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THE LATEST CULTURAL NEWS COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS IN NORTH TEXAS: NEW EXHIBITS, NEW PERFORMANCES, GALLERY OPENINGS, AND MORE.

01 African American Museum

Discover the hidden gems of South African art in If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future. Curated from the vast archive of the restaurant group Nando’s, one of the world’s largest collectors of contemporary South African art , this is the exhibition’s global debut. Open to the public and free of charge, the exhibition brings together nearly 90 pieces from over 60 artists through Oct. 22. Image: Portia Zvavahera, In the Wings, 2014, oil-based printing ink and oil bar on canvas. Courtesy of Stevenson and David Zwirner. aamdallas.org

02 Amon Carter Museum Of American Art

Avedon’s West remains on view through Oct. 1. Elizabeth Turk’s The Tipping Point: Echoes of Extinction marks the third installation in the Amon Carter’s outdoor sculpture program, through May 1, 2024. Arthur Dove: Miniature Laboratories examines work from the last years of Dove’s life (1940–46), through Aug. 27. Through Jun. 30, 2024, Leonardo Drew’s new site-specific commission features “planets” as central sculptural pieces surrounded by hundreds of smaller objects, emphasizing their interconnectedness. World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury illuminates Nevelson’s multidimensional mastery of form and dialogue with postwar America and features over 50 defining artworks. Concurrently, Come to Colorado, drawn from the Carter’s Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection, showcases 19th-century photographs that document settlement by white Americans. Both mount Aug-27–Jan. 7. Trespassers: James Prosek and the Texas Prairie will feature a large-scale silhouette painting; watercolor portraits of plants; and trompe l’oeil clay and bronze sculptures of wildflowers, Sep. 16–Jan. 28. Image: Louise Nevelson, Royal Tide I, 1960, painted wood. Peter and Beverly Lipman, photograph courtesy Storm King Art Center by Jerry L. Thompson, © 2022. Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. cartermuseum.org

03 Crow Museum Of Asian Art Of The University Of Texas At Dallas

Through April 14, 2024, a landmark exhibition based on the collection of Jeffrey Montgomery, Japan, Form & Function: The Montgomery Collection features over 240 works subdivided into themes and categories throughout the galleries. crowmuseum.org

04 Dallas Contemporary

Through Dec. 21, Cerámica Suro: a story of collaboration, production, and collecting in the contemporary arts is the first comprehensive American presentation of the studio’s influence on contemporary art vis-àvis the collection amassed by José Noé Suro and his wife Marcela.

Selections from the collection are curated by executive director and chief curator of Guadalajara’s Zapopan art museum (MAZ), Viviana Kuri Through Aug 27, Eduardo Sarabia’s this must be the place sees his multidisciplinary practice expressed in the setting of a home. Image: Eduardo Sarabia: This Must Be the Place installation view. dallascontemporary.org

05 Dallas Holocaust And Human Rights Museum

Through Dec. 31, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. Through a collection of art, artifacts, photographs, and multimedia presentations, the exhibit guides spectators on a journey that commences with the Civil War and culminates at the end of World War I, illuminating the courageous advocacy efforts of African Americans. dhhrm.org

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Dallas Museum Of Art

Through Nov. 5, Concentrations 64: Ja’Tovia Gary, I KNOW IT WAS THE BLOOD brings together five artworks and related ephemera created by the Dallas-native filmmaker and visual artist This multimedia installation is an evocative memoir that celebrates the power of ancestral knowledge. Picasso’s Muses: Between Inspiration and Obsession celebrates the muses in the artist’s oeuvre, though Jan. 7, 2024. On Aug. 4, Tiffany Chung: Rise Into the Atmosphere marks the sixth iteration of the museum’s Concourse mural series. On view Sep. 10 –Jan. 28, 2024, Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction brings together a near-complete collection of the artist’s known surviving pieces. Ángel cultivated a distinctive style that encapsulated the rapid societal and cultural transitions in Mexico during the early 20th century. From Sep. 24 to Aug. 3, 2024, Backs in Fashion: Mangbetu Women’s Egbe delves into the artistry of the egbe, a back apron garment fashioned by upper-class Mangbetu women. Image: Poetic Landscapes Remembered, 2023. Tiffany Chung. Printed vinyl, 53 x 84 in. © Tiffany Chung. Courtesy of the artist. dma.org

07 GEORGE W. BUSH

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Library And Museum

Freedom Matters, a special exhibition, on view through Dec. 31, uses rare artifacts and historical documents, interactive activities, and personal perspectives to examine the concept of freedom: where it comes from, what it means, what free societies look like, and the role of the individual in protecting and spreading freedom around the world. georgewbushlibrary.gov