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This year we are welcoming works from 1927 into the public domain in the United States, including books, periodicals, sheet music, and movies. 

Big events of 1927 include the first transatlantic phone call from New York to London, the formation of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the first successful long distance demonstration of television, the release of the first popular “talkie,” The Jazz Singer, and the first nonstop transatlantic solo airplane flight, from New York to Paris, by Charles Lindbergh.

Movies

Despite the popularity of The Jazz Singer, movies were still mostly silent in 1927, including the gorgeous Metropolis by Fritz Lang. Laurel and Hardy’s first film, Putting Pants on Phillip, was released that year, along with an early Gary Cooper Western, Nevada, Joan Crawford in Spring Fever, Mary Pickford in My Best Girl, Clara Bow in Get Your Man, and Cecil B. DeMille’s King of Kings.

I was particularly taken with No Man’s Land, which gives top billing to a horse (Rex the Wonder Horse, in case you were wondering – if you’d like to follow his career he also starred in The King of Wild Horses and Black Cyclone). 

Or we can time travel with Koko the Clown in Koko in 1999 where they apparently thought that at the turn of the last century everything would happen via automation and you’d get a wife from a vending machine for 25 cents.  

Music

No new recorded music enters the public domain in the US this year — the next group of recorded music becomes available in 4 years, due to how the music modernization act is written — but we do have some fun new sheet music to explore. The biggies that are most remembered today are probably The Best Things in Life Are Free and I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream. But you should also take some time to play Dream Kisses, The Desert Song, My Ohio Home, and Girl of My Dreams.

Periodicals

Thousands of issues of periodicals from 1927 are entering the public domain, some from titles that are still well known today like:

• Life
• Vogue
• The Billboard
• Cosmopolitan
• The Saturday Evening Post
• The Progressive Farmer
• The New Yorker

You may also want to check out copies of The American Girl (published by the Girl Scouts), check up on the financial markets leading up to the Great Depression in the The Financial Times, or research bling in The Jewelers Circular.

Books

The Sherlock Holmes books came to an end in 1927, and with it the release of The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan-Doyle (vol I and vol II). Other biggies include Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather and Mosquitoes by William Faulkner.

But as always, the most fun is to be had perusing the books from 1927 for hidden gems. Enjoy the gorgeous art deco designs in Ideas & studies in stencilling & decorating, for instance.

Some other fun titles include

• Insect-musicians and cricket champions of China
• Aunt Sammy’s radio recipes
• Distinctive houses of Indiana limestone
• Complete history of southern Illinois’ gang war
• The home movie scenario book

Celebrate Public Domain Day

You can join us to celebrate public domain day two ways this year, virtually or in person.

We are having a virtual party on January 19, 2023 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern. REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL EVENT HERE!

And the next day we will have an in-person Film Remix Contest Screening Party on January 20, 2023 at 6pm at 300 Funston Ave in San Francisco, to watch this year’s Public Domain Day Remix Contest winning entries. REGISTER FOR THE IN-PERSON PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO HERE!

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Going into the new year, it is common to consider things we’d like to change or improve. The tradition can be dated back about 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, who held the first recorded celebrations honoring the new year and making promises to their gods to pay their debts and return borrowed items. Though the kinds of resolutions we make have changed with the times, setting goals for the new year is still a common tradition.

On this, the first day of 2023, I take inspiration from the countless works of art I’ve seen across the state of Texas and beyond to guide my resolutions. I’m sharing them here, as some may resonate with our readers.

A detail from Guadalupe Rosales’ “Drifting on a Memory,” at the Dallas Museum of Art.

1. Take time for self-reflection, personally and professionally.

Installation image of work by Sheryl Anaya.

2. Celebrate your culture and learn about others’.

Carol Ivey, “Stepping Back,” 2018, oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.

3. Make your environments beautiful, and appreciate their beauty.

An interactive exhibition featuring silhouettes of artworks that were in storage or on loan at the Musée d’art moderne et d’art contemporain de Nice.

4. Approach challenges with creativity.

Nancy K Fisher, “Seeking Solace,” hand dyeing, hand appliqué, free motion quilting on cotton and linen. On view at LHUCA, Lubbock, July 2022.

5. Find peaceful moments of solitude.

A painting by Aliyah Cydonia. On view at Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas, April 2022.

6. Increase your flexibility, physically and otherwise.

Jack Hoyer, “Solstice Woods,” 2017, oil on linen, 46 x 51 3/4 x 2 inches. On view at the Dallas Art Fair, April 2022.

7. Spend more time in nature.

A performance during the opening reception of “Tina Medina: A Retrospective” at the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas.

8. Step outside your comfort zone. (This is made easier when you have the support of those closest to you.)

Eugène Delacroix, “Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Turban,” 1827. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., in honor of Patricia McBride. On view in “Afro-Atlantic Histories” at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

9. See familiar people or things in new contexts.

David A. Cook, “Standing Plans,” 1988, acrylic and graphite on paper. On view at the Old Jail Art Center, Albany, August 2022. Gift of Reilly Nail.

10. Step out and go see some (more) art.

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Congress recently passed legislation that will give federal regulators greater authority to limit the costs of prison phone calls.

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As 2022 comes to a close, Glasstire asks our readers to join us in an art-based New Year’s Eve tradition. Though we have only engaged in the practice for the last few years, Ken Friedman’s In One Year and Out the Other dates back to 1975. The piece, though simple, takes advantage of this unique moment in time — being at the cusp of the changing of a year — and gives participants an opportunity to pause and consider time and distance in a way our fast-paced, easily connected society does not often do.

The work is written as follows:

On New Year’s Eve, make a telephone call from one time zone to another to conduct a conversation between people located in different years.

First performed in 1975, from Springfield, Ohio, Mr. Friedman called his art friends Dick Higgins, Nam June Paik, Peter Frank, Christo, and Jeanne-Claude in New York, where the New Year had already materialized. Then, after midnight in Springfield, Mr. Friedman called California-based artists Tom Garver, Natasha Nicholson, and Abraham Friedman, who were still awaiting the new year.

Ken Friedman, “In One Year and Out the Other,” 1975.

Leading up to your New Year’s Eve, take a moment to make list of contacts you could reach out to on either side of the New Year. And though there are countless ways to connect across timezones, we encourage you to make the effort of a phone call.

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Exactly one year ago today, 2021 got in one last sucker punch with the death of Betty White. Now, 2022 has wrapped up with a heavy blow of its own: trailblazing news anchor and interviewer Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93.

Walters' career spanned more than half a century, during which time she hosted the "Today" show, "ABC Evening News," and "20/20" before creating and hosting her daytime talk show, "The View." Walters also made many appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," where she was played by various members of the comedy show's cast over the years. Gilda Radner debuted the character of "Baba Wawa" in 1975, spoofing Walters' slight speech impediment that caused her to struggle with the letter "R." Walters later told the New York Daily News that she "wasn't so thrilled" with the parody at first. But one night, after she found her young daughter Jacqueline watching a Baba Wawa sketch and reprimanded her, Jacqueline retorted, "Oh, mommy, where's your sense of humor?"

Thanks in part to that admonishment, Walters' feelings about Baba Wawa softened. "Gilda was so wonderful — the sketch immortalized me," she told the NY Daily News in hindsight, also revealing that "years later, when Gilda died, I sent her husband [actor Gene Wilder] a sympathy note and signed it 'Barbara Wawa.'"

Other "SNL" comics who offered their own impressions of Walters include Cheri Oteri and Rachel Dratch (who reprised the role in "30 Rock," via a tongue-twisting interview about a fictional movie called "The Rural Juror"). And in 2014, Walters herself joined the "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update desk to celebrate her retirement.

'Develop A Signature Voice That No One Will Forget'

Sharing the Weekend Update desk with Cecily Strong, Walters gets in a few stern comments about her prior depictions on "Saturday Night Live," before indulging in some humor at her own expense. Walters was often criticized for throwing softball questions at her interview subjects, most notoriously asking Katherine Hepburn in a 1981 interview, "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?" 

Like many notorious quotes, this one has been heavily paraphrased and taken out of context. In the original interview, it was Hepburn who said she felt like a strong tree in her old age, to which Walters responded with the follow-up question, "What kind of tree are you?" (Hepburn's answer: an oak tree). Walters addressed the misquote in a 2004 "20/20" special, which today demonstrates an eerie bit of forethought. "At my funeral, or perhaps in my obituary, it may mention that I once asked Katherine Hepburn what kind of a tree she wanted to be. Well, that's not exactly what happened," Walters said, playing the original clip as proof. "I didn't ask her, she brought it up! What was I to do?"

Frankly, it's impossible to get through 50 years on camera without asking a silly question or two (I have personally asked many silly questions in a mere fraction of that time). But when it comes to the matter of Katherine Hepburn and the tree, consider the record corrected, Barbara Wawa.

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New York State has finally passed a landmark “right to repair” bill proving American consumers some additional protection from repair monopolies. After some annoying delays created by lobbyists, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation on December 29.

The legislation gives New York consumers the right to fix their electronic devices themselves or have them repaired by an independent repair shop, instead of being forced to only obtain repairs through costly manufacturer repair programs. Groups like Consumer Reports were thrilled:

Marta Tellado, president and CEO of Consumer Reports, said, “This landmark law will save New Yorkers money, provide them with more convenient repair options, and cut down on waste. When your device is broken, you should have more options than a high-priced service or the landfill. The Digital Fair Repair Act will ensure that New York consumers have the choice to fix their own electronic products or have them fixed by a servicer they choose, including those independent of the manufacturer.

The final version of the bill enjoyed rare bipartisan support, passing the state assembly 147–2 and the senate 59–4. To make this happen, the bill doesn’t include vehicles, home appliances, farm equipment or medical devices — all sectors rife with obnoxious attempts to monopolize repair via DRM or by making diagnostics either expensive or impossible.

The final version of the bill stalled on Hochul’s desk as lobbyists attempted to weaken it further. With some success; according to Gothamist reporter Jon Campbell, the final bill strips away language requiring that manufacturers provide consumers, all “passwords, security codes, or materials to override security features,” as well as some additional intellectual property protections demanded by industry.

There are also some additional restrictions that force consumers to buy entire “repair assemblages” instead of being able to buy just the independent parts they need, which advocates say further undermines the law (imagine being forced to buy an entire computer motherboard when just a single component is broken):

It’s still a meaningful win, especially given the massive, well-funded, cross-industry opposition to the bill. Right to repair coalitions put it this way:

Repair supporters are justifiably upset that the law signed bears little resemblance to our original. The governor never made a statement of her intent, but it’s clear now that she never wanted the bill to include more than cell phones and laptops purchased at big box stores. At the same time, we know that lobbyists had her ear – and TechNet in particular has clearly had the most influence. But it still moves the ball forward so we’ll take our fight to the next level elsewhere.

So it’s nowhere near the landmark bill it professes to be, but it’s still a step forward. While it’s been a fairly dark decade for U.S. consumer rights, the “right to repair” movement’s shift from niche to mainstream continues to be one of the more promising trends in recent memory.

After hundreds of Mexican free-tailed bats went into hypothermic shock during the city's recent cold snap, they lost their grip and fell. But they found a temporary home: the attic of Mary Warwick.

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Well looky here what came in the mail.

Some Weeding Resolutions for 2023

So here is part 2.
For your new year’s resolution, commit to frequent weeding.

Go slow. Weeding is something that is best done in small bites. Don’t load a cart and overwhelm yourself and everyone else. Think about devoting 10-20 minutes a day or limit yourself to 5-10 items at a crack. Take a look at this old post from Holly. If it is a huge project, make a plan.

Be mindful of the intended audience. Is it for teens? or is it for teens back in 1990? Check how it is cataloged. Would it do better shelved elsewhere?

Is this the best medium for this information? Books aren’t always the best choice for certain topics. Would a video or streaming content be better?

Integrate DEI into all aspects of collection management. Does your collection reflect many voices and perspectives? See this post and this post.

Finally, if you have to/want to do something, and just want to phone it in without thinking too much, try the following:

Duplicates and damaged materials. (Caveat: Don’t get caught up in saving books with tape and staff time. This can be a time/money/budget suck).

Move then to the obvious weeds: anything with a date in the title over a few years. (Think travel books, income tax materials, exam prep books, etc).

Even if this is all you are able to do, you will have accomplished more than you think.

Peace, love, and stable library funding for 2023

Mary and Holly

 

 

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Little Women for Preschoolers

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When "Star Trek: Voyager" debuted in 1995, Trekkies found themselves in new, exciting territory. Mixing the premises of "Star Trek" and "Lost in Space," "Voyager" saw a Federation starship, the very small but technologically advanced U.S.S. Voyager suddenly whisked clear across the galaxy to a remote quadrant -- the Delta Quadrant -- that Starfleet hadn't yet explored. Stranded 70 years from Earth, the determined Capt. Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) would have to wrangle an antagonistic crew in their mission to return home, and dramatically, there were going to be no other Starfleet vessels to back them up in a scrape. In the Delta Quadrant, there are no Starbases to replenish their supplies, nor repair damage. They were truly on their own. "Voyager" was to be a test of Starfleet resourcefulness.

Additionally, many members of the Voyager's crew once belonged to the Maquis, a group of anti-Federation terrorists, meaning that Capt. Janeway would have to smooth over Maquis/Starfleet officer relations. Plot points related to the Voyager's limited resources and the Maquis, sadly, were quickly forgotten as the show went on. The ship seemingly never ran out of food or replicator rations, and, in later seasons, could build brand-new shuttlecrafts and entire cartography labs seemingly out of thin air. Where exactly did they get the raw materials required to build the Delta Flyer, for instance?

Most excitingly, "Star Trek: Voyager" featured a type of captain that Trekkies hadn't seen before. Compared to the serious, angry, impatient, and ultra-professional captains of the past, Janeway was enthused, upbeat, energetic, and communicative. She referred to her crew as her family. And, as the show went on, she became more and more of an authoritarian. Janeway, it seems, was quite willing to break rules if it served her own ideas.

A Great Character, But Maybe A Bad Person

This is not to say that Capt. Janeway was a bad character, nor does it imply that Mulgrew did not give an intense and well-rounded performance over the show's seven seasons. But Janeway, when looking at her actions, came to respect individuals on her ship less and less, and her own authority more and more. On the Enterprise, several characters were capable of taking command, often just so the captain could take a rest. DS9 was overseen by the gruff Capt. Sisko (Avery Brooks), but he had a diverse team that all seemed capable of gathering together to solve unusual problems. On the U.S.S. Voyager, power started at the top and stayed there. Janeway was no tartar and perhaps no dictator, but it was rare that she deferred to the group. 

Only one person got to sit in the captain's chair. "Voyager" doesn't necessarily promote authoritarianism, but it does seem to argue that, in desperate times, it may be necessary.

There are myriad examples of Janeway's cavalier attitudes. For instance, in the episode "Scientific Method" (October 29, 1997), a group of invisible alien scientists has moved on board the ship and has deliberately been giving the Starfleet officers incurable headaches as a means of studying their behavior under pressure. The experiments go too far, and the aliens accidentally kill one of the crew. The aliens reveal themselves and say they'll stay on board regardless, not really caring about human life. In response, Janeway takes control of the helm and immediately steers her ship in between two binary stars, a route that could very likely destroy them all. 

Instigating an astral game of chicken, Janeway says she'll steer away if the aliens leave. They do. 

Were I a member of Janeway's crew, I would have liked a chance to debate that tactic before she put my life at risk. Although to be fair, Janeway was also suffering from headaches and was perhaps not thinking clearly.

The Tuvix Incident

Infamously, in the episode "Tuvix" (May 6, 1996), Janeway found that two of her crew members, Neelix (Ethan Phillips) and Tuvok (Tim Russ), had been accidentally blended together in a transporter malfunction. The resulting being called himself Tuvix (Tom Wright) and found that he very much enjoyed being alive. When Janeway discovered that she could separate her two (now dead) crewmates, Tuvix objected, as did the ship's doctor (Robert Picardo). It would not be ethical, Tuvix argued, to kill one being in order to restore two others to life. Janeway, however, orders it done anyway, and Tuvok and Neelix are resurrected. 

Mulgrew has been asked about Tuvix many, many times since that episode aired, notably by Alexandra Ocasio Cortez on Twitter. She has remained stalwart in her response: Janeway did the right thing and would do it again. She felt that her dead crew members, just as much as Tuvix, had a right to live. These responses haven't prevented Tuvix from becoming a meme that highlights Janeway's brusque dismissal of his life. 

After a while, it became clear that Janeway's crew was not operating as a team, but as subservient inferior officers underneath an absolute ruler. It was subtle, of course. Janeway never declared herself dictator-for-life or anything so crass. But on the rare occasions that someone did stand up to Janeway, it felt like a strange aberration. No one, it seems, dared doubt her. Even when she was making questionable decisions. 

The Reason For Janeway's Behavior

This was illustrated in the episode "Year of Hell, Part II" (November 12, 1997). When the Voyager was in extremely dire straits -- thanks to some temporal rigmarole, the ship was damaged nearly beyond repair and many died -- Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) questions Janeway's decision to attack the time-traveling antagonist. Janeway overrules her objections, and the crew is ordered to fulfil her mission. 

Seven of Nine, once a Borg drone with no individuality, was pleased that she had the agency to stand up for herself. With Janeway, that agency was taken away again. Seven, bafflingly, seems to accept it. "As a Borg," she said "I submitted to a single authority, the Collective. Over the past several months, I've been encouraged to think and act as an individual. It is difficult to know when to restrain myself." Tuvok advises, illogically, that the captain is always right. "Even when you know her logic is flawed?" Seven asks. "Perhaps," Tuvok says. 

It doesn't matter if she's making illogical decisions, the captain is in charge. Even the crew thinks so. 

There is, however, a logical reason for Janeway's authoritarian command style, and it has nothing to do with her taste for power. 

Because the Voyager will never receive any kind of Starfleet aid, there will necessarily be no comforting status quo. The structured rigors of Starfleet are absent, and endless improv remains. The ship will be in "crunch time" for the foreseeable future, and Janeway will require consistency. This is not a time to allow officers to grow and develop their own voice among the crew, as that will create an imbalance of command. 

Command In Difficult Times

Why else would the ultra-capable Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) never receive a promotion? Poor Harry, despite his level head and intelligence, remained an ensign for seven years. Even Kim acknowledged in the episode "Nightingale" (November 22, 2000) that hierarchy was required to function. "I understand there's a command structure and that our circumstances are unique," Harry said, "But the fact is, if we were back home, I'd be a lieutenant by now." This was one of the few times Janeway's implied insistence on the consistency of command was mentioned aloud.

But, this is "Star Trek," of course, and not a character study along the lines of "Breaking Bad" — we are not witnessing a human's moral downfall. Although notions of authoritarianism thematically lurk in the series, "Voyager" never openly rolls with the darkness. Indeed, Janeway is even a little startled by herself sometimes. In the show's final episode, "Endgame" (May 31, 2001) an older Janeway travels back in time to help present-day Janeway get back home, suggesting killing a bunch of Borg and providing contraband future technology. Present-day Janeway is shocked by her future self's lack of decorum. Even Janeway was startled by Janeway's cavalier attitude.

The notion of an authoritarian rule being required in desperate times was, in fact, something that would play out in the real world shortly after the conclusion of "Star Trek: Voyager." Following the events of 9/11, one could soon see a sudden channeling of power and authority to the top of the U.S. government in the George W. Bush administration. The rhetoric of the time was that extreme times called for extreme measures. Five months after "Voyager" went off the air, the spy series "24" became an immediate hit, and that show was predicated largely on the necessity of dark, extreme actions in the face of severe crimes and a ticking clock.

"Voyager," being "Star Trek," was never so mercenary as that. But it was dealing, overall and with a great deal of foresight, with a sticky philosophical ethic about the nature of command when the "safety net" of Starfleet is removed. One may not agree with Janeway's tactics or command style -- she seems like she'd be a crappy boss -- but one can wholeheartedly understand her command ethos.

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The disruptions add to chaos that has left people stranded at airports across the country, many of them with little idea of when they can get home or where their bags are.

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With 2023 around the corner, North Texas art museums, including the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Dallas Contemporary, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art have announced their upcoming spring exhibitions.

Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Next month, the Nasher Sculpture Center will present Mark di Suvero: Steel Like Paper. Organized by the Nasher’s Chief Curator, Jed Morse, the exhibition, which is the most extensive survey of the artist’s work in over 30 years, will feature 30 sculptures and more than 40 drawings and paintings spanning the artist’s 60-year career. 

Through the works, visitors will gain a better understanding of the artist’s practice behind his large-scale monumental sculptures. The exhibition will also be the first presentation of works — 5 small sculptures, 4 drawings and 1 screenprint — recently gifted to the museum from the collection of Lisa Schachner, a friend of the artist and former curator at Gemini G.E.L., in Los Angeles.

In a press release announcing the exhibition, Nasher Director Jeremy Strick stated, “Steel Like Paper offers new perspectives on a pivotal figure in the history of contemporary sculpture, and an artist of special importance to Dallas. Gathering together sculptures, drawings, and paintings from across the artist’s career, the exhibition will reveal the ways in which di Suvero’s creative process advances in a stream of constant innovation and artistic invention, enhancing a fuller understanding, too, of his exuberant and thrilling monumental sculptures.”

Mark di Suvero: Steel Like Paper will be on view at the Nasher from January 28 through August 27, 2023.

Image courtesy of Museo de Arte Zapopan.

The Dallas Contemporary (DC) will present A Story of Collaboration, Production, and Collecting in the Contemporary Arts, featuring works from the private collection of Marcela and José Noé Suro, the second-generation owner of Cerámica Suro in Guadalajara, Mexico. Over the last twenty years, the renowned ceramics studio has produced projects with over 500 artists, including Nairy Baghramian, John Baldessari, Sarah Crowner, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Nicole Eisenman, Mario Garcia Torres, and Jonas Wood. 

In conversation with the main exhibition, the adjacent gallery will host a solo show of works by artist Eduardo Sarabia, titled This Must Be The Place. Though born in Los Angeles, Mr. Sarabia emigrated to Guadalajara in 2003 at the invitation of Cerámica Suro. 

In a press release announcing the exhibitions, DC Executive Director Carolina Alvarez-Mathies remarked, “Dallas Contemporary is honored to host this selection from the collection of Marcela and José Noé Suro, an exhibition that so beautifully describes the spirit of generosity and possibility that José Noé Suro has cultivated not only in his hometown of Guadalajara, but here in Dallas, as well, through many creative collaborations.” 

Both exhibitions will open on April 20, 2023. Mr. Sarabia’s solo exhibition will close on August 27, 2023, and the Cerámica Suro exhibition will close on December 31, 2023.

Jan Massijs, “Rebus: The World Feeds Many Fools,” c. 1530, oil on panel, 20 1/4 × 24 3/8 inches. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp.

In February 2023, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) will be the final venue to host Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks, an exhibition organized by the Denver Art Museum in collaboration with The Phoebus Foundation. The exhibition, drawn from the Foundation’s collection, showcases more than 130 works from the Flanders region of Belgium, spanning from the 1400s through the 1600s.

Dr. Nicole R. Myers, the DMA’s interim chief curator and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon senior curator of European Art commented, “We are thrilled to bring the Phoebus Foundation’s stunning collection of Flemish masterworks to our Dallas community. This period of production was a defining and pivotal moment, not only in the development of medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art, but in the greater scheme of cultural, scientific and political evolution in Europe. Stepping into this exhibition truly feels like you’re embarking on a journey through time. We’re excited for visitors to peer through this window to the past, while also seeing reflections  of their own ever-changing world.”

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks will be on view in the DMA’s Chilton Gallery I from February 19 through June 25, 2023.

Nam June Paik, “Video Flag Y,” 1985, 84 ten-inch television sets, three Plexiglas cases, fans, LaserDisc players, LaserDiscs, and video tapes, 72 x 144 x 50 inches. Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of JPMorgan Chase & Co. © Estate of Nam June Paik

Also debuting in February is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s I’ll be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen. Curated by Alison Hearst, the group show brings together art spanning from 1969 to present day that features or is inspired by screen culture. A variety of mediums will be represented, including painting, sculpture, video games, digital art, augmented reality, and video.

With more than 25,000-square-feet of gallery space dedicated to the exhibition, this is the most in-depth show of its kind in the Southwest region. The exhibition will feature 51 artists, including prominent national and international artists such as Nam June Paik, Arthur Jafa, Gretchen Bender, and Andy Warhol, as well as important Texas artists, including Liss LaFleur, Kristin Lucas, and John Pomara. 

I’ll be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen will be on view from February 12 – April 30, 2023.

Hugh Hayden, “America,” 2018, sculpted mesquite on plywood. Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery, © Hugh Hayden

In March, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art will present Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation, highlighting the perspectives of contemporary Black artists. The exhibition is co-curated by Maggie Adler, the Carter’s Curator of Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper, and Maurita Poole, Executive Director of Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University. The show will feature commissioned and recent works by artists responding to John Quincy Adams Ward’s bronze sculpture, The Freedman, from the Carter’s collection. 

Emancipation includes sculpture, photography, paper, and textile works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh Hayden, Letitia Huckaby, Jeffrey Meris, and Sable Elyse Smith. The Carter is pairing the contemporary works with Civil War materials to provide context and deepen visitors’ understanding of the history of representations of Blackness.

Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation will be on view from March 12 through July 9, 2023.

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