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July 6th, 2007

Getting comfy with art (and the artists)


In the mix of Dallas' many art galleries, museums and exhibition spaces, there's nothing else like the Bath House Cultural Center. And on their richly varied calendar of art shows featuring local artists, there's nothing like the annual invitational exhibition, Salon du FIT.

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Fifty-nine works by approximately forty artists make up Salon du FIT 4, which opens tomorrow evening with an artists' reception in its trademark ...


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June 29th, 2007

Only Hours Left to See This One


ONE OF THE PLEASURES of living in a city with excellent commercial art galleries is the occasional bonus exhibition of works by historically significant contemporary artists. One pops up every now and then.

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Such a show closes Saturday at Dunn and Brown Contemporary in Dallas, with works by mostly living legends: John Chamberlain, Jim Dine, Isamu Noguchi (who died in 1988), Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, Joel ...


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June 3rd, 2007

The Un-Domesticated Art of Ellen Frances Tuchman


Like the anatomically-correct Visible Man I glued together as a kid, my art displays what I wouldn't otherwise choose to show in public. And I've come to believe most artists, if they work with a measure of honesty and intentionality, will reveal something of their own innards.


"Kilowatt" (2006), mixed media on mylar, 15.5" x 20.0"

I see such transparency at play in Ellen Frances Tuchman's show of mixed ...


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May 30th, 2007

Things to do in Dallas - Victory Park


Looking for something fun to do this weekend in Dallas? You might want to check out Victory Park . For those of you who have been asleep the past year you might have missed the hype over the long awaited opening of the ultra-hip, coller-than -thou W Hotel. It's the center of the area known as Victory Park......



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May 27th, 2007

Not your Padre's Arte de la Imprenta


Julie Taymor's 2002 biopic, "Frida", might have left many with the impression that all 20th Century Latin American art could be bunched with either of two headliners: a) The ethnographic slash socialist murals of Diego Rivera or, b) The surrealist auto-vivisections of Frida Kahlo. But if I'm right, a little gem of a show now at Dallas' Latino Cultural Center may raise a few unibrows.


Jose Luis Cuevas ...


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May 22nd, 2007

The Harbor in Rockwall


One of the prettiest places around is the Harbor in Rockwall.  This beautiful dining and shopping center right on Lake Ray Hubbard boasts some incredible views.  Although not all the businesses are open at this time but you can stop in for coffee at Scooter's Coffee House, ice cream from Coldstones, lunch or dinner at Ruby Tuesday's or Gloria's and even catch a movie at the Cinemark Harbor 12.   On Thursday ...


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May 22nd, 2007

Jazz in Dallas


Looking for a great place to hear live jazz in Dallas? It's not as dificult as you might think! Following is a list of the greatest places to find live jazz this summer in Dallas...

The top hot spot for Jazz this summer in Dallas has to be the Dallas Museum of Art's Jazz under the Stars... ...



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May 20th, 2007

The Best Fajitas I'ver ever had!!!


They're number #1! That's right - Numbero Uno! The Top! The Best! The Most Amazing!  I love - love - LOVE the steak fajita's at Marianos Mexican Cantina!! 

The first time I tried these fabulous fajita's I had just arrived in the Dallas area and my husband took me straight from the airport to the restaurant.  He and a friend of mine raved and raved about how fabulous the steak fajitas were.  ...


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May 20th, 2007

Impulse Buyers Art Alert (11 to 5 Today Only)


It's a beautiful day to be driving around Dallas looking at art. Especially on the east side of White Rock Lake, where you'll find the White Rock East Garden and Artisan Tour. That's just blocks away from the Dallas Arboretum in what the locals call Funky Little Forest Hills.


("Baked Yellow Roses" by Kevin Obregon)

Folks on the tour include Brad Abrams, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Comeau, Cynthia Daniel, ...


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May 18th, 2007

Our own MasterCard Museum of Contemporary Art


Just yesterday, taking my overworked laptop into NorthPark's new Apple Store for an adjustment by one of the geniuses (what their t-shirts say and rightly earned), I was reminded. How remarkable is it that such significant contemporary art would be on display here? In a shopping center for crying out loud.

Ya got your Neiman-Marcus, your Barneys of New York, your "Five Hammering Men", 1982, Jonathan Borofsky. (Painted wood with ...


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