On the cover, a detail from Omphale V (Omphale V), a painting by Pablo Palazuelo (Spanish, 1915–2007), brings into view the monumental exhibition opening this month at the Meadows Museum. The bold work within In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Creating the Spanish Museum of Abstract Art, adapted from the holdings of Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca, demonstrates that artists prevail in the most turbulent times, often articulating the mood of the day. Nancy Cohen Israel investigates in Abstracted Reality.
From a front-row seat, Dallas enjoys the boundary-blurring sculpture of Mark di Suvero both within the Nasher Sculpture Center Garden, where Eviva Amore enjoys a bird’s-eye view, and at NorthPark Center, where Ad Astra climbs up to the NorthPark Center Cafés. Steel Like Paper, a three-decade survey of di Suvero’s practice, highlights his legendary works in both steel and on paper, and his enduring friendship with founders Raymond and Patsy Nasher, who unveiled...Read More