Nicholas Weddell, Bethany, designed 2019, made October 2019, wool, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Friedman Benda, 2019.88.
Courtesy of Friedman Benda and the artist.
Dallas Museum of Art debuts new acquisitions in new exhibition ‘Contemporary Art + Design’ The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) debuts a selection of recently acquired contemporary and decorative art works in ‘Contemporary Art + Design: New Acquisitions’. August 30, 2020 to March 7, 2021.]]>
Source: Dallas Museum of Art (DMA)
Jointly organized by the Museum’s decorative arts and design and contemporary art curators, “Contemporary Art + Design” is the first special exhibition to debut since the Museum’s reopening, after closing in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The dynamic group of featured artists and designers in this new show includes Firelei Báez, Derek Fordjour, Shara Hughes, Misha Kahn, Kiff Slemmons, and Tomie Ohtake, among others. The 32 works on view are diverse in media and disciplines, and most were acquired in the past two years. They vividly demonstrate the DMA’s commitment to supporting emerging talents, exhibiting work with local relevance, and placing a global perspective at the forefront.
“Contemporary Art + Design” is co-curated by Sarah Schleuning, Interim Chief Curator and The Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, and the Museum’s team of contemporary art curators, led by Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, and including Dr. Vivian Li, The Lupe Murchison Curator of Contemporary Art, and Vivian Crockett, The Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art. The exhibition will be on view in the Museum’s Hoffman Galleries beginning August 30 through March 7, 2021, and is included in free general admission.
Featuring contemporary artists and designers from 11 countries, the exhibition includes paintings, jewelry, furnishings, and other design objects, reflecting the global commitment of the DMA’s acquisitions program. Contemporary paintings by artists Harold Ancart, Firelei Báez, Ann Craven, Sarah Crowner, Derek Fordjour, Rashid Johnson, Shara Hughes, Chris Ofili, Tomie Ohtake, Marjorie Norman Schwarz, and Michael Williams illustrate a range of new and emerging approaches to landscapes and still lifes. The painters’ inventive treatment of organic forms resonates with surrounding design works, which employ a variety of media and applications. Featured works include jewelry by Robert Baines, Bruno Martinazzi, Jiro Kamata, and Kiff Slemmons, and Fulani earrings from Mali; furnishings by Ron Arad and Misha Kahn, and a textile by Nicholas Weddell.
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