The Dallas Contemporary

Joseph Havel
Dream, 2003-2006
fabric shirt labels & thread





DALLAS CONTEMPORARY LEGENDS 2008
Joseph Havel: Two Sheets (to the wind)


Supported by Friends of the Artist

September 5, 2008 ~ December 24, 2008

Showing concurrently:
Mix! - Jesus "Chuy" Benitez  Photographs
Hallworks - Terry Hays  sculpture


Opens Friday, September 5, 2008, 7 ~ 9:30
lite bites, beer, wine & music

Embarking on the fall season with its 16th annual Dallas Contemporary Legends artist, Dallas Contemporary proudly presents the works of noted artist, teacher and administrator Joseph Havel. In stunning galleries filled with elegant forms cascading in space, Dallas Contemporary will feature the graceful sculptures and fabric conceptions of Joseph Havel. Havel uses common materials ~ white dress shirts, curtains, tablecloths ~ translating limp fabric into flamboyant bronze sculptures and delicate constructions that quietly suggest movement in a process the artist has described as uncovering "the activity of still objects."




Special Thanks
One Arts Plaza, annual sponsor

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP
Modern Luxury
Park Place Volvo
Neiman Marcus
Baker Botts, LLP
Displays Unlimited Inc
Glazer's Distributors
Quin Mathews Films
Megan Reinhardt, Reinhardt Creative
City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs
Texas Commission on the Arts



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