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A Quick Look At Art&Seek’s Reporting
‘Calatrava, no. 6, 12/31/11,’ tintype, 2011
- Dallas photographer Frank Lopez has been celebrated for his artistry with old fashioned, black and white techniques – like tintypes or pinhole cameras. But since he started teaching, he’s work has morphed. Art&Seek’s Jerome Weeks hit up the dark room to learn about Lopez’s new approach.
- National Refugee Day is Tuesday, and this weekend, the Bruce Wood Dance Project debuted a work created to speak to the refugee experience. Art&Seek’s Anne Bothwell spoke with one of the company’s founding members – Albert Drake III.
- Fifty years ago, some of the biggest names in music – including Janis Joplin, The Who and Jimi Hendrix – gathered for a three-day concert in Monterey, California. “The Big Screen” team took a look back at the influential documentary that captured some of the most memorable performances in rock history.
- The Bette Davis we know and love and loathe is alive and coughing from too many cigarettes on stages in the DFW. Art&Seek’s guest blogger Gail Sachson explains why the show’s worth your time.
- Jazz legend Herbie Hancock, among others, has been announced as a performer for the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Strauss Square fall concert series. Get full details here.
What Else You’ve Got To Know
North Texans confused by stories about a controversial performance in New York aim their anger at Shakespeare Dallas. Photo: Shakespeare Dallas
- North Texans Threatening The Wrong Shakespeare (Art&Seek)
- Oak Cliff Nonprofit Invites You To Stumble Onto Art, Music and Dance With Your Morning Coffee (Dallas Morning News)
- CEO Jonathan Martin To Leave DSO For Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Art&Seek)
- One Last Installation at UTD’s Art Barn (D Magazine)
- Julius Caesar Production Closes, But Debate Over Art And Politics Likely to Rage On (NPR)
What We’re Reading
Guide Live’s TV critic ponders why all the powerful black women on television are criminals. Photo: ABC
- Why are all the powerful women of color on TV criminals? (Guide Live)
- Steppenwolf ‘Denounces’ Sun-Times Critic’s Review Following Backlash (Chicago Tribune)
- Learning The Lessons Of TV Fatherhood (NPR)
- The White Rock Zine Machine Vends ‘Tiny Little Masterpieces’ (D Magazine)
- New Art, Music Venue Has Big Plans for Deep Ellum (D Magazine)
- The Frida Kahlo-Fueled ‘Mexico’ At Dallas Museum of Art Is Officially A Blockbuster (Dallas Morning News)
What We’re Listening To
Cure For Paranoia;Photo: via Facebook
Bill Cosby is facing serious charges. This WHYY podcast explores how his hometown is handling the whole ordeal. Photo: WHYY
- Cosby Unraveled (WHYY)
- Beth Ditto On ‘Fake Sugar’ And Sweet Memories (NPR Music)
- Kid Koala Will Perform Live The Music He Made For Baby Driver (Central Track)
What We’re Looking At
- Dallas Street Choir Joined 17 Manhattan Homeless Shelter Residents To Play Carnegie Hall (Dallas Morning News)
- Roni Horn: Nasher Sculpture Center (Arts+Culture)
- Luther Smith and Jason Lee in Fort Worth (Glasstire)
- Doug Aitken at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Glasstire)
- Marfa sculptor’s carved-wood Dairy Queen cones are quintessential Texas (Dallas Morning News)
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