ech_o

“ech_o”

June 14 - August 1, 2008
Gallery hours:
Wed. - Sun., 12- 5 pm

Where: Centraltrak
800 Exposition Ave.
Dallas, TX 75226

Curated by U.T. Dallas graduate Mary Benedicto, ech_o is an exhibition of video art in which new and old technology unite in a tour de force of pictures, patterns and images. Artists deploy video cameras and computers as though paintbrushes of yore as electronic equipment become tools for self-expression.

Michael Ledoux

Photographs Do Not Bend presents: Twenty-One

The exhibit features photographs by: Cuban born Mario Algaze, Italian Neo-Realist Mario DeBiasi, Magnum photographer, Elliott Erwitt and Texas artists Chuy Benitez, John Herrin, David Johndrow.

El Paso artist, Chuy Benitez, photographs the Hispanic culture in his hometown. His large panoramic image of a mariachi band playing in a local Hispanic grocery store explodes with festive sound and energy.

Mario DeBiasi, Gli italiani si voltano, 1956

Houston artist John Herrin's abstract color photographs are an homage to the significant 20th Century American artist, Aaron Siskind. Siskind's black and white photographs of cracks and tar in our urban landscape were a tribute to fellow abstract expressionist Franz Kline's bold brushwork. Herrin has brought this forward to the 21st Century by using an 8 x 10 camera to explore similar beauty, also in dramatic, painterly fashion, in color.

This is a sensational mix of documentary and conceptual work by established and emerging talents.

21
John Albok Gallery
When:
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Start date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Event is ongoing: Until Saturday, July 19, 2008
Where: Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, 1202 Dragon Street, Dallas
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages

Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy

This exhibition explores the extraordinary lives of Sara and Gerald Murphy and the couple’s influence on a remarkable constellation of creative artists that flourished in Paris and the Riviera in the 1920s and 1930s. Friends of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Cole Porter, Dorothy Parker, Alfred Hitchcock, and Fernand Léger, the Murphys strove to make something fine and beautiful of their lives through “living well,” creating art, and encouraging artist and writer friends. The result was some of the most noteworthy literature, music, theater, and art of the last century. Often portrayed simply as wealthy patrons, the Murphys in fact improvised their own brand of unconventional modernism that was a source of inspiration to their many talented friends..

When:
Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Start date: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Event is ongoing: Until Sunday, September 14, 2008
Where: Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas
Cost: $5 - $10
Age limit: All ages

Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism

He was brilliant and complicated, a contemporary of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. And for more than two months beginning Saturday, area art patrons will get an up-close-and-personal look at the enduring work of Marsden Hartley.

Valley Road (1919–20)

"Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism" opens Saturday June 14 and continues through Aug. 24 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth. 817-738-1933, www.carter museum .org.

The Secret War

Sunday, Aug 31
The Secret War at Dallas Hub Theatre

Dallas/New York-based Firebomb Productions (The Story Lenny Bruce Never Told, Ambulance Dance, The Desecrated Ziggurat) announces its newest foray into uncharted territories: The Secret War Aug. 31-Sept. 29, 2007 at Dallas Hub Theatre, 2809 Canton St. in Deep Ellum. The Secret War will turn theater on its head by introducing The Cosmic Battle League, a battle between the planets of our solar system. In addition, Firebomb has scheduled live bands after each show. Tickets are $10 for the show and music, and $7 for just the music. Call 214-521-7257 to purchase tickets. Check out www.thesecretwar.net and www.myspace.com/thefiretemple for more information. 

Address:
2809 Canton Dallas 75226
Phone: 646-483-7136
Web: www.thesecretwar.net
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Dallas City Arts Festival

Mark your calendars for the 5th Annual
CityArts Celebration

June 13-15, 2008
6-10 p.m. Friday, June 13
11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday, June 14
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15

The FREE CityArts Celebration is made possible by sponsorship and beverage and merchandise sales on site, which pay for the fantastic entertainment line-up. Coolers and outside beverages are prohibited. Please support CityArts and keep it FREE by purchasing beverages from our booths.

A free arts showcase with multiple outdoor stages featuring dance, a variety of music and cultural performances, a juried art show, culinary demonstrations and wine tastings, complimentary admission to world-class museums, exciting exhibits, interactive children's activities, free downtown shuttle for opening night and much more!

visit: http://www.dallascityarts.com/