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Lectures
The Dallas Museum of Art presents a stimulating season of programs exploring art from around the world and throughout time with distinguished artists, scholars, and artistic leaders. Unless otherwise noted, lecture tickets are included in general admission to the Museum; DMA members FREE. Reserved seating is available for some programs; reserve your seat online or by phone at 214-922-1818. Art and Ritual Lecture SeriesSelected Saturdays 2:00 p.m. Included in general admission to the Museum; DMA members FREE Reservations not required This Saturday lecture series explores the provocative relationship between art, architecture, and ritual, from antiquity to contemporary culture, and presents new and interesting perspectives from artists, art historians, and curators.  Ritual, Art, and Theater in Mexican Celebrations Saturday, September 11 Join Sara Cardona, artist and Instructor of Humanities at Richland College, and Cora Cardona, co-founder and Artistic Director of Teatro Dallas, to learn more about the role art and theater play as expressions of ritual and sacrifice during the Days of the Dead in Mexico, one of the oldest continuous holidays celebrated on our continent.
Art and Life in Africa: Masks Give the Spirits Life Be transported to Burkina Faso, in West Africa, where people in rural farming towns use masks in performances to make the spirits of nature visible. These spirits control the forces of nature, bring good rains and abundant crops, and protect the villagers from accidents and disease. Join prominent scholar Dr. Christopher D. Roy, Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa, who has been studying masks in West Africa for forty years.  Art, Death, and Commemoration in the Burgundian Netherlands Saturday, November 20 Join Dr. Douglas Brine, Assistant Professor of Art History at Trinity University, to examine the roles played by works of art in the Netherlands at the time of the Valois dukes. This lecture will consider the spectacular tomb of John the Fearless in the context of other funerary monuments made for his relations, his successors, and his subjects during a period when Burgundian art was internationally renowned for its splendor and innovation. State of the ArtsSelected evenings 7:30 p.m. Horchow Auditorium Included in general admission to the Museum; DMA members FREE Reservations recommended; reserve your seat online or by phone at 214-922-1818. Join KERA host and senior producer Jeff Whittington for the second season of this innovative series exploring the creative process and the nature of performance. Hear Dallas's key artistic leaders in thought-provoking conversations about the arts and the cultural landscape of the Metroplex.    Trenton Doyle Hancock and Jaap van Zweden Wednesday, September 22 Houston-based artist Trenton Doyle Hancock creates prints, drawings, and collaged felt paintings that work together to portray an unfolding narrative. Hancock was featured in the 2000 and 2002 Whitney Biennial exhibitions, becoming one of the youngest artists in history to participate in this prestigious survey, and his From a Legend to a Choir is part of the Cowboys Stadium Art Program. Trenton Doyle Hancock's solo exhibition, Work While It Is Day...For When Night Cometh No Man Can Work, opens September 10 at Dunn and Brown Contemporary in Dallas. Photo: John Jonas Gruen Jaap van Zweden begins his third season as Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in September. Under his leadership, the orchestra has received rave reviews, and he has been invited to guest conduct some of the top orchestras in the world. Concurrently with his post in Dallas, van Zweden is Music Director of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra of Belgium.   Kevin Moriarty and Anne Pasternak Thursday, October 14 Kevin Moriarty joined the Dallas Theater Center as Artistic Director in 2007, and he previously served as Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York. In Ithaca, Moriarty directed world premieres of plays written by Itamar Moses, Robert Aguierre-Sacassa, and others, as well as a number of classic dramatic and musical productions. He also directed the national tour of the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Moriarty is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the recipient of a Drama League directing fellowship. Since 1994 Anne Pasternak has served as President and Artistic Director of Creative Time, a New York-based public arts organization that has a history of commissioning, producing, and presenting adventurous public artworks. These projects give artists the opportunity to innovate their practice while engaging millions of people with art that permeates everyday urban life. Creative Time was one of the inaugural recipients of the Meadows Prize artists' residency given by SMU's Meadows School of the Arts. Photo: Portrait by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, courtesy Creative Time Late Night LecturesThird Fridays (January-November) Times vary Included in general admission to the Museum; DMA members FREE Reservations not required Join us on the third Friday of each month, when the Museum is open until midnight. Each Late Night offers hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages, including talks by artists, scholars, and special guests.  José Guadalupe Posada and His Influence on Mexican Art Friday, September 17 7:00 p.m. Horchow Auditorium Although he died poor and unknown, Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada is now considered the most influential Mexican artist of the beginning of the 20th century; Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, among many others, credit Posada’s influence on their own work. Join Dr. Ron Tyler, Director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, to discover the work of this prolific and exceptional artist.  Homero Aridjis Presented in partnership with the Center for Translation Studies at UT Dallas Friday, September 17 9:00 p.m. Horchow Auditorium Join poet Homero Aridjis for a discussion and reading of his work, which explores political consciousness, Mexico’s cultural heritage, and environmental concerns. Considered one of Latin America’s greatest living writers, Aridjis is also known for his pioneering work as an environmental activist and for his ambassadorial appointments. Aridjis’s books of poetry and prose have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he is the recipient of a number of important literary prizes. A book signing will take place in the Museum Store following the lecture.  Splendors of the Burgundian Court Friday, October 15 7:00 p.m. Horchow Auditorium The Burgundian dukes of the 14th and 15th centuries were renowned for the splendor of their court and the superlative quality of artworks they commissioned to express their power and taste. The mourners from the tomb of John the Fearless are exemplary objects of the ducal patronage. Join art historian and best-selling author Dr. Marina Belozerskaya to explore other arts – goldwork, tapestries, manuscripts, music, and multimedia pageants – that made the Burgundian dukes the preeminent rulers of the early Renaissance.  Artist Talk: Renée Stout Friday, November 19 9:00 p.m. Horchow Auditorium Renée Stout is an internationally renowned artist whose works explore themes of self-exploration, empowerment, and healing and draw from the belief systems and artistic traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora. In addition to the Dallas Museum of Art, Stout is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among many others. Photo: Mary Noble Ours The Richard R. Brettell Lecture SeriesSelected Thursday evenings This series brings notable scholars of 19th- and 20th-century European art to present new research and fresh interpretations of the Museum's modern masterworks. The series was created with a gift from Carolyn and Roger Horchow in honor of Dr. Richard Brettell, former DMA Director and an eminent scholar of 19th-century French art.
Rodin, His Collectors, and "The Gates of Hell" In 1880 sculptor Auguste Rodin was asked to create a monumental decorative portal, The Gates of Hell. Depicting a scene from Dante’s epic poem The Divine Comedy, the work contains almost 200 figures which Rodin sculpted individually; he also imagined ways to transform these figures, or assemble them with one another, to create entirely new works. Three important sculptures by Rodin in the DMA’s Wendy and Emery Reves Collection are products of this creative process. Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, former curator of the Musée Rodin in Paris, illuminates these works, created for Rodin’s most important patrons and drawn from the elements of the Gates of Hell project. Exhibition LecturesSelected Thursday evenings From medieval treasures to magnificent African masks, the Museum will present an array of dynamic special exhibitions this fall. Local, national, and international speakers will share their insights on these exciting works of art.
Sculptural Innovation at the Court of Burgundy: Artists, Patrons, and Imagery Join art historian and author Dr. Sherry Lindquist to investigate the medieval masterworks from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. This elaborate tomb is among the most important examples of Burgundian art and is part of an artistic program commissioned by the Valois dukes to express both their power and religious devotion. This lecture is presented in conjunction with The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy. Heralded by the New York Times as a crowning achievement, this exhibition presents some of the most significant examples of medieval Burgundian sculpture. The Boshell Family Lecture Series on ArchaeologySelected Thursday evenings The Boshell series features internationally recognized archaeologists, historians, and authors working at the forefront of archaeological research. The series is made possible by the Boshell Family Foundation and the DMA's Boshell Lecture Series Endowment Fund.
Uncorking the Past: The Archaeological and Chemical Hunt for the Origins of Viniculture Join Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory, to follow a tantalizing trail of archaeological and chemical clues around the world and through time in the intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Drawing upon recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA sleuthing, and the texts and art of long-forgotten peoples, this lecture presents the fascinating history of wine, from ancient Phoenicia and Egypt, to Crete, Etruria, and on to medieval France. After the lecture, sample wines from the celebrated Burgundy region of France, where Cistercian monks established some of the finest terroirs for chardonnay and pinot noir and whose wines have become models for the rest of the world. The Seventh Annual Michael L. Rosenberg Lecture |
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