Please enjoy "Freedom of Expression", the story I wrote about David Bates' concurrent Dallas and Fort Worth exhibitions for the February/March issue of Patron:
http://www.patronmag-digital.com/patronmag/20140203#article_id=391716
David Bates, Vine, 2011-12, bronze with paint and patina, 48" x 21" x 15.5", Collection of the Artist. Freedom of Expression