Fables and Labels: Ruhee Maknojia and Hiromi Stringer
December 6, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Fables and Labels: Ruhee Maknojia and Hiromi Stringer, explores the limitations of
cultural and geographical labels in the context of their work. First conceived during
their time at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the exhibition responds
to how their art is often reduced to identity categories—Indian for Maknojia and Japanese
for Stringer—overshadowing the broader global narratives they engage with. Through
a combination of painting, animation, drawing, and sculpture, both artists challenge
the traditional boundaries of art and history. Stringer’s fictional Umeyama Time Teleportation
Museum reimagines historical narratives, questioning the authority of museum labels
and historical records. Meanwhile, Maknojia uses memory, storytelling, and the psychological
"doorway effect" to explore how fables, much like fragmented memories, are reassembled
and reinterpreted. Together, these works invite viewers to rethink the roles of labels
and fables in shaping our understanding of history, identity, and art.
Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920
May 5 – October 15, 2024
The Mexican American Museum of Texas in Collaboration with the Latin American Studies
program at the University of Dallas to Bring the exhibit: Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920 to North Texas.
Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920 was produced by the Bullock Texas State History Museum in partnership with the Refusing
to Forget Project, an award-winning educational nonprofit on racial violence on the
Mexico-Texas Border. The exhibit will open on May 5, 2024, and will be on display
through October 15, 2024, at the University of Dallas, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery.
As described by TMAMT Board member, Ruben Arellano, PhD, in his Introduction to the
exhibit, The Life and Death on the Border exhibit focuses on the decade between 1910 and 1920, a time of great violence and
upheaval along the Texas-Mexico border. It examines the causes and effects of state-sanctioned
racial violence against ethnic Mexicans and explores the actions that Mexican Americans
took to advance the cause of justice and civil rights.
The University of Dallas campus (1845 E. Northgate Dr. Irving, TX 75062)
at the corner of Gorman Dr. and Haggar Circle.
Gallery Hours (During School Year):
Mon. through Fri.: 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Gallery Summer Hours:
May 5 – August 31: Weekends Only, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Holiday Weekends