Chris Wolston’s exhibition, Profile in Ecstasy, at Dallas Contemporary explores the ecstatic potential of form, where decoration becomes a mode of expression and function yields to fantasy. Drawing from Art Nouveau, pre-Columbian symbolism and architectural excess, Wolston blurs the line between the sculptural and the domestic. Iconic works like his terracotta and Nalgona chairs appear alongside new creations, forming a richly layered narrative that revels in material transformation, bodily gesture, and the wild, seductive force of nature. Featuring lighting, furniture and custom-designed rugs, the exhibition offers a dynamic and immersive expression of Wolston’s evolving practice.

As a non-collecting institution, Dallas Contemporary offers an ideal platform for Wolston’s boundary-pushing practice. The exhibition aligns with the museum’s mission to engage audiences with experimental and interdisciplinary work that challenges conventional categories and invites new ways of seeing. In this spirit, Wolston’s immersive, materially rich installations transform the museum into a space of both wonder and confrontation — where beauty, art history and design collide.