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‘To Be Determined’ at the Dallas Museum of Art explores hope and resilience in these troubled times The exhibition mixes and matches artworks based on evocative word clusters. "Tired" is one of two new specially commissioned paintings by rising star Jammie Holmes that are situated in the DMA's dramatically lit central gallery. The 36-year-old Holmes paints intimate scenes of Black community and family life, using powerful color contrasts and strong, graphic compositional schemes.(Courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective) When an encyclopedic museum presents a new selection of...

Nicola Vassell. Image courtesy Nicola Vassell. Photo: Luigi Cazzaniga. Few people in the art world have had a career as complex as Nicola Vassell’s. After leaving Jamaica for New York in the late ’90s to pursue a career as a fashion model and culture writer, Vassell landed some of the art industry’s most coveted roles, including directorial positions at Deitch Projects and Pace gallery, two New York art-world institutions. While at Deitch, Vassell worked with then-emerging artists such as Sterling Ruby and Dan Colen to curate “Substraction,” an exhibition chronicling the grit of New...

30 of the Best Art and Design Books of 2020 Got some shelf space? We hope you have a lot of it. Because the amount of great design books that were published this year is daunting. (Really—as I glance to my left, I see a teetering column of hardcovers that’s a Darwin Award in the making.) But to start: disclaimer time! When we write “The Best Books of 2020,” what we really mean is “our favorite design books that we came across in 2020.” Though many publications might be hesitant to admit it, lists like this are wildly subjective, and there are no doubt brilliant books that we did...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Restart with the Arts this Season in Florida’s Cultural Capital® Cultural Council of Palm Beach CountyDecember 16, 2020 GMT Though the holidays might feel a bit different this year, the magic of the season is still present as ever. In The Palm Beaches, Florida's Cultural Capital®, cultural happenings start to ramp up around the holidays, sparking joy throughout the region. From spacious museums and historical sites to breathtaking botanical gardens and unique outdoor murals, residents and visito...