Art Dirt: 2025 Year in Review

Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes look again on the 12 months in Texas artwork, from the elimination of Sally Mann’s images from the Fort Worth Modern to artwork gala’s that debuted in Texas and main management modifications at establishments throughout the state.

“It struck me how different not only the process of selecting [Alma Allen as the U.S. representative for the Venice Biennale] was but also how different their artwork is, compared to what else has been shown on the national stage in recent years. It’s not a dig at the artist in any way, but it feels more in line with an overall blandness and [support for] artwork that doesn’t necessarily push talking points or boundaries or that investigates or looks closely at culture and society…”

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