Art exhibitions of note in the Dallas-Fort Worth area:
• "Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic," through Jan. 3, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
This overview of 60 works highlights the range of the artist's prolific career. Wiley was part of the touring "30 Americans" exhibition, which stopped in Arkansas earlier this year. This art show begins with early examples of paintings inspired by observations of street life in Harlem. Wiley further examines the European tradition of portraiture, taking specific paintings by masters such as Titian, Van Dyck and Manet and replacing historical subjects with contemporary, young black men in fashionable urban gear set against ornate, decorative backgrounds on large canvases. In so doing, Wiley raises issues of class, race and gender.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Admission: $10, $4 students with ID and age 60 and older; free for age 12 and under, Modern members. Info: themodern.org
• "Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots," Friday-March 20, Dallas Museum of Art
This is only the third major U.S. museum exhibit to focus solely on the artist. It is the largest survey of Pollock's black paintings ever assembled. With more than 70 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, the exhibition will also introduce Pollock's work with a selection of his classic drip paintings from 1947 to 1950.
Another special exhibition, "International Pop," hangs at the DMA through Jan. 17.
Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Admission: free; special exhibition admission $16; age 65 and older and military with ID, $14; students with ID, $12; DMA members and age 11 and under, free. Info: dma.org
• "Self-Taught Genius: Treasures From the American Folk Art Museum," through Jan. 3, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
More than 100 works are on view in this groundbreaking exhibition of masterpieces in a variety of forms, including textiles, needlework, ceramics, sculptures and carved figures, drawings, paintings and furniture, dating from the 18th century to the present.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m.--8 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: cartermuseum.org
• "Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter's Eye," through Feb. 14, Kimbell Art Museum
During the height of Impressionism in the 1870s and 1880s, Caillebotte produced some of the movement's most daring and bold paintings. Experimenting with radical points of view and perspective, he created images of Paris streets, domestic life and country pursuits. There are some 50 paintings from 1875 to 1882 in the exhibition.
Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Friday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: free; special exhibition admission: $18; $16 age 60 and older and students with ID; $14, ages 6-11; 5 and under, free. Info: kimbellart.org
Travel on 11/15/2015