page_title: Dallas Contemporary
section_title: Featured exhibitions
hierarchical_section_title: Dallas Contemporary / Featured exhibitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Installation view of Keer Tanchak: Soft Orbit, April 2017.
context_page_description: Dallas Contemporary, founded in 1978, is a contemporary art museum located in the Design District of Dallas, Texas.
context_section_description: Landmark exhibitions have featured renowned artists such as Nic Nicosia (2006); Vernon Fisher (2009); James Gilbert (2010); Michel Verjux (2011); Juergen Teller (2011); Rob Pruitt (2011); Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin (2012); Walter Van Beirendonck (2013); Richard Phillips (2014); Julian Schnabel (2014); Mario Testino (2014); Nate Lowman (2015); Nadia Kaabi-Linke (2015); and David Salle (2015).
  Recent exhibitions have featured artists such as Aura Satz (2016); Jeff Zilm (2016); Dan Colen (2016); Helmut Lang (2016); Paola Pivi (2016); Laercio Redondo (2016); Pedro Reyes (2016); Bruce Weber (2016); John Houck (2016); Ross Bleckner (2016); Ambreen Butt (2017); Keer Tanchak (2017); Pia Camil (2017); McDermott and McGough (2017); and Kiki Smith (2017). Thematic exhibitions include Black Sheep Feminism: The Art of Sexual Politics (2016) and Invisible Cities: Asian Moving Images (2017).
  Dallas Contemporary has a history of mounting successful public art projects that engage the surrounding community. Over the past five years, the museum has commissioned various murals around the city, including extant works by Sour Grapes; Shepard Fairey; JM Rizzy; Michael Sieben; and FAILE. These murals can be found around the Design District, Trinity Groves, and Deep Ellum neighborhoods.
caption: Installation view of Keer Tanchak: Soft Orbit, April 2017.
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