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A Quick Look At Art&Seek’s Reporting
- Drugs, immigration and gangs – that’s all we seem to hear about from the Texas/Mexico border. But a couple of North Texas artists have formed a project called Tierra Firme which aims to inform people about the more positive aspects of the borderlands. In the most recent story from our Artist Spotlight series, we look into how these two women use indigenous art to change perspectives.
Director Ya’Ke Smith @yake80 talks about his new series “The Beginning and Ending of Everything” on the #BigScreen: https://t.co/wFqOU4Olqe pic.twitter.com/15mX069DMv
— KERA’s Art&Seek (@artandseek) July 19, 2017
- Filmmaker Ya’Ke Smith’s movies have for years dealt with social issues. His work brings to the forefront topics that we’d normally like to elude. And now he’s got a new web series that follows a young woman struggling to re-enter society after prison. “The Big Screen” team caught up with him to find out about the many real-life sources he pulled from to make “The Beginning and Ending of Everything.”
Michael Auping with Vernon Fisher in his Fort Worth studio.
- Last week, many in the North Texas arts scene were surprised to learn that Micheal Auping – the chief curator for the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum – had retired. Art&Seek’s Jerome Weeks spoke with Auping (who is currently living in Southern California) to find out what made the man who brought some that institution’s landmark shows (Frank Stella, Philip Guston and Ed Ruscha) retire.
What Else You’ve Got To Know
- Send Your Cat Videos to Dallas VideoFest (D Magazine)
- DMA’s Attendance Figures for Fiscal 2017 Second Highest In History (Art&Seek)
- Christina Rees Wins $50,000 Rabkin Prize for Arts Writers (Glasstire)
- Barkbox Teams Up With Dallas Animal Shelter (Dallas Observer)
- Creative Sanctuary: Arts Mission Oak Cliff Helps Community Artists Flourish (Dallas Morning News)
- Local Kids Come Home To Perform High-Intensity Drum Corps Shows (Dallas Morning News)
- Over 100 Museums Invite You to “Color Their Collections” with Free Adult Coloring Books (My Modern Met)
- Jodie Whittaker takes the keys to the TARDIS as 13th Doctor (KERA)
- Spotify Sued, Yet Again, Over Compositions (NPR)
What We’re Reading
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- Artist Keer Tanchak’s Show At Dallas Contemporary Pokes At Wealth, Luxury And Social Class (Dallas Morning News)
- Garland-Born Donny Cates Inks New ‘Thanos,’ ‘Doctor Strange’ Deals With Marvel (Dallas Morning News)
- Where Have All The Critics Gone? (Theater Jones)
- In the Flow: A Musician’s Guide to a Creative Mind State (Pitchfork)
- 200 Years After Her Death, Jane Austen Is The Beloved Heroine Of Her Own Story (USA Today)
- With Push From Yo-Yo Ma, Louis Kahn’s (Architect of the Kimbell) Floating Concert Hall May End Up In N.Y. (Chicago Tribune)
- The 100 Greatest Props in Movie History, and the Stories Behind Them (Thrillist)
What We’re Listening To
Album cover for Joni Mitchell’s “Hejira”
- The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (NPR Music)
Everyone loves Koe Wetzel. Everyone. courtesy the artist
- This Is What North TexansAre Listening To (Dallas Observer)
“Gone Cold Podcast”
Elvis Presley’s Complete 1953-1995 Recordings, A Boy From Tupelo is out July 28.
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- First Listen: Elvis Presley, ‘A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete 1953-1955 Recordings’ (NPR Music)
- Dave Chappelle On Comedy And Politics In The Age Of President Trump (NPR Music)
What We’re Looking At
Two Years After She Played Her First Arcade Game, Plano Woman Destroys World Record (Dallas Observer)
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- 3 Dallas Artists to Watch (D Magazine)
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