A ustin Longhorns weren’t the only ones who made the trek north on I-35 during this past weekend’s Red River Rivalry. San Antonio-based artist Kelly O’Connor just opened her newest show, Plunge Pools , at Conduit Gallery in the Dallas Design District.

O’Connor’s work employs an inventive approach to collage and site-specific installation that challenges Utopian ideals of Western folklore and pop culture. The six pools, which serve as the foundation for this exhibition, include several Slim Aarons’ photographs , ranging from a California garden party at Dorothy Laughlin’s home to one at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach in 1970.

What Makes a Good Pool?

For O’Connor, the process is “like putting a puzzle together, dissecting it and breaking it down into smaller patterns.” Unlike prev

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