Higher dimensions are creepy: the idea of unfelt, unseen planes of existence touching our own is like a campfire story told by PhD mathematicians.
July 2013
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Summer is traditionally pretty slow for art in the steamy south so, for those who have been waiting for bribery before hitting the galleries, this weekend will be the time…
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Every year, the Rice Design Alliance (RDA) sponsors a charrette competition, bringing together gifted designers, architects, and regular folks with good ideas from the Houston area. The RDA (along with…
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Like 19th-century academicians, street artists take a jealous pride in their drawing skills, their mastery of elaborate proprietary styles, and their public reputations.
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Amarillo artist Jacob Morin has been painting over some of the city’s famous mock road signs, which have been up for many years. According to Amarillo’s NewsChannel10.com, Morin asks permission…
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Hong Kong to Beijing: an Art Fair, Ai Weiwei’s Complex, Monolithic Skyscrapers, the Forbidden City, and More!
Much of the art in China is in a dialogue between East/West and the absorption of modern art history. Duchamp! He seemed to be everywhere.
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Another Dallas Public Art Project: Nasher XChange Announces Site III
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonIn celebration of its 10th anniversary in October, the Nasher Sculpture Center announced that it has commissioned ten public art works at ten diverse sites throughout Dallas. While they have…
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Amazon.com is quietly making plans to open an online art gallery in the very near future. The Art Newspaper first reported the story last week and spoke with a number…
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The super tiny, brand new Safe Room Gallery is a must-see, especially if you are going to a movie at the Texas Theatre anyway.
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Artist David Adickes has spent the past few days with a crew installing his latest work, a multi-colored sculpture that spells out “We (heart shape) Houston.” It does not seem…
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Houston’s Fresh Arts will present a workshop called “Funding Strategies for Independent Artists,” led by Fresh Arts’ Executive Director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and professional composer/musician Jerry Ochoa of Two Star…
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Lucy and Jake is amateurish, but that doesn’t stop it from being funny and entertaining for anyone who knows the people.
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Kirsten Macy’s paintings round a corner from her previous brighter, more sensual body of work toward serene, wide open landscapes.
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Without dumbing down (really, not too much at all), the PBS television series Art21 discusses contemporary art and artists in a way that even your grandparents can understand and enjoy.…
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When the Big Bend Sentinel broke the news on May 30 of the Playboy Marfa installation plans, the story quickly spread to the arts journals and arts blogs. It was…
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L’esprit de Shrimp Boil: Artists Kick off Holiday Weekend at DiverseWorks
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonHouston artists Zach Moser and Eric Leshinsky have somehow turned shrimping into a big extended art project. They call their Shrimp Boat Projects an “artistic investigation of the Houston region…
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When I was six, I saw a “chafa” (a derogative term used for soldiers in Honduras) beat up a guy so badly that he passed out. The soldier gave no thought at all to the children who were watching.
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Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush were recently in Zambia and spent a couple of days helping to renovate a clinic, which will serve as a cervical cancer…
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HAA Gives Nonprofit Staff Members Excuse for Extra-Long Lunch Breaks: Just Bring a Camera
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is sponsoring a photography contest that should serve to get all local nonprofit arts organizations to support its latest temporary art installation The Blue Trees.…
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Every year, Lawndale Art Center invites a guest juror to go through actual, physical works of art brought into the gallery for a couple of days and whittle down the…