New York’s Salon Art + Design Is Launching a Dallas Edition
Observer connected with CEO Jennifer Stark and executive director Nicky Dessources to learn more about the expansion.
Nasher Museum of Art
The Nasher Museum of Art, founded in 2005, is located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It was established through the philanthropy of Raymond D. Nasher. The museum features an extensive collection of modern and contemporary art, with notable works by artists such as Ai Weiwei, Kara Walker and Diego Rivera. Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, the museum also offers dynamic exhibitions, educational programs, and public events, serving as a significant cultural and educational resource for the university and the wider community. Read more about Museums.
Photographer Lyle Ashton Harris On Costumes, Contemporary Africa and the Cardinality of Self Love
"Self-love holds particular significance for me as a queer person, whose sexuality and desires have been historically marginalized."
Art World Abstracts: The Culture of Protest, Dr. Doom on Market Regulation, and More!
Before you read the gallery reviews in The Times today, let's direct our attention to a much-needed look at the art world's near reluctance to respond to the killings in Ferguson and the Bronx with thoughtful, nuanced protest work. But after some damning opening paragraphs—a picture of crowds protesting the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown juxtaposed with a picture of crowds protesting that they can't get into the Miley Cyrus show at Art Basel Miami Beach—Holland Cotter does find a few places in New York that have produced compelling reactionary shows, and recommends we go see them.
