Gary Farrelly knew, as soon as he graduated from art school in his native Dublin, that he was leaving Ireland as quickly as he could. Not that he isn’t proud to be Irish — he just needed to grow. “Ireland is gray, small and cold,” he says with a leprechaun lilt. “So I moved to [...]
The Modern isn’t the only space in North Texas to use illuminated glass to draw in visitors. Over at the Dallas Arboretum, the exhibit of Dale Chihuly glass sculpture is enjoying the final weeks of its extended exhibition. Chihuly, whose art glass adorns everything from the lobby ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas [...]
As The Modern nears its 10th anniversary in its award-winning space, curator Michael Auping reflects on his unique vision of art and architecture JEF TINGLEY | Contributing Writer lifestyle@dallasvoice.com Walking through the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth with its chief curator, Michael Auping, is like being invited over for tea by a happy new [...]
ilume Gallerie marks Dallas Pride with showcase of gay art Ever since the ilume Gallerie opened, it’s featured works from artists gay and straight who embrace equality, Pride and diversity. And to commemorate that tradition, it hosts a two-day exhibition from 14 of those artists for a show called Hope Is Never Silent on Friday [...]
Gay artist Robert Mateo Diago explores our collective discomfort with the homeless STEVEN LINDSEY | Contributing Writer stevencraiglindsey@me.com At some point or another, most of us have looked away when a homeless person approaches with an outstretched hand, or pretended not to notice them, even as they knock on our car window. But for [...]
SMU’s Noah Simblist teams with The Modern to explore gays of color in art TALK SHOW | SMU prof Noah Simblist moderates a panel discussion on queers of color in art Tuesday at The Modern. RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer ………………………. DISIDENTIFICATION The Modern Museum of Art, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. May 1 at [...]
Designer Allen Jancik mixes passions for decorating and charity in one fell swoop at Dolly Johnson Antique Show RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer For 11 years, you could see Allen Jancik’s hand in a number of homes and even some restaurants or bars. As the founder of AJ Environments, he has brought his interior design and [...]
Gay artist Glenn Ligon rediscovers his country — and his art — with new retrospective at The Modern RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer Artist Glenn Ligon’s simple “I Am a Man” was created by fixing stenciled black letters on a white background. The work is easy to underestimate because, while from afar it looks simply [...]
‘Love addict’ Robert Diago uses his iPhone to explore his art RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer lopez@dallasvoice.com Cell phone attachment is hardly uncommon among gay men. Whether on the treadmill, during happy hour or in the middle of a date, that lifeline to the ether is always at hand, ready to be texted, dialed or [...]
Van Lynch was a late-comer to painting, but he’s made up for it with passion Having only been painting for about two years, Van Lynch isn’t at Thomas Kinkeade’s level of fame yet. But that hasn’t stopped him from selling multiple, high-price pieces to establishments around Dallas. (And he’s much better than Kinkeade.) Lynch has [...]
