Sweeping up the Foreclosure Mess

It was immediately apparent what this work of art was all about- cleaning up the foreclosure mess. This work is currently on view at R2ART in Uptown at 3699 McKinney. The artist is John Frost and the title is Wake.  A new exhibit open Thursday, September 8.

Finding Rembrandt at the Dallas Museum of Art

A presentation on art theft. In an art museum. Why not, I thought.

Last night Late Night at the DMA hosted a full room in the auditorium for a presentation by Art Detective Robert Wittman. That was followed by two films, Stolen, a film about the 1995 heist at the Gardner Museum in Boston and F for Fake, the last major film completed by Orson Welles.

The highlight was certainly Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures. Wittman is the founder of the FBI Art Crime Team and author of Priceless, which had sold out of the gift shop following the lecture.

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Summer Kick-off in the Arts District

When's the last time you saw a line at an art museum approaching ten p.m.? Dallas kicked off summer with an annual block party Friday evening including a well-attended, free outdoor concert by The Polyphonic Spree. The Dallas Museum of Art stays open until Midnight the third Friday of each month.