Dallas Day 2 Part 1

Hi,

This was a big day so this is a long blog. Hang in there.

First the hotel- The Joule. Rose says it isn't great but it is comfortable if overly grand.

It is always a privilege and a treat to visit the homes and collections of people who love art and especially for people who love art jewelry. Today we visited 4 homes of the most gracious, knowledgable and generous families in Dallas. They were Marguerite Hoffman,  Catherine Rose, Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, and Deedie Rose. Three of these families have joined forces to pledge their collections to go to the Dallas Museum of Art. So that means we were going to see museum quality art in homes which is really special.

But before we get started we squeezed in a visit to the studio of Kat Cole who is one of the few jewelers in Houston whose reputation brings her to our attention. She finds an attentive audience.

On the way to the permanent collection of Boston MFA

The first house was a traditional brick house with a really beautiful garden.

We walked around the side of the house and through the garden...

Until we got to the building behind the house which was a simple modern one story and inviting space.

Marguerite Hoffman greeted us at the door and told us a little about her collection and about the vision her late husband and she had for giving the collection to the Dallas Museum. The installation changes every year in both the house and in this display space.

Rirkrit Tiravanija and Fred Willson

Agnes Martin

Elaine Cameron-Weir

Donald Judd

Rirkrit Tiravanija and Fred Willson

Bruce Conner

Reinhard Mucha

James Lee Byars

Robert Gober

                                         Annegret Saltou                                                  Steve Wolfe

Jackie Winsor

Vitrine with numerous artists

Christian Marclay- this was an amazing piece - You could hear conversations and arguments going on behind the closed door.....the dogs were not part of it.

Martin Kippenberger

Joseph Cornell in front and Sol LeWitt behind

Man Ray- Portrait of Rose Selavey (Duchamp)

After seeing all this and more we went back out to through the house and stopped to see the artwork there with explanations by the gracious Marguerite Hoffman.

 Gerhard Richter

Lydia Clark- I think

Ellsworth Kelly

 

 Louise Bourgeois - look closely- notice the crutch, leg, arm but the amazing tree of beauty coming from it.

Brice Marten

 Jasper Johns

 Cy Twombly

 I don't know who these two are but I liked them. 

Cecily Brown

After that amazing house and collection we boarded the bus and made our way to the home of Catherine Rose to be greeted by Catherine after a walk under some amazing old oaks. Catherine started her collection with photographs and I didn't really take any images of them but there were many great ones. I concentrated on the objects. The art jewelry was mixed into the art collection laying on tables and hanging throughout the rooms.

 Catherine Rose

Hanna Hedman, Attai Chen and Janna Syvanoja

 Bernhard Schobinger

Ted Noten with a rug pattern behind that makes it hard to see. Sorry

Catherine with a collar that looks like a slice of a tree

Evert Nijland, Thomas Gentille, Dan Jocz, Rachelle Thiewes and unknown

Lisa Oppenheim and Jaydan Moore on the table

Josef Frank for Svenkt Tenn, SE - I just love this piece

More jewelry hanging in the library

Abrham Cruzvillegas on the wall, Lucy Skaer on the floor

 Olafur Eliasson

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 Helen Britton

Jorge Castanon- I liked this one very much

Ulrich Reithofer

Betinna Dittleman- magnet filings

 Indian artist artist installation made of molds for jewelry pieces - see below- Prabhavathi Meppayii

 Our lunch was delicious and served with a jar of goodies to pour on top of the lettuces. It was delicious.

 Ok - I am about to get on a plane and so can't finish this up so I am going to publish this as Part One with Part Two to follow as soon as is possible.

That's all folks.

xox,
Susan