Zhulong Gallery

We were drawn to the pink light glowing from the second story of a transparent paneled building on dark and quiet Dragon street on a Saturday night. We were surprised and happy to realize it was our destination.
As we approached, the outside seem to project a sort of film on the first floor of this modern structure full of nowness hope.
Inside it was large and clean Dallas, with the freshness of a New York art gallery. The crowd circled around a woman singing in a sort of chanteuse chant with an electronica type music digitizing from a cool DJ in shades.
The art on display, mostly abstract paintings and videos, not my most favorite style, as Rothko’s 1950’s brand of punk rock has become diffused into the easy commerciality that he abhorred — décor to match sofas — still had an energy that delivered.
The group show felt coherent with hypnotizing geometric mandalic video art
and paintings, some enticing digital prints on canvas.
The $ 10 cover included an open bar.
«You just missed the B boy dancers.» My friend whispered, as they sat posed in front of the singer and then began to slowly break out into a stop motion slow mo of break dancing.
If dragon street ever seemed a tired grid of interior designer based showrooms and uninspired art galleries that might piqué the interest of a conservative highland park housewifes taste — this was definitely not it.
The rumors are true — zhulong is one of the coolest new art galleries in Dallas.