The Nasher Sculpture Center today announced an ambitious series of commissions for public art pieces by local, national and international artists in honor of its tenth anniversary. The program, called…
February 2013
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In what feels like a direct answer to detractors of Dallas’ very centralized and compacted (and rarified) still-new Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center has made a major move toward…
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Glasstire asked Houston artist Beth Secor to talk about her current show at Inman Gallery, and she tells how drawings of Texas trees are tangled up with her father’s death…
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The City of Austin’s new African American Cultural & Heritage Facility, at 912 E. 11th Street, opens with a community celebration on March 1 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.…
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The first Fort Worth Architecture Genealogy Chart, courtesy of Willis Cecil Winters, FAIA and W. Mark Gunderson, AIA, is now on the AIA FW website. Tracing the lineage of promnent…
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Over the weekend I had the amazing pleasure of visiting Dallas. Yes, that’s right, pleasure! Aside from the major Dallas institutions, I was fairly ignorant of the existing arts scene…
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On Friday, the Rothko Chapel announced that Nabila Drooby, one of the longest serving members on its Board of Directors, had passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Beirut,…
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Like light rail, another big , sounds-good idea that isn’t worth it, Houston Art Alliance’s project to bring Blue Trees to Houston is going forward with a similar well-intentioned inevitablity.…
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Carl Hammoud’s current exhibition of paintings and drawings at Lora Reynolds Gallery feels cool and empty. The works are also nearly impeccably installed. I recently told a friend that the…
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San Antonio Neighborhood Film Project Celebrates City in 4th Film Contest: Register Online Now!
The San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development has announced its annual film competition, the Neighborhood Film Project 4 (NFP4), asking filmmakers to highlight one of four neighborhoods as…
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Actor Ryan O’Neal is going to be allowed to sue Craig Nevius for defamation. Nevius told the Star tabloid and Good Morning America that O’Neal “stole” a $30 million Andy…
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Stanley Marsh 3 Settles Civil Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Criminal Charges Remain-Cadillac Ranch Thrown Clear
The Amarillo Globe-News reports that eccentric millionaire and accused sex offender Stanley Marsh 3 of Amarillo, along with inner circle, have settled civil lawsuits by eleven claimants who accused Marsh…
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“Latin American countries are at a disadvantage in terms of research funds in technological fields. As a result, all sorts of equipment and devices are adapted and updated in a…
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Expierence Presents: Emily Sloan, That Better be a Baby Ruth
by Cody Ledvinaby Cody LedvinaEmily Sloan re-stages her Caddy Shack-inspired performance at Houston’s Darke Gallery for Cody Ledvina, who pokes at her with a stick.
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Joshua Hargrave’s installation, Sprawl, is one of two shows opening all day today in Deep Ellum storefronts. The Deep Ellum real estate company, Deep Ellum 42, has offered its vacant…
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Pushing the pop-up art show to an extreme of topical ephemerality, Houston Gallery Zoya Tommy Contemporary has put together a celebratory one-day theme show in honor of the NBA all-Star…
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For Contemporary Arts Month, Haydeé Muñoz De la Rocha‘s San Antonio-based online art magazine, Art Magazine, will be launching its first print issue. According to the press release, “Our publication…
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Serie Project’s 20th Anniversary in East Austin with New Residents and a Call for Grassroots Support
Founded in 1993 by Austin artist Sam Coronado, the Serie Project is a nonprofit organization that offers free printmaking facilities, training and housing for 8 to 15 artists per year…
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Art is often at its best when it’s out of the ordinary. That’s what makes Marfa so alluring, or Amarillo’s Cadillac Ranch. And while the Beeville Art Museum may not…
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NBA demigod Michael Jordan has rented Houston’s Museum Of Fine Arts For His 50Th Birthday Party, during the NBA’a upcoming All-Star Weekend. Jordan’s rumored plans to rent the Piney Point…