The Southern landscapes that serve as the backdrop for José Ibarra Rizo’s photographs — scrubby fields, railroad tracks, kudzu vines, massive oaks, intense light and deep shade — are familiar subjects in art. However, the presence of contemporary migrant communities within that landscape imbues such depictions with new energy and significance.

Dealers hope the city’s first art fair will help Atlanta artists build a bigger collector base

The city’s teeming with creative offerings, from the new Atlanta Art Fair and a Jeffrey Gibson show to Ming Smith’s first major museum survey and José Ibarra Rizo’s tender photography.

Elephant writer Samaira Wilson speaks to Jacob Todd Broussard about his latest show at the Wolfgang Gallery in Atlanta and considers the plethora of historical references present in his paintings.

It starts with an orb, at least according to Jacob Todd Broussard. The artist points towards a small work by the lesser-known modernist painter Forrest Bess, Untitled (1950),”1 by addressing it in his painting and the accompanying essay by Emile Mausner also speaks to the work. Bess’ painting is a strange object, employing scarce symbols sourced from a dream state and framed in driftwood sourced near his home. In Broussard’s painting it is framed once, then twice more, viewed on an older television as an Antiques Roadshow segment. This translation, from dream-like vision to painting to television broadcast to painting again, is essential to understanding Broussard’s secret histories. I likely would’ve never seen Bess’ painting without Broussard as my guide.

Summer Exhibits at Wolfgang Gallery

British painter Stephen Thorpe’s solo show at Wolfgang Gallery is a feast for the eyes and a delightful head trip.

On exhibit at Wolfgang Gallery through May 18, Stephen Thorpe’s Who Looks Outside, Dreams; Who Looks Inside, Awakes is a paradoxical new body of work continuing Thorpe’s prior vision in a regionally distinct register that reflects the years the New York-based British artist spent teaching in Georgia.

A pair of young gallerists brings the global art scene to the heart of Atlanta

Over the course of four days beholders, collectors, and connoisseurs can immerse themselves in works of art crafted by artists from various parts of the world. The Dallas Art Fair returns to the Fashion Industry Gallery in Dallas April 4–7. This year marks the 16th anniversary of the Dallas Art Fair, and director Kelly Cornell is excited to inspire visitors.

The Dallas Art Fair was held this weekend with galleries from all over coming to the Fashion Industry Gallery in downtown. The fair was open to the public Friday-Sunday. On Saturday morning, the Pride Museum of Texas Director, Michael Dewberry hosted a tour of the fair titled Queering the Fair: Celebrating the Artistic Achievements of LGBTQIA+ Artists.

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It’s said you can’t rush a Dallas collector through a sale, and it’s the Southern style to wait for a preview to end before closing.

Open now and running through May 18, Wolfgang Gallery presents Stephen Thorpe’s Who Looks Outside, Dreams; Who Looks Inside, Awakes. Thorpe’s variously sized works nod to color-field painting while incorporating images evoking native birds of Georgia, waterfalls, German romanticism, Japanese woodblock prints and woven rugs. Free.

Thorpe joins Lois Reitzes on “City Lights” along with Benjamin Deaton to discuss the new opening and how Wolfgang Gallery came to be.

This month, Wolfgang Gallery presents artist Stephen Thorpe’s first solo exhibition in Atlanta, “Who Looks Outside, Dreams; Who Looks Inside, Awakes.” Open March 22 through May 18, 2024, the series features a new body of work that offers a survey-like introduction to the artist’s practice, informed by his ongoing interest in architecture, nature and cultural archetypes.

With the art world calendar returning to pre-pandemic levels of frenzy, new cities are emerging as bonafide destinations for art lovers and professionals alike. From museum openings to thriving gallery scenes, new art fairs and bustling collector ecosystems, we list five cities off the art world’s well-beaten track that promise exciting creative encounters.

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Wolfgang Gallery featured in Atlanta Magazine’s “Best of ATL” edition

A dress is the centerpiece of Haitian American visual artist Fabiola Jean-Louis’ exhibition “Rewriting History” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, though the term hardly seems sufficient to describe this artwork. The electric blue gown is a careful balance of elegant ruffles and pleats, featuring the wide hip structure and low neck popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. But unlike those silk constructions, this sartorial masterpiece is made entirely out of paper.