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.
kimbellart.org
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