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“Cowboy” comes to Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth

By Rebecca ChristophersonFebruary 1, 2025February 19th, 2025No Comments
Two brightly dressed Cowboys, part of the Cowboy exhibit at Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Ana Segovia (b. 1991), “Aunque me espine la mano,” 2018, video (5:34), Courtesy the artist.
Photo courtesy of Amon Carter Museum of American Art

“Cowboy” comes to Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth

The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver assembled more than 60 cutting-edge contemporary artworks, including new commissions from 27 artists, for an exhibit exploring the popular mythologies surrounding the image and concept of the cowboy. Asian American, Latino and Indigenous artists bring their unique cultural perspectives regarding the cowboy’s role in shaping perceptions of masculinity and gender and long-held assumptions about the cowboys’ relationship to land, which often contradict their contemporary, lived experience.

THE DETAILS

COWBOY
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 817-738-1933, cartermuseum.org

Through March 23, 2025