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Artful DIY April Fool’s Day

Published April 1, 2016 Collections , Contemporary Art Closed
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In honor of April Fool’s Day, here is a high-brow idea for pranking the art-lover in your life.

Salvador Dalí, Lobster Telephone (Téléphone – Homard), 1936, steel, plaster, rubber, resin, and paper, Tate Acquisition Purchased 1981 Reference T03257, © Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation/DACS, London 2016

Tape a toy crustacean to a co-worker’s office phone to imitate Salvador Dali’s Lobster Telephone. It’s guaranteed to be a surreally good joke!

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Happy pranking!

Emily Wiskera is the McDermott Graduate Intern for Family and Access Teaching at the DMA.

DMA of Thrones

Published April 1, 2014 Just for Fun 3 Comments
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The long-awaited season 4 premiere of the hit HBO drama Game of Thrones is upon us! This Sunday, April 6, we’ll return to George R. R. Martin’s epic world where the Lannisters, Starks, Targarians and Baratheons continue to battle for control of Westeros amidst all the betrayals and plot twists that keep everyone guessing.

And the DMA has some exciting news: If you’ll be tuning in, be sure to keep an eye out for the candelabrum, pictured below. This piece was loaned to the series as a prop for the Royal Wedding at King’s Landing!

Candelabrum (one of a pair), Frederick Elkington & Co. designed 1872, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Paul Zane Pilzer, Jeffery S. Juster, Mrs. John O'Boyle and Mrs. Barron U. Kidd in honor of Alan M. May

Candelabrum (one of a pair), Frederick Elkington & Co., designed 1872, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Paul Zane Pilzer, Jeffery S. Juster, Mrs. John O’Boyle and Mrs. Barron U. Kidd in honor of Alan M. May

APRIL FOOLS!

Digital Art for the DMA

Published April 1, 2013 Collections 1 Comment
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Today the Dallas Museum of Art announced the acquisition of a pair of digital art pieces, adding to the Museum’s impressive contemporary holdings. The video installations are web-based, enabling a broader reach for the Museum’s collection. Below are highlights from each work.

April Fool’s!

Friday Photos: April Fool's Day!

Published April 1, 2011 Friday Photos 1 Comment
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We decided to have a little fun on April Fool’s Day, so a few of us took a field trip over to the Nasher Sculpture Center’s new  exhibition, Sightings: Martin Creed.  Getting lost in the balloons was fun and scary at the same time.  Can you find the Museum educators?

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