and other
animals by Dallas artists and includes a solo
exhibition featuring works of Janet Turner’s
flora and fauna in Expressive Symbolism. At the
same time, Beyond the Surface and Stewardship
of Texas displays the photographic artistry of
the Sands brothers. the-mac.org
11 MEADOWS MUSEUM
The Spanish Gesture: Drawings from Murillo
to Goya in the Hamburger Kunsthalle displays
80 artworks by a number of Spain’s most
talented artists. The exhibition, showcased
in partnership with the Museo Nacional del
Prado, continues through Aug. 31 and will
subsequently be shown internationally in
Madrid. On Aug. 10 and 24, and Sept. 7 and
21, Drawing from the Masters allows guests to
explore a variety of drawing techniques with
the help of participating artist Ian O’Brien.
meadowsmuseumdallas.org
12 MODERN MUSEUM OF FORT
WORTH
The Lone Star Film Society’s ArthouseFW
joins the museum in celebration of Japanese
film director, animator, and screenwriter
Hayao Miyazaki, and his career that spanned
six decades, with selected showings of his
masterworks from Aug. 2–23. From Aug.
28–31, a series of films by Alfred Hitchcock
will be shown. Urban Theater: New York
in the 1980s examines the presence and
development of pop-culture in art through a
broad range of media in an exhibition shown
Sept. 21–Jan. 4. Image: Keith Haring, Red,
1982–1984, Gouache and ink on paper, 106-
¾ x 274 in. Courtesy Gladstone Gallery,
New York and Brussels. themodern.org
13 MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ARTS
Frontier Faith: The Texas Cowboy features the
diverse works of world-renowned illustrator
and fourth-generation Texan Jack Terry in
an exhibition continuing through Aug. 30.
An ongoing summer exhibition, Discover the
Menorah, features a number of welded steel
pieces by found-object sculptor George
Tobolowsky. biblicalarts.org
14 GEOMETRIC MADI MUSEUM
A series of hard-edge geometric works by
artists from three continents will be shown
in From Slovenia, Venezuela, and Dallas with
Love. Pieces on display include paintings by
Beti Bricelj and Israel Guevara, and works
by sculptor Jeff Robinson. The exhibition
continues through October. Image: Israel
Guevara, Triangular Composition, 2013, acrylic
on canvas, 96 x 252 in.
geometricmadimuseum.org
15 NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER
In a self-titled show, a series of freestanding
works of L.A.-based artist Mark Grotjahn
are displayed through Aug. 17. In the first
major museum exhibition of the work of
Thomas Heather wick in the U.S., Provocations:
The Architecture and Design of Heather wick Studio
explores the creative process behind each of
the studio’s designs from Longchamp bags
to rotation-molded chairs. The show opens
Sept. 13 with a lecture from Heatherwick,
and will continue through Jan. 4. Image: New
Bus For London, Provocations: The Architecture
and Design of Heatherwick Studio, Nasher
Sculpture Center, Sept. 13, 2014–Jan. 2015.
nashersculpturecenter.org
16 PEROT MUSEUM
This summer’s temporary exhibit, Build it
Garage, offers a number of engaging stations
that allow visitors to create murals, build
and launch rockets, or engineer their own
racecars, open through Aug. 17. The World’s
Largest Dinosaurs is an engaging exhibit
that explains the biological functions of
the prehistoric creatures. Through Sept. 1.
A highly interactive exhibition, 2theXtreme:
Math Alive inspires kids to explore the real
math behind video games, sports, music,
and more in an exhibition taking place Sept.
25–Jan. 4. perotmuseum.org
17 TYLER MUSEUM OF ART
Contemporary Texas: Selections from the Permanent
Collection features some of the most celebrated
works of Texas artists and includes significant
new acquisitions by Hadar Sobol and Dennis
Blagg. The exhibition is a testament to the
museum’s decades of commitment to the
support of the Texas arts. tylermuseum.org
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