The Nasher’s James Turrell Skyspace piece may be shuttered, but Houston is Turrell territory: his third major piece in the city, an outdoor music venue/skyspace/Mayan mound temple is getting the…
April 2012
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As early as 2009, there was concern over whether proposed construction next door to the Nasher Sculpture center in Dallas would impact artist James Turrell’s Tending, (Blue), which depends on…
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The ongoing confrontation between Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center and the new Museum Tower next door continues to flood the Dallas press with ink, some of it must-read material: Tim Rogers…
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At least one person in the crowd at the opening of John Waters’ exhibition “Neurotic” at McClain Gallery appeared to be angling to be the next Divine. Waters was in…
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Let’s talk Deadwood. David Milch’s superlative television show was quite good at putting his audience just outside of a given situation. The characters often spoke and behaved in…
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On April 29th, both Chinati Foundation and Judd Foundation are holding a joint Community Day for their West Texas friends and neighbors. La Mansana de Chinati, “The Block” and several…
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From unobtrusive collages, paintings and collections housed in old pay phone nooks, to the the flamboyant, ride-able mustache seesaw by ¡el grupo!, Austin’s Payphone Revival Project has been quietly reanimating…
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“By this time, you should have received a letter from the Houston Arts Alliance regarding your Individual Artist Grant Application, and the process for following up regarding reconsideration and/or review…
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Tinterow Names Mahrukh Tarapor MFAH Advisor for International Initiatives: Former MET Staffer to Push Houston Museum’s Islamic World Program
The Museum of Fine Arts director Gary Tinterow has appointed Mahrukh Tarapor as Senior Advisor for International Initiatives to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Dr. Tarapor is consultant specializing…
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Bendy Bench Coming to West Dallas: Fort Worth Ave. Development Group Announces First Spare Parts Art Commission
Spare Parts Art Initiative, a public art program of the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group, has announced their first project, “Mobius Bench” by Erik Glissman and Nicole Cullum Horn, to…
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The City of San Antonio is looking for a team of artists/designers/administrators to work out a public art plan for the proposed re-development of HemisFair Park. The team is supposed…
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Janelle Zara of ARTINFO reports via the Huffington Post that Dallas Art Fair Founders Chris Byrne and John Sughrue are organizing modern art and design fair (not unlike the upcoming…
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The group show up at Brand 10 Art Space in Fort Worth through April 28, called Showmen, with work by artists Tim Best, Titus O’Brien, Tom Orr and Cameron Schoepp, walks an elegant line between…
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Barry Walker, former curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and curator of Prints and Drawings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston died earlier this week after an accident. Hired…
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Artist Boat, a nonprofit that promotes coastal preservation through eco-art and science education projects has received a $3.46 million grant from the federally approved Texas Coastal Impact Assistance Program to…
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This is an epic year for England. Well, for the UK, but mostly England. The Diamond Jubilee. The Olympics. The Tories sinking ever deeper into their own doo doo.…
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The new Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Aether, a semiannual e-magazine put out by a collaboration between Rachel Haggerty of Wally Workman Gallery, Amanda Gorence of REP Art + Photo Consultants,…
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The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is unveiling a new public sculpture at the Austin Nature & Science Center, a 15-acre campus located just west of Zilker Park.…
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Gabriel Ritter is the new Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ritter is currently completing his Ph.D. in Art History at…
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. . . but the folks at austinartyards.com, who organized this year’s event, have thoughtfully collected photos of yards and “yardists” online, including a few artistic outdoor expressions that have…