I’m not sure Martin McDonagh likes his audiences very much, but who knows? Presenting someone with a challenge, breeching their comfort zone, forcing them to reconsider assumptions, these could arguably be acts of love. If I pander to your notions of morality and humor, you’ll be entertained for an evening, if I refuse to [...]
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The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas November 3-December 8, 2012 The 99 Names of God is a collaborative social commentary art project by artists Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet. Much of the show is comprised of 5 large and intricate bird’s eye view drawings of US airports. These, we learn, are the airports used by terrorists [...]
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Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas September 29, 2012-January 13, 2013 Rediscoveries: Modes of Making in Modern Sculpture, the recent show at the Nasher Sculpture Center, is glorious. Piece by piece it steals your attention until you find yourself at the epicenter of a metaphorical canopy from which you’re unable to escape. And why would you want [...]
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