Dallas Art Fair and Nasher Sculpture Center

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It was a gorgeous weekend to visit Dallas!  The Dallas Art Fair is always impressive and this time was no exception.  95 galleries were in attendance, 40 of them international.  Exhibitors must be invited to participate which results in a very well-curated event. 

Here is a sampling of some works that caught my eye :

 
 
 
 
 

I also took a bit of time away from the fair to visit the Richard Serra exhibit at the Nasher Sculpture Center featuring his prints and drawings.  The textures of these works are incredible.  They must be seen in person to fully appreciate the subtleties of "black".

 
 

For more information on specific artists, please contact me.

 

"Degas, A New Vision" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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I hope you had a chance to see Degas: A New Vision at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  It was a stunning display of the breadth and span of the artist’s career from the expected paintings to the more seldom exhibited prints and even photographs taken by the artist late in life.  The didactic texts were brilliantly specific and plentiful. 

Over 200 works were assembled from collections around the world; from the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. to Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, and from Museu de Arte de São Paulo to Musée d’Orsay, Paris.  It was truly a comprehensive accumulation of the life’s work of an iconic and ground breaking artist.

If you are interested in learning more about Degas’ landscapes, on the left is a link to MFAH’s director Gary Tinterow giving some background to the works.  On the right, you will find a short video teaser for the exhibition that shows some of the more well known works in the show.

 
 

The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world. "Degas: A New Vision" is on view October 16, 2016–January 16, 2017.