Caroline Koebel talks with the duo whose recent show provoked a cinderblock through an Austin gallery's window.
June 2013
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Both artists are consciously flippant in their grandiosity—despite an interest in simulacra, photorealism, and op-art, the crux of Elrod's work is its archaic presentation as grand painting.
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Bunny Update: Artist and Future Plans for Playboy Marfa Revealed
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen the intended installation of a giant, neon Playboy bunny sculpture outside of Marfa was first discovered and revealed by the Big Bend Sentinel, it caused much curiosity. The sketches…
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Despite recent reports of violence and protests in Turkey, Redbud Projects curator Gustav Kopriva (of Redbud Gallery) will open Western Sequels: Art from the Lone Star next Friday night, June…
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For Byzantines, religious works were active, potentially living things. Curator Glenn Peers suggests a Byzantine mode of seeing in which faith takes on a strange, scary, evocative life of its own.
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Former Arthouse Texas Prizewinner Awarded Artadia’s New York Artist-in-Residency
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArtadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue has announced the four participants of its Artist-in-Residence program, including Eileen Maxson, 2004 Artadia award grantee, 2005 Arthouse Texas award winner, and…
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The recession brought to the city a concentration of young, energetic, like-minded creatives. Now, how do we keep them here?
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The Dallas Museum of Art recently named Margot Perot as board chair, replacing the outgoing Deedie Potter Rose, who has served as a DMA trustee for a quarter century and…
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Let’s Dance the Last Dance: DiverseWorks to Celebrate Sixto Wagan (Again)!
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonSixto Wagan has been serving as the director of the newly created Center for Arts Leadership at the University of Houston for a full month now, but DiverseWorks just can’t…
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Lawndale Art Center announced the residents for the eighth round of the Lawndale Artist Studio Program: Shayne Murphy, Jim Nolan and Emily Peacock. Each artist receives studio space at Lawndale…
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Despite their busy magnificence, the drawings' humble, work-for-hire sensibility perfectly matches their impersonal subject matter.
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Monolithic silhouettes, urban artifacts, and references to Mandelbrot's fractal sets are executed with a striking machine-like degree of control and perfectionism.
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Some towns held celebrations last weekend; some are planning picnics and parades for the upcoming weekend. It is actually today, though, that is Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the announcement…
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After its annual board meeting on Tuesday, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) announced that Richard D. Kinder will succeed Cornelia Cullen Long as Chairman of the Museum’s Board…
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Mocking the grief of adorers of John Lennon, Princess Diana, and John Kennedy seems blasphemous.
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Rick Lowe to Bring Community-Building Project to Dallas
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonAs part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s multi-million grant program Nasher XChange (in celebration of the Nasher’s 10th anniversary, it has commissioned 10 contemporary artists to produce 10 public art…
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After a six-year-long collaboration with the federal government, a major architectural firm, a German stained glass manufacturer and a photo artist, the 2-ton, 28’ x 28’ The Austin Wall will…
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Yarn Hater Still at Large in Houston Heights: Crime Stoppers Offers Reward
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonTo celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day, Houston Heights resident Mary Goldsby coordinated a yarn installation to cover a metal structure that stands on Heights Boulevard between 16th and 17th streets.…
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UT Art History PhD candidate Rose Salseda discusses Afro-Latin American identity and art that fuses punk rock, immigration, and post-identity politics.
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The Houston Center for Photography has announced artists selected for the 31st Annual Juried Membership Exhibition. This year’s juror was Lisa Sutcliffe, curator of photography at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Of…