Alexandra Terry Curates 'Chase a Crooked Shadow' at The Warehouse in Dallas
A new exhibition titled 'Chase a Crooked Shadow: Film Noir as Contemporary Mirror' is currently on display at The Warehouse in Dallas. Curated by Alexandra Terry, the event showcases over 100 works from more than 80 artists, primarily sourced from the Rachofsky and Hartland & Mackie/Labora collections, as well as loans from the New Mexico Museum of Art. This exhibition delves into noir themes like The Detective, The Criminal, and The Femme Fatale. Notable artworks include Danh Vo's 'In God We Trust' (2025) and Kathleen Ryan's 'Bad Cherries (BFF)' (2020). It remains open until July 18, 2026.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Chase a Crooked Shadow: Film Noir as Contemporary Mirror' curated by Alexandra Terry.
- Over 100 artworks from more than 80 artists on view.
- Works drawn primarily from Rachofsky and Hartland & Mackie/Labora collections.
- Exhibition organized around nine film noir tropes.
- Danh Vo's 'In God We Trust' (2025) is a wall of firewood and metal stars that will be dismantled over time.
- Exhibition runs through July 18, 2026.
- Venue: The Warehouse in Dallas.
- Terry is Head of Curatorial Affairs at New Mexico Museum of Art.
Entities
Artists
- Alexandra Terry
- Danh Vo
- Kathleen Ryan
- Sterling Ruby
- Naudline Pierre
- Zaam Arif
- Cris Brodahl
- Lee Mullican
- Louisa Gagliardi
- Shuriya Davis
- Gregory Crewdson
- Alighiero Boetti
- Carol Rama
- Woody De Othello
- Bruce Nauman
- Guiseppe Boccassini
- Sophie Calle
- Troy Brauntuch
- Ann Hamilton
- Paloma Varga Weisz
- Janine Antoni
- Christian Boltanski
- Cecily Brown
- Hugh Hayden
- Julie Curtiss
- Nolan Simon
- Hannah Levy
- Marlo Pascual
- Anne Collier
- Henry Gunderson
- Shinro Ohtake
- Christian Marclay
- Candy Darling
- David Lynch
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Institutions
- The Warehouse
- New Mexico Museum of Art
- Rachofsky Collection
- Hartland & Mackie/Labora
- Glasstire
Locations
- Dallas
- United States