Local art watchers watch Houston-based Glasstire, which, after winning the Annenberg School for Journalism’s arts journalism summit in 2009, is more than just the most respected art site in Texas. Their run-down of art happenings and exhibitions lined up for Spring 2010 is worth a view, especially if you’re itching for a road trip. Six Dallas-Fort Worth offerings get a nod, with the much-anticipated second Dallas Art Fair leading the pack. There is much to be excited about with this year’s fair, especially the expanded gallery list (welcome to Dallas, Timothy Taylor). But Glasstire notes the sideshow may be as interesting to watch as the fair itself:
While the Dallas Art Fair is still a neonate, it will be interesting to see how the art ecology of Dallas is affected by the fair phenomenon. Will it give rise to creative counter-insurgencies, like the highly praised X-Initiative “No Soul for Sale” Festival of Independents in New York, or the Fountain Art Fair in Miami? You decide.
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