As we turn over a new leaf and prepare for fall, so are our city’s museums. Summer exhibitions are coming to an end in the San Antonio art scene, but you won’t have to wait long for your next cultural journey.
Here are five museum exhibits to check out this fall.
“Irrationally Speaking: Collage & Assemblage in Contemporary Art” | Ruby City
This exhibit highlights two types of art forms: collage and assemblage. Artists placed two or more images or objects together to create complex pieces to address a multiplicity of meanings.
“Spiders: From Fear to Fascination” | Witte Museum
Just in time for spooky season, explore both live + preserved specimens, with interactive experiences and discover recent scientific findings. Visitors will learn about the myths surrounding spiders, while discovering its ecological importance and cultural significance.
“Dining with Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective” | Centro de Artes
Devoted to artist Rolando Briseño and his career dating back to 1966, the exhibition features 75+ drawings, lithographs, paintings, photographs, and public artworks. The focus of the exhibition is food — from tablescapes and dining habits, to the mixing of cultures and the structure of the universe.
“Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory” | San Antonio Museum of Art
The museum will host its first retrospective exhibition featuring Chicana artist + cultural critic Amalia Mesa-Bains, who pioneered the genre of altar-installation. The exhibit will include over 40 works that celebrates Mesa-Bains’s contributions to the field of contemporary art.
“Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy” | McNay Art Museum
The show focuses on the legacy of famed dance company Ballets Russes and the impact dancers of color had on ballet in the US. Objects in the exhibit include original costumes, set + costume designs, and archival photographs. The museum also plans to pair its holdings with loaned costumes, designs, and other items from various institutions.
