PRESS RELEASE
CONTEMPORARY ART + DESIGN: NEW ACQUISITIONS
August 30 – March 7, 2021
Contemporary Art + Design presents recently acquired
paintings, installations, jewelry, furnishings,
and design objects. Featuring artists from 11
countries—including artists based in Texas and emerging
painters and designers—the exhibition samples new
directions for the growth of the DMA’s collection.
The painters’ inventive treatments of organic forms
show contemporary approaches to landscapes and still
lifes. These forms resonate with the unique shapes
of the surrounding design works, from the experimental
and functional sculptures by Ron Arad and Misha Kahn
to the elegant and whimsical jewelry by Robert Baines,
Bruno Martinazzi, Jiro Kamata, and Kiff Slemmons.
IMAGE:
Ann Craven
Diptych (Roses, Stripe, Morning Glory), 2010
2010
Oil on linen and canvas
40 x 96 inches
