Today’s Friday Photos features a selection of pieces from the Dallas Museum of Art’s permanent collection that were purchased with the Texas Artists Fund. The DMA is dedicated to supporting Texas artists through acquisitions, Awards to Artists grants, and exhibitions such as the upcoming DallasSITES: Charting Contemporary Art 1963 to Present, a show that celebrates the history of the North Texas art scene and opens here at the DMA on May 26, 2013.
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- Untitled (young man1), Johannes Kahrs, 2010, Gift of the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach
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- Infinity Cube (Metrocubo d’infinito) (A cubic meter of infinity), Michelangelo Pistoletto, 1966, The Rachofsky Collection and the Dallas Museum of Art through the DMA/amfAR Benefit Auction Fund
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- The Icebergs, Frederic Edwin Church, 1861, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Norma and Lamar Hunt
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- Late Night Camp Demo with Isaac Daniel Davies, Anthony Gonzales, and DJ EZ Eddie D, Amanda Batson, and JC Bigornia
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- Untitled, Adam McEwen, 2011, DMA/amfAR Benefit Auction Fund
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- Codex Nuttlal,15th-16th century, Mexico, Western Oaxaca, Mixtec, Trustees of the British Museum, London
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- Relief Depicting Face of Quetzalcoatl, A.D. 1400-1521, Mexico, Aztec, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Featured Works:
- Helen Altman, Pig, 1995, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund and gift of Karol Howard and George Morton.
- Kelli Connell, Giggle, 2002, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- James Drake, Valley of the World, 1994, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Adrian Esperanza, Here and There, 2002, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Patrick Faulhaber, Glo, 1997, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Sam Gummelt, Jacksboro, 1971, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund
- Benny Joseph, Couple Dancing, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston, negative 1962, print 1988, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Barbara Maples, Plastic Boxes 2, c. 1967-1968, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Nic Nicosia, Untitled (Floor Painting), 2009, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- John Pomara, Deadline No. 5, 2001, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
- Allison V. Smith, Hall Pass. February 2006. Marathon, TX, 2006, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund.
Alex Vargo
McDermott Intern for Gallery Teaching