I am reminded that the Tony Cragg exhibit at the Nasher ends this Sunday. Here’s a great interview our own Peter Simek did with with the British artist. Here’s what some other smart people have said about the show. Here’s what I’ll say about the exhibit: I took my 6-year-old daughter to see it. She really dug it. And, because she is 6, she wanted to touch everything. So did I. I had to consciously keep myself from reaching out to explore Cragg’s work. The sculptures beg to be touched. Really, it’s a wonderful show, and you should see it.
Here’s something else I’ll share with you: I’ve recently learned that the best time to visit the Nasher’s garden is before, oh, 3:30 p.m., because something frightening happens every day at that time. Anyone who has driven Central Expressway during certain hours of the day knows how the gold Pegasus building (which will always be the Fina building to me) can focus the sun’s rays directly into your eyes. On Central, the danger is that you will drive off the road and die in a fiery crash. The same phenomenon now occurs at the Nasher — except the sun’s rays bounce off the new Museum Tower (pictured), and the danger is that you will mistake Magdalena Abakanowicz’s Bronze Crowd for an approaching zombie mob and embarrass yourself when you turn to flee and run headlong into the trunk of an oak (or a better joke).
Anyway, you’ve been warned and notified.
