07/18/2026
Today marks the close of our exhibition ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ: ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ณ curated by , a presentation of works that examined the enduring visual and psychological language of film noir. To everyone who joined us throughout the exhibition's run, thank you for being part of its story!
In gallery 10, works by Troy Brauntuch, Cris Brodahl, Nancy Grossman, Ann Hamilton, and Maja Ruznic mirror the charged atmosphere that film noir perfected, one built by desire and dread, intimacy and danger, bo***ge and release. Faces emerge from shadows, bodies appear constrained or fragmented, and the human figure oscillates between vulnerability and power. Together, these works echo the enshrined personas of film noir actors and actresses, icons whose glamour, menace, and fragility shaped the movement's emotional vocabulary.
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๐ธ: Photography by Todora Photography
M A J A R U Z N I C KARMA Elizabeth Leach Gallery
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Cris Brodahl
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ, 2007
Oil on linen, framed
97 1/2 x 68 x 2 1/2 inches (247.7 x 172.7 x 6.4 cm)
The Rachofsky Collection
Troy Brauntuch
๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ (๐๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ), 1981
Pencil on paper
Framed: 83 1/2 x 31 inches (212 x 78.7 cm)
The Rachofsky Collection
Maja Ruznic
1992 - 1995, 2019
Oil on canvas
84 x 65 inches (213.3 x 165.1 cm)
The Rachofsky Collection
Nancy Grossman
๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ (๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ), 1968
Leather, wood, and metal
17 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (43.8 x 18.8 x 22.2 cm)
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase
Ann Hamilton
๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ, 2000
Iris print on Arches paper
Image: 11 x 11 inches (27.9 x 27.9 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm); framed: 33 5/8 x 26 1/4 inches (85.4 x 66.7 cm)
Edition 29 of 70 plus 5 Artistโs Proofs
The Rachofsky Collection