The Dallas Museum of Art is displaying works from around Texas and celebrating the evolution of the many artists and artworks from the state's history. With both online and in-museum exhibits, there are many opportunities for those in Dallas to learn more about the state's rich cultural heritage.

[...] Even though I live in New York, I can’t see those kinds of works on display here. Then, I see the rest of their permanent collections.

But especially in contemporary collections, we see a lot of cookie-cutter approaches to buying art since the 1960s, at least.

So I both applaud the Dallas Museum of Art and chastise it, a bit, for an effort it is making regarding Texas art. The bad first: why did I have to find out about it on my own, instead of receiving a press release — as I do for the museum’s exhibitions, staff changes, etc.?

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