You don’t have to know a damn thing about art to know the work of Shepard Fairey. The street artist’s ubiquitous poster of former President Barack Obama in red and blue, with the word “Hope” stamped at the bottom, is one of the most iconic presidential images of all time, along with those on Mount Rushmore, those printed on currency and that severed Trump head in a photo by Tyler Shields.
Fairey’s Obey brand, first made famous through an Andre the Giant sticker, morphed into a collective project called Obey Giant, which is now a contributor to Dallas’ street art landscape. Again, actually. Dallas has a long history with Fairey, mostly of not appreciating his work.
DART Student Art Contest Celebrates Local Young Artists
Everyday Heroes Ride DART
Collin Chon, a 5th grade student at Greenhill School in Addison, was this year’s Best of Show winner. Collin’s artwork, based on this year’s theme “Everyday Heroes Ride DART,” was selected from 688 entries from students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Heroes come in many forms and this year’s art contest gave young artists the chance to salute the hometown heroes that have kept our community going during the pandemic – everyday people that have made a positive impact in the lives of others.
The DART Student Art Contest is a 23-year tradition that helps promote the use of public transportation and is supported by community partners the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Contemporary and Half Price Books, as well as our media partners Al Día, Dallas Morning News, DFW Child, DFW Kids Directory, Local Profile, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39.
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IO, US – 06 May, 2021 – Steven Vail Fine Arts in Des Moines’ recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works has seen interest from collectors in Berlin, Miami, Greece, Beverly Hills and others. The gallery has also featured a different contemporary female artist each week in March on their virtual tour to honor Women’s Heritage Month. They are transitioning in May to an international theme…
When asked about his recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works, Steven Vail, of Steven Vail Fine Arts, responded, “These are somewhat unbelievable to be offered in Des Moines. We have been receiving inquiries nationally and internationally and have several pending sales. Each is unique with the artist’s hand embellishment in addition to the artist’s base screen-printing work, thus giving them the status of “unique” works on paper. Collectors in Berlin, Miami, Greece, Beverly Hills and others have all been reaching out to SVFA in Des Moines inquiring about the wor
Logan Havens Installation view, Pia Camil: Three Works (Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson, April 10 – September 19, 2021). Photograph by Logan Havens. Courtesy the artist; Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/ New York/ Tokyo; Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson. During the last few weeks, when the evening sky starts to dim, a downtown building has been beaming out gorgeous colors into the streets: magenta, pink, green, yellow, royal red. The nightly light show comes through the big glass doors of MOCA-Tucson contemporary art museum. But the source of this rainbow beauty, astonishingly, is a batch of tossed-out T-shirts. Inside the museum’s enormous Great Hall, the shirts brilliantly dyed and sewn together into giant tarps dangle from the ceiling. Tethered to ship rigging, they shift and sail high above the gallery
Julian Schnabel is a big deal.
When asked about his recent acquisitions of Julian Schnabel works, Steven Vail, of Steven Vail Fine Arts, responded, “These are somewhat unbelievable to be offered in Des Moines. We have been receiving inquiries nationally and internationally and have several pendin