Patron Magazine - DecemberJanuary 2014

01 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

Two exhibits remain on display. Facing the Rising Sun: Freedman’s Cemetery centers around artifacts that reconstruct the historical and cultural context of the North Dallas community that developed around the African American cemetery. Souls of Black Folk: The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection features pieces from one of the country’s most extensive black folk art collections. aamdallas.org

02 AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF ART

In Color! American Photography Transformed, the first historical survey of American color photography from the medium’s earliest days through the present, remains on display through Jan. 5. Hombre! Prints by Jose Guadalupe Posada commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the key figures in the development of modern Mexican printmaking and will run through April. Image: Morris Graves, Spirit Bird. cartermuseum.org

03 ANN & GABRIEL BARBIER-
MUELLER MUSEUM

This intimate museum features the Samurai Collection consisting of several hundred objects. The current display gives visitors the opportunity to encounter powerful artifacts, including some never been shown in public.

samuraicollection.org

04 ARLINGTON MUSEUM OF ART

An exhibit highlights the grace and beauty of
dance, featuring costumes on loan from Texas
Ballet Theater and Dance Theatre Arlington,
born artist Donray. The exhibit runs Jan. 11-
Feb. 16. arlingtonmuseum.org

05 CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN
ART

The Crow’s new sculpture garden adds a place of serenity to the Dallas Arts District.

Chinese artists Qin Feng, Wang Shugang, and Liu Yonggang were commissioned for the sculptures that populate the garden, designed to reflect the aesthetics of the East and the museum’s signature orientation of bringing nature into its galleries. Blending elements of ancient tradition with 21st-century awareness, the works are emblematic of today’s China and its culture. See the car sculpture of Ma Jun in china.porsche, part of the “new China” series, through May 25. crowcollection.org

06 DALLAS CONTEMPORARY

FAILE, a collaborative of Brooklyn artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller’s large-scale paintings and sculptures have revolutionized street art, remains on display through Dec.

22. DC hosts an exhibit featuring the work of Georg Herold who has earned critical acclaim for his use of planks to build anthropomorphic sculptures. In the small galleries, Kevin Todora, Lucia Simek, and Kristen Cochran works are on display. dallascontemporary.org

07 DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Through Dec. 31, Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited presents artifacts from the 1915

murder case and trial in Marietta, Georgia.

Kindertransport highlights a rescue operation

that brought 10,000 children to safety in England. Runs Jan. 1-Feb. 28. Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. dallasholocaustmuseum.org

08 DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

Through Jan. 12, 75 works by Jim Hodges produced since 1987, examine the everyday and precious materials the artist transforms into meditations on time, loss, identity, and love.

Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process focuses on the creative process of one of the 20th century’s most significant artists, Edward Hopper, through Feb. 16. Robert Smithson in Texas

presents the proposals of this site-specific artist, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of his final work, Amarillo Ramp. Image: Edward Hopper, Morning Sun, 1952, oil on canvas, 28 1/8

x 40 1/8 in. Columbus Museum of Art; Howald Fund Purchase. dallasmuseumofart.org

09 KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

Through Feb. 16, the Art Institute of Chicago’s most memorable masterpieces will be on view in The Age of Picasso and Matisse: Modern Masters from the Art Institute of Chicago. As part of the Artful Readings series, the Kimbell presents

An Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator by Katharine Kuh on Jan. 10. Image: Constantin Brâncusi, Golden Bird, 1919/20, bronze, stone, and wood. The Art Institute of Chicago. Partial gift of The Arts Club of Chicago. ©2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.