Gabriel Dawe’s Plexus no. 34 at the Amon Carter Museum From Queen Nefertari to Van Gogh, the local art scene offered a wide variety of well-attended shows DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com After closing for the pandemic, art museums in the area came roaring back with blockbuster exhibitions.The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth kicked the year off with its Queen Nefertari’s Egypt blockbuster that portrayed ancient Egypt as more progressive, in some ways, than Texas.
Under Egyptian law then, women were considered equal. Through artifacts that are surprisingly well preserved, we learn that women were allowed to own property, own businesses and bring cases to court.