Exhibit
May 5 - June 30, 2012
In conjunction with the Dale Chihuly show at the Arboretum, the Museum will be displaying art glass by Dallas artists Mary Lynn Devereux and Polly Gessell
Arcadia Salon
Sunday, May 20, 2:00
Evolution of An Idea
The Texas Sculpture Association sponsors this program featuring never-before-seen New Interchangeable Art by Morton Rachofsky.
Arcadia Salon
Thursday, June 14, 5:30
Jennifer Way, Ph.D., professor of Art History at University of North Texas, discusses the work of Melé within the context of concrete art, constructivism, and geometric abstraction.
Opening Reception
Friday, July 20, 6:30
Three African-American Artists: Kevin Cole, Albert Shaw, and Jack White curated by Phillip Collins
Jesus
Rafael Soto (1923-2005) was the Venezuelan master of optical
art, beginning his masterpieces in this form in the 1960's. He called
these works "Penetrables," as though one could lose oneself
inside
them.
He was born in Ciudad Bolivar and studied at the Escuela de Artes
Plásticas in Caracas. Along with Carlos Cruz-Diez and Ruben Nuñez,
he
became a member of the Taller de Arte Libre de Caracas.
In 1950 he moved to Paris, where he participated in exhibitions at
the
Salon des Realités Nouvelles. He has shown in many galleries
in Paris, Santa Fe, Miami, and New York, as well as in exhibitions at
the
Guggenheim in New York, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and the
Contemporary Art Museum of Chicago. He has won prizes at the Sao Paulo
and Venice Biennials, and was awarded the National French Award for
Sculpture in 1997.
