join artist @jamesgilbertstudio who returns to dallas contemporary for the first time since his solo exhibition in 2010, which inaugurated the museum’s glass street location, and his gallerist @erincluleygallery in a conversation that asks: what is the legacy of contradicting ideologies in education and culture? how can we reconcile a dangerously forgetful history? who knows the right questions to ask? next wednesday, 12 october. join us for a wine reception at 5:30 pm before the discussion at 6.00 pm . in his artistic practice, james gilbert traverses a breadth of media all with an eye for whimsy, sincerity and style. his obsessive repetition of objects—rarely without his signature pink and white coloring—gives scale to the overwhelming accumulation of contemporary social injustices. nonetheless, his flair for humor betrays a certain optimism, a willingness to play not as a coping mechanism, but as an exercise in possibility . for his solo exhibition at dallas’s erin cluely gallery, ‘i don’t know, you don’t know, they don’t know’, james gilbert explores themes of cultural heritage and genetic lineage—all with cutting wit. incorporating 130 drawings and sculpture gilbert’s new work acknowledges the messy nature of community, not helped by the equally messy political and social climate of the past few years. gilbert’s use of raw, naturally-flawed materials—wood, wax and metal—conveys an honest uncertainty in what to make of the unfolding future . register your (free) admission in our bio . james gilbert, ‘the great migration and age of exploration’, 2019 wood, stain, paint, pigmented wax 68 x 19 x 13 in (172.7 x 48.3 x 33 cm). image courtesy of erin cluley