Sex/Twist at Kirk Hopper Fine Art
The concept behind this group show (also called S/Twist or S…/Twist, depending on where you’re looking) derives from Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality. Curator Liliana Bloch had the idea swimming in her head for years—visual representations of a claim to sexual freedom that does not actually own up to our prudish modern behaviors. Foucault’s name crops up whenever people in the art [...]
Bloch re-emerges in the for-profit sector of the Dallas artworld
Liliana Bloch, former director of the McKinney Avenue Contemporary in Dallas, has re-emerged into the artworld as Gallery Director for Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, where she has ambitions of filling out the gallery’s roster with national and international artists, while remaining committed to the Texans they currently show. Bloch resigned her former job [...]
MAC director resigns
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) has announced the departure of Director Liliana Bloch, due to “health concerns.” Bloch has overseen a rebirth of sorts at the MAC, whose visual arts programming had stagnated somewhat prior to her joining the staff three years ago. Associate director Lisa Hees has stepped in to take the reins [...]