To the underground artist or musician, performing at small venues in intimate capacities is almost like a badge of honor. It’s to buck against the status quo, even if it means reinforcing the low ceiling above you.
Maximalism is a privilege. It’s a deliberate display of creative wealth for reasons that don’t have to be more complicated than that. Consider The 1975, who constructed a massive Broadway-esque interior set of a vintage home to perform inside at their shows, or a Louis Vuitton fashion show, the kind that turns entire cities into runways for the day. Rarely do these ideologies cross paths, but local publication Tuesdaze Urban finds itself at the center of that Venn diagram.
The magazine and event promotion brand is the vision of local photographer and designer Destiny King, who’s garnered a reputation for throwing elaborate art parties coinciding with the launch of each new issue of their magazine. Last year, Tuesdaze Urban took home our Best-Of Dallas award for Best Indie Zine.
Concurrence is King’s latest show, showcasing dozens of local visual artists this Saturday, July 19, inside a new immersive gallery called DFW Art House. Alongside the artwork, local drink vendors and DJs will be available all night, with the event running from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
On Instagram, Tuesdaze Urban has made individual posts for all the featured artists. Highlights include intricate drawings by Jerod Davies, who goes by DTOX, fiber designs by Martha Anderson, and King's own work, which experiments with analog video.
You'd be hard pressed to find an art show as expansive as this in Dallas, especially one that does so while remaining totally DIY. King is under-sung as a tastemaker in the Dallas arts scene, and perhaps Concurrence, a show in which they fully curated, will be the moment they finally get their due.
Tickets to Concurrence are available on Eventbrite.
