Scott Carter, who received his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011, has been getting some attention for his gallery-deconstructing drywall sculptures. Problem is, San…
January 2013
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These days, signs are not to be trusted. Their meaning, as Derrida argued, is not immediately clear to us. What they refer to is absent, so the meaning they…
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From January 10- February 15, the Bank of America Center at 700 Louisiana St. in Houston is hosting an exhibition of nine architect-designed rugs created by Afghan women as part…
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Dear San Antonio: Thank you for giving us Linda Pace. Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Linda Pace Foundation for the second time. It’s a gem that…
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I have always had a difficult relationship with the Chicano movement. Because of my background and South Texas birthplace, I am expected to identify with the movement, but for reasons…
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Know of a Master? Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is currently seeking nominations for its next honoree. Begun in 2005, HCCC’s Texas Masters Series honors career artists in Texas who…
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Peter Simek gets to the bottom of the Dallas Contemporary’s scandalously cheap eBay art sales in D Magazine. Calling the fiasco, in which the Contempoary sold off a few dozen…
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The the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, NCECA for short, is having it’s 47th annual conference in Houston on March 20-23. In addition to talking, hobnobbing, and…
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Diverseworks has extended the deadline for Houston-area artists who are Diverseworks members ($35, if you’re just joining now) to apply for studio visits with Naomi Beckwith, visiting curator from the…
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The DMA is FREE! Earn Points for Everything!
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy LewisDear DMA Friends, You may now enter the Dallas Museum of Art for free. And on top of free general admission, the DMA has implemented a tricked-up, no-cost, interactive “membership”…
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In a few days I get up on a stage at the DMA with two other artists to talk about the state of the arts in Dallas; in other words, Dallas’ “scene.”…
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of four institutions participating in Art Across America, an exhibition billed as “the first major survey of historical art of the United…
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The Socialized Contemporary Artists Bureau (S.C.A.B.) sounds a bit bureaucratic, but this is part of the ironic mirror play and table turning that undergirds this group of artists. By 2012,…
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You’ve got to stay alert to catch the best bargains on eBay- since last March, the Dallas Contemporary has been using the auction site to sell off limited edition prints…
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Saw a lot of amazing art this week. Not only were the works themselves curious, mysterious, visceral and fascinating in so many ways, but in every case there was a…
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The Art Center of Corpus Christi has received a challenge grant from local philanthropist and entrepreneur Gene Bouligny. Mr. Bouligny is prepared to present the Art Center with a $100,000…
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Jeanne Clair Van Ryzin of the Austin American Statesman reports that “The once subversive, renegade artist-turned-architect Vito Acconci” will create a public sculpture at the Consolidated Rental Car Facility at…
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2012 saw a slew of portraits of the late Governor Ann Richards in various media—film, print, on the stage. A lot of youngsters might have forgotten about her or unfortunately…
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The Texas Cultural Trust has announced its annual awards, honoring high-profile artists in several genres as well as important patrons of the arts. The 2013 Texas Medal of Arts Awards…
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Cody Ledvina: Expierence (How to be a wonderful artist assistant.)
by Cody Ledvinaby Cody LedvinaCody Ledvina explains how to be a wonderful, er, decent artist assistant. Starring Trenton Doyle Hancock as the artist.