Maria Jose Arjona
Marfa, TexasIn honor of Chinati Open House weekend, Columbian performance artist, Maria Jose Arjona, will perform Vault at the Ballroom for three days during the weekend.
Free
Ballroom Marfa
- 22 Dec
- 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Admission
- Free
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Visual Art
The Paper Sculpture Show
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa invites you to create three-dimensional paper projects, designed by 29 artists.
Free
Dominic Welhouse: In My Room
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa hosted Austin record collector Dominic Welhouse for a two-week residency called In My Room: Listening to Records in Marfa, Texas.
Free
OPTIMO: Manifestations of Optimism in Contemporary Art
Marfa, TexasMirroring the vision of the Ballroom itself, a non-profit cultural space founded on the belief that art can impact the human spirit positively, OPTIMO brings together nine artists whose work celebrates life, incorporating visual pleasure, humor, interactivity, color, technology, industrial design, politics, landscape, spirituality, and popular culture.
Free
Franco Mondini-Ruiz
Marfa, TexasIn the North Gallery, Franco Mondini-Ruiz presents a new, large-scale installation titled "Giant." This massive, baroque assemblage of found objects dominates the Ballroom's front gallery floor, expanding Mondini-Ruiz' signature vignettes of culturally-fused visual components.
Free
Sarah Morris
Marfa, TexasA survey of Sarah Morris' film installations occupies Ballroom's South Gallery. Known for her graphic paintings of abstract architecture and urban design, Morris has also explored the dynamics of urban space in four film works made since 1998.
Free
Noel Waggener and Satch Grimley
Marfa, TexasCommissioned by The Ballroom as a component of the Fire Into Music presentation, the silkscreened mural was printed directly onto the gallery walls.
Free
Moving Light: Lunation 1011—Erika Blumenfeld
Marfa, TexasThrough the generosity and non-financial support of the McDonald Observatory, Blumenfeld was granted the rare opportunity to work in an astronomer's house at the Observatory's main peak. During her two-month stay, Blumenfeld created the video work Moving Light: Lunation 1011.
Free
The Folding Nose and Other Works—Richard Erickson
Marfa, TexasThe Ballroom is proud to present two solo exhibitions opening on the night of January 29th. In the North Gallery, Richard Erickson exhibits The Folding Nose and Other Works and in South Gallery, Erika Blumenfeld presents Lunation 1011.
Free
Treading Water
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa proudly presents its first single-topic exhibition, a multi-discipline project devoted solely to bringing attention to a global environmental issue: Water.
Free
You Are Here
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is proud to announced its first group exhibition devoted to emerging artists whose work is informed by their experience of urban and suburban life in contemporary American culture. Curated by Fairfax Dorn, You Are Here will be on view October 6 through February 27, 2006.
Free
The Art and Architecture of Anstis and Victor Lundy
Ballroom Marfa is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition titled The Art and Architecture of Anstis and Victor Lundy, which will be on view at the gallery March 25 through July 30, 2006.
STUDIOFILMCLUB—Peter Doig
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is thrilled to be holding a solo exhibition by one of the foremost painters of our times, the Scottish-native, Trinidadian resident, Peter Doig.
Free
Deep Comedy
Marfa, TexasDeep Comedy is an exhibition of work by artists whose conceptual practices are underpinned by humor. Brought together by artist Dan Graham and independent curator Sylvia Chivaratanond, the works in Deep Comedy transform elements of the commonplace into playgrounds for amusement through a wide range of media including sculpture, video, installation, photography, and performance.
Free
Gloria
Marfa, TexasGLORIA is a new work by choreographer Maria Hassabi, created in collaboration with performers Hristoula Harakas and David Adamo, visual artist Scott Lyall, sound designer Jody Elff, and lighting designer Joe Levasseur.
Free
NEW HUMANS
Marfa, TexasMika Tajima and her band, New Humans, will perform in Ballroom Marfa’s outdoor courtyard on the opening night of Every Revolution Is a Roll of the Dice, playing with a band and instruments on a white sand stage.
Free
Every Revolution Is a Roll of the Dice
Marfa, TexasEvery Revolution Is a Roll of the Dice is an exhibition of sculptural objects that, by way of their presentation, can be seen as actors on a stage.
Free
NADA ART FAIR—Matthew Day Jackson
Miami BaselBallroom Marfa collaborates with artist Matthew Day Jackson to create a site-specific project in booth G2 at the NADA Art Fair for Miami Basel.
Hello Meth Lab in the Sun—Jonah Freeman, Justin Lowe & Alexandre Singh
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa's Spring 2008 exhibition is a collaboration between three early career artists, Jonah Freeman, Justin Lowe, and Alexandre Singh.
Free