The Chupacabrona Tour, Part 1: Eisenstein in Corpus Christi, or A Fresh Eye
Hello, and thank you for joining me for this, the inaugural blog post for the Chupacabrona Tour. (For some background info on the tour’s [...]
Virginia Overton at the Power Station
Here are some brief thoughts on the Virginia Overton show, called Deluxe, at the Power Station — my sort of parenthetical reading to Overton’s larger themes [...]
StART your engines: Artcar Parade Entry Now Open
Entry forms for the 25th Houston Orange Show Art Car Parade are online now! If you don’t have a car, at least vounteer. The [...]
Similar but Different #26: Teeth
A few months back while at Artpace I saw the work of Scottish artist Graham Fagen and connected with his installation. Teeth have been a [...]
Culture Grrl Leaks News: Kimbell’s Potts to be New Getty Director
The LA Times Christopher Knight reports that the Getty museum has named former Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth) director Timothy Potts to head the J. [...]
“Michael A. Morris: It’s Just Meant to Be” at Oliver Francis Gallery
“It’s Just Meant to Be” is remarkably barebones for a film nerd’s nirvana. It is also visual art for people who wanted Walter Isaacson’s biography [...]
Texas Art Niche: Kolar, Kindly Woman with a Needle, in Daily Texan
Today’s Daily Texan profiles Austin Tattoo Artist Rachel Kolar, a ten-year veteran at True Blue Tattoo. Jessica Lee praises Kolar for the personable consideration she [...]
Texas Art Niche: Cabrera’s Florzeca in El Paso, Inc.
In conjunction with her year-long retrospective at the El Paso Museum of Art (Aug. 28, 2011-Aug 4, 2013), El Paso Inc. has a feature on [...]
Texas Art Niche: Marfa’s Cobra Rock Boot Company in NY Times
Vincent Dillio’s ongoing blog in The NY Times “Real Artists of Marfa” profiles bootmaker Colt Miller and Logan Caldbeck, the co-owners of Cobra Rock Boot [...]
Wonderful Thing: Indian Fly Whisk
This Mughal Dynasty (mid-18th c.) fly whisk is on view in the MFAH’s Indian art galleries. It’s an outstanding object which alone merits a visit [...]
Tlatelolco: A history of a city
I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week. Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long [...]
Big Wall, Big Price; Seaholm Art Wall Proposed for Downtown Austin
As part of the city’s ambitious plans to renovate a prime lakeside district downtown, Austin City Council is considering ways to fence off the Seaholm [...]
Mary’s Mural Gone Again: Balls the Cat Victim of Montrose Economic Upsurge
The owners of the Mary’s building, once ground zero for the Montrose leather scene, have again covered over over legendary Mary’s mural as part of [...]
Americans for the Arts Annual Convention Set for June in San Antonio
National arts advocacy organization Americans For the Arts has set its annual conference for June 8-10 in San Antonio. The 2012 conference will herd an [...]
Art Center of North Texas Director Deserts Sinking Ship
Former Frisco Mayor Mike Simpson, the executive director and chief fundraiser for the embattled Art Center of North Texas, has resigned a week ahead of [...]
Introducing the Miss CAM Antonio Contest!
In honor of 2012’s newly feminized logo, Contemporary Art Month and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center presents the “Miss CAM Antonio” contest. The virtual pageant [...]
Sustainable Practice: Robert Boyd
It takes a lot of creativity to make a new idea happen and quite a bit of sacrifice to keep it going. Inspired by Glasstire’s [...]
McNay Art Museum Receives $5 Million Gift From the Estate of Nancy Blackburn Hamon
The McNay Art Museum has received a bequest of $5 million from the estate of Dallas philanthropist Nancy Blackburn Hamon, wife of famed oil wildcatter [...]
Three TX Museums’ Lecture Series Funded by Wagner Bequests
In other can’t-take-it-with-you news, the McNay, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Witte Museum have each received $800,000 bequests from the estate of [...]
Haley-Henman To Close Dallas Brick-and-Mortar Gallery
David DeSalvo and John Marcucci, co-owners of Dallas’ Haley-Henman Gallery have announced that they will close the gallery’s space at 3225 Hardwick Street in West [...]
