Performance Ballroom presented Steve Reich’s 1967 composition Violin Phase, performed throughout the gallery by Jeanann Dara and Ben Russell during the opening reception of Ballroom Marfa’s 2019 fall exhibition, Longilonge, with Solange Pessoa. Violin Phase is a masterpiece of minimalist music, demonstrating Reich’s iconic phasing technique. The music itself is created from interactions between temporal […]
Exhibition Solange Pessoa Solange Pessoa Longilonge was the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of noted Brazilian artist Solange Pessoa. The show included new commissioned works that responded to the cultural and natural landscape in West Texas, alongside important existing pieces made in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where the artist lives and works. Pessoa’s […]
Apariciones / Apparitions by Carolina Caycedo Ballroom nominated Apariciones / Apparitions by Carolina Caycedo as the film selection for the 2019 season of Artists’ Film International (AFI). Organized in conjunction with Whitechapel Gallery, London, AFI is a program that showcases international artists working in film, video and animation. Caycedo’s Apariciones depicts ghost-like dancers inhabiting the […]
Screening Ballroom Marfa presents a free digital screening of João Vargas Penna’s Landscape Film: Roberto Burle Marx on May 16th at 8pm CST through our Ballroom Marfa Film channel on vimeo. The film is a journey through the art and life of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter, Roberto Burle Marx, best known for the iconic […]
Grammar of Gates / Gramática de las puertas by Miguel Fernández de Castro Organized in conjunction with Whitechapel Gallery in London, Artists' Film International (AFI) is a program that showcases international artists working in film, video and animation. Every year all participating institutions nominate a moving-image work from an artist living and working in their […]
ONLINE LEARNING DJ Bigface + DJ Dada Ballroom Marfa is excited to present DJ Camp, now in its 10th year, entirely online. The program is free and available to any kid that wants to join! In this new online iteration of DJ Camp, students will learn music sampling and mixing skills through instructional videos by […]
Interview Series Transmissions is Ballroom's new interview series with Diana Nguyen, the former News Director at Marfa Public Radio and current producer of The Daily at the New York Times. Nguyen interviews Ballroom artists from past and present about their work in Marfa.
Exhibition Lisa Alvarado, Pia Camil, Jeffrey Gibson, Byron Kim, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Hank Willis Thomas, Naama Tsabar, Cecilia Vicuña This fall Ballroom Marfa presents an outdoor exhibition from October 2, 2020 through February 18, 2021 that features new commissions from eight noted artists. Each artist has created a flag accompanied by a sound-based work that […]
New Music & Performative Lecture Chihuahuan Desert Birdscapes by Rob Frye Ballroom Marfa is excited to announce the release of Chihuahuan Desert Birdscapes, a new album from musician and birder Rob Frye (Bitchin Bajas, CAVE, Flux Bikes). Inspired by the diverse avian populations of West Texas, Frye's album features the sounds of his handmade instruments […]
Intimate Conversation A digital studio visit and conversation with artist Loie Hollowell and Ballroom director, Laura Copelin, hosted by curator Daisy Nam. Laura and Loie first worked together in 2016 and in this intimate talk connected about motherhood, the body and abstraction in Hollowell's painting and practice. This conversation coincided with the release of Hollowell’s new limited edition […]
EXHIBITION Donna Huanca Donna Huanca presents a series of new works commissioned by Ballroom Marfa in her exhibition ESPEJO QUEMADA. Huanca creates experiential installations that incorporate paintings, sculptures, video, scent and sound. The profound experiences and memories of Huanca’s first visit to Marfa in 2005 inspired the work in the exhibition. The artworks draw on […]
Conversation On April 6, join curator Daisy Nam and Marfa artist Ester Partegàs in conversation in conjunction with Texas Talks Art. Texas Talks Art is a multi-institutional initiative intended to both introduce the work of artists across the state of Texas to a wider audience and to foster collaboration between local nonprofit arts organizations. Taking […]
Exhibition Invocation for a Wandering Lake: Parts 1 & 2 Please note: visitors are invited for outdoor screenings of Chang's film (12 min, looped), projected onto Ballroom's exterior at sundown (8:30pm – 10pm), Wednesday through Sunday, April 9–25. Masks and social distancing are required. Ballroom Marfa selected Patty Chang’s Invocation for a Wandering Lake: Parts […]
Free Form Radio Program In anticipation of International Dawn Chorus Day, the worldwide celebration of nature’s greatest avian symphony, Ballroom Marfa is presenting Birdscapes Radio. This freeform program will center on Frye’s ever-evolving collaborative, sonic exploration into the world of birds. Listeners can expect to hear down-tempo dawn chorus, historical recordings, rare sounds, and seabird […]
Digital Ceremony, Gathering, Talk SJ Norman and Joseph M. Pierce Join Knowledge of Wounds for a conversation between Kim TallBear & Daniel Browning on October 20 at 7pm CST. In this keynote conversation, Dr. TallBear will speak with Bundjalung journalist Daniel Browning on her work on critical non-monogamy. TallBear situates her critique of the assumed, […]
Ballroom has once again joined forces with Summer Shake Up, offered by Marfa ISD in collaboration with other community partner organizations. The summer camp is free with breakfast, lunch, and transportation provided. Students grades five through eight are invited to participate.
Extended Gallery Hours As part of Chinati Weekend’s Made in Marfa celebration, Ballroom Marfa extends gallery hours on Friday, October 8 to experience the current exhibition, DONNA HUANCA: ESPEJO QUEMADA. Refreshments provided in the Courtyard. Advance reservations recommended. Schedule a visit here. For the safety of our extended Marfa community, we ask all visitors to […]
Join Marcela Guerrero, Jennifer Rubio Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Daisy Nam, Curator at Ballroom Marfa, in conversation on the work of Donna Huanca in this virtual talk. The two will discuss Donna Huanca: ESPEJO QUEMADA, as well as Guerrero's work on influential recent exhibitions of contemporary art from Latin […]
Roberto Tejada gives a virtual walkthrough of Donna Huanca: ESPEJO QUEMADA. He shares insights about the exhibition and Huanca's use of language, materiality and collage. Tejada also offers references that the artworks conjure including pre-colonial cosmologies and figures such as Ana Mendieta and Gloria Anzaldúa.
Kite Symphony is a multimedia collaboration between musician Roberto Carlos Lange, also known as Helado Negro, and visual artist Kristi Sword. The artists are creating a new, non-linear, and impressionistic style film and live score, as well as a new body of sculptural work that explore the landscape of West Texas
