Janelle and Alden Pinnell

DALLAS, TEXAS–Not only do the Pinnells boast a museum-worthy collection in their home — a dramatic contemporary structure designed by Alterstudio Architecture — but they’ve also envisioned and created a kunsthalle: The Power Station, housed in the former Dallas Power & Light building, circa 1920. Since opening in 2011, The Power Station has presented an engaging, lively array of exhibitions and programs; up next is Iranian artist Hadi Fallahpisheh, whose post-Pop sculpture Young and Clueless (Bunny, Bear, Bear), 2021, figures in the Pinnells’ own art holdings. Alden says of their collection, “It’s comprised of a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, and sound. Work spans from the mid-1950s to the present, covering the most significant developments in the postwar contemporary period.”

ART:

Ed Ruscha, Trisha Donnelly, Lucas Samaras, Mike Kelley, Sherrie Levine, Donald Judd, Richard Tuttle, Ryan Trecartin, Mark Bradford, Pietro Roccasalva, Steven Parrino

CV:

In addition to the private collection in their home the couple envisioned and created a kunsthalle: The Power Station, housed in the former Dallas Power & Light building, circa 1920; since opening in 2011, it has presented an engaging, lively array of exhibitions and programs.

Q&A:

PC: When did you start collecting and perhaps why?

Alden Pinnell: I began collecting photography and prints in high school. My mother was curator of the Greenhill Arts Center in Greensboro North Carolina, so I was exposed to the visual arts throughout my childhood. The Pinnell collection really started to take shape once I met Janelle and we moved to New York in 2005.

PC: How would you describe your collection?

Pinnell: It’s comprised of work in a wide range of media including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, and sound. Work spans from the mid 1950’s to the present covering the most significant developments in the postwar contemporary period.

PC: Are you supporting any arts nonprofits in Texas whose mission resonates with you?

Pinnell: The Pinnell foundation supports the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center—we underwrote the Nasher Prize Dialogues for the last couple of years and serve on the Program Advisory Committee, Meadows Museum, Dallas Contemporary, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.