Art
May 14, 2022
The New Cartier Exhibit Is a Crowning Glory for the Dallas Museum of Art
The show, which focuses on the Islamic influence on the 175-year-old French brand, is poised to be a summer hit.
Dallas Museum of Art
Art
March 2, 2021
Frida Kahlo’s Art Broke Taboos Then and Now. A Dallas Exhibit Highlights Five Lesser-Known Works.
Her paintings grapple with pain, loss, and mortality in ways that still resonate today.
Art
January 24, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: ‘I Want More’ by Kaleo
Plus, a Dallas Museum of Art exhibit, ‘Just Mercy,’ and Bryan Washington’s latest short story.
Style & Design
June 17, 2019
Why the Dior Exhibit Is One of the Hottest Tickets in Dallas
The Dallas Museum of Art's stunning fashion display celebrates the genius Stanley Marcus noticed early on.
Art
November 19, 2018
In Dallas, Ida O’Keeffe Could Finally Escape Georgia’s Shadow
Georgia O'Keeffe's talented younger sister was forgotten by art historians. A new exhibit in Dallas aims to shed light on her work.
Travel & Outdoors
January 23, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: January 24–27
The state's top offerings, from short-story readings set to Edward Hopper's works of art in Dallas to a concert by eighties queen Molly Ringwald in Lake Jackson.
Politics & Policy
October 21, 2013
Spun City
For half a century the world has regarded the Dallas of 1963 as a city of hate. But as JFK knew when he got there, that wasn’t the whole story.
Art
January 21, 2013
Straight From the Art
From Fort Worth’s Kimbell to Houston’s Menil, Texas’s museums are home to some of the world's most important paintings and sculptures. To devise a list of our ten greatest works on view, we asked more than sixty curators, gallery owners, critics, and other insiders for their favorites.
Art
January 21, 2013
The Art Lover’s Companion
More than sixty art insiders gave us their list of favorite works of art to see in Texas. So grab your notepad, sketchbook, or iPad and take the ultimate tour of must-see art in Texas.
Art
May 31, 2009
Art of the Weekend
Location: Dallas and Fort WorthWhat You’ll Need: Sketch pad, beretThe body of downtown Dallas has been prayed over more times than I can count. And while it may take an act of God to finally bring the Trinity River Project to life, there’s no question that when
In the Chute
December 1, 2008
The Show Goes On
The Texas Ballet Theater; Olafur Eliasson; Art Guys in Abilene.
In the Chute
September 30, 2008
Return of the King
Tut’s treasures; aural art; the poetry of Laurie Anderson.
In the Chute
March 31, 2008
Let There Be Light
J. M. W. Turner in Dallas; Discovery Green in Houston; Fiesta in S.A.
News & Politics
May 31, 1996
Around the State
THE MAIN EVENTShtick Shift These days, stand-up stalwarts like Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres get rich off genial, self-deprecating, politically correct routines, but comedy has not always been so pretty. For half a century or so, in cheesy lounges and joke-filled rooms, Vegas and the Borscht Belt have buckled under
Art
September 1, 1994
Rick Brettell
The arts impresario of Dallas.
Art
September 30, 1991
Buried Treasures
Sifting through stored collections, the Dallas Museum of Art discovers a tradition of spiritual subtlety among Texas artists.
Art
April 1, 1980
Would You Pay $2.5 Million for That Painting?
‘The Icebergs’ is the most expensive American painting in history, but it is also the center of an art-world mystery with a trail leading from an English boys’ school to a Dallas millionaire.