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Douglas

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About Me

Committee(s) chairperson for Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and Crow Collection of Asian Art. Also volunteer at KERA and TITAS and am an active member of the Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art (NY), Ft Worth Modern, and Nasher Sculpture Center.

My Interests

Movies:

IFC, Warhol, Jarmusch, John Waters, Todd Haynes, Todd Solondz, Coen Brothers

Television:

Adult Swim, Wonder Showzen, Def Poetry, FSTV, Family Guy, South Park, Entourage, Battlestar Galactica, Robot Chicken, Squidbillies, Weeds, L-Word, the Office, Drawn Together, Simpsons, Gay USA, Huff, Daily Show, Colbert Report, American Dad, 12oz Mouse, Sarah Silverman, Knights of Prosperity, Ugly Betty, Lost, American Dad

My Blog

05-10-08 Gallery Hopping

I had 6 or 7 galleries to go to that night and knew I wouldn't make it to 500X's reception for their Open Invitational "Something Made Easy" until 8:30 or so.Because of the potential bargains, I am t...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:35:00 PST

Must see installation

Tonight I went to the opening of And/Or Gallery's 17th show.  Everyone should check it out.Cory Arcangel is a computer artist, performer, and curator who lives and works in Brooklyn.  He mos...
Posted by Douglas on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:13:00 PST

Surprise Birthday Party for Lance

You gotta hand it to Adam.  He actually pulled off a surprise birthday party.  Lance's first ever.  Incredibly catered. I got him a Polaroid Big Shot which was Andy Warhol's favorite c...
Posted by Douglas on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:07:00 PST

CADD Art Fair Preview Party

Last year's inaugural Preview Party for the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) Art Fair was hands down the best party of 2007 and I've been looking forwarded to this year's with much anticipati...
Posted by Douglas on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:51:00 PST

Cubed

Brandy from the new HCG Gallery calls me up and asks me to stop by and see some new works by Luke Harnden.Really great stuff.  I like where he's going, but pass as I've got no room for painting t...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:55:00 PST

Most expensive beer ever

I had secretly bought 3 extra of the much-coveted Radiohead tickets, waiting until the last minute to see who all was going how and when so that I didn't have to drive.  (Four lawn seats plus fee...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:21:00 PST

Visual Speed Bump Art Tour 2008

Corey and I meet at Spiral Diner which is this awesome vegetarian restaurant in Oak Cliff.  Of all people, Darrin walks in with some guy.  I'm fearful they're gonna seat him at the table nex...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:43:00 PST

Tim Noble and Sue Webster

Tim Noble & Sue Websterat theGoss GalleryThis guy is great.  I saw one of his pieces at The Armory Show in NYC earlier this year.  He takes these piles of junk and projects light on them...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:57:00 PST

DMA Jr Associates Dine Around

This year I attended the 7th Annual Dine Around organized by the Dallas Museum of Art Junior Associates CircleAfter a Dom PĂ©rignon reception at Park Place Motorcars sponsored by D Magazine, I headed t...
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10:00 PST

Rangers vs. Seattle

Pretty nice for a cell phone, eh?  Rangers won 13-12....
Posted by Douglas on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:40:00 PST