Of Soviet film theory and experimentation in Corpus Christi, Texas.
February 2012
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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 here of memory, labor and spectacle. I…
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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 parade is set for Saturday,…
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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 constant in my own work…
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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. Paul Getty Museum in Los…
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“Michael A. Morris: It’s Just Meant to Be” at Oliver Francis Gallery
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis“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 Steve Jobs for Christmas and…
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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 gives her clients, along with…
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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 sculptor Margarita Cabrera’s ongoing international…
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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 Company, a boutique bootery on…
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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 to the museum. The MFAH…
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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 been avoided, was falling apart,…
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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 electric substation, and approved a…
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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 the ongoing refurbishing of the…
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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 estimated 1000 “arts professionals and…
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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 a board meeting to discuss…
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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 will take place on the…
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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 remarkable eleven years on the…
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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 Jake L. Hamon, which will…
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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 Frances and Louis Wagner to…
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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 Dallas as of February 29,…