Three years ago, Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) was in big financial trouble and, after an attempted merger from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it launched…
January 2014
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Video: Dave Hickey, part 3: Administrated Art History
by Glasstireby GlasstireIn which Dave bemoans the administration of art history, the permanent reign of postminimalism, and bad social-content art. Heckler at 14:50!
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Only a couple of weeks after the iconic Daniel Johnston mural was defaced and only a couple of blocks away, vandals defaced the historic mural at Austin’s Renaissance Market, located…
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Video: Dave Hickey, part 2: Sabbatical Art
by Glasstireby GlasstirePart 2 of 4, in which Dave eulogizes the undergound of the late 60's and early 70's, explains how everything has gone wrong with the artworld since.
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Video: Dave Hickey, part 1: There Is No In
by Glasstireby GlasstireCritic Dave Hickey begins by dissing Glasstire, Texas, Houston, stupid liberals, and Rice University, then goes on to the futility of the NEA and alternative art institutions.
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Opening to Celebrate Houston Artist and Fundraise for Posthumous Book
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonFebruary 1st will mark the first anniversary of the death of Houston artist Bert L. Long, Jr. and a bunch of artists and Long fans will be celebrating his life…
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We are falling for a media-induced war between evolution and creation. This soapbox is all Chris Sauter’s fault.
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Art Entries Due! It May Be a Drive to Be a “Star of Texas,” But It May Be Worth It
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonSubmissions are due at the end of next week for the 16th annual Stars of Texas juried art exhibition. Started in 1999, the exhibition has grown from a one-week local…
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Like many cities, San Antonio receives most of its public funding for arts and cultural events through tourism and hotel taxes. The basic thinking behind this structure is that exciting…
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Historic UH Chicano Mural Restored, Now Matches the Barnes & Noble Furniture
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonIn the early 1970s, two University of Houston (UH) student artists came up with a plan to celebrate Mexican-American culture as a project of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO).…
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty as the new Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art. Currently the head of exhibitions and displays…
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With only two or three inches between each work, the exhibition doesn't exactly lend itself to parsing, but it's a show about transition: from where the gallery has been to where it is going.
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Forgive me, Father: I paid $20 to have my artwork in a juried exhibition with 30 other depraved artists. I did so with full free will and knowledge of my actions and know this is a mortal sin.
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Contemporary Austin Announces Finalists for Laguna Gloria Landscape Master Plan
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Contemporary Austin is wasting no time in getting its 12-acre lakeside estate ready for the future Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, for which it was…
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Social Practice Makes Perfect: PRH to Host Symposium on Artists and Community Engagement
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe term “social practice” has been getting more and more popular among artists in the past few years, although it still seems only slightly more defined (but definitely more user-friendly)…
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Houston Center for Photography Announces 2014 Fellowship Winners
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Houston Center for Photography (HCP) has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships. Winners will receive a $3,000 cash grant, a feature in Spot Magazine, a write-up in Fraction…
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Despite the randomness and repetitiveness, the body hair and the cheesecake, it looks like fun.
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Poet, playwright and activist Amiri Baraka died on Thursday at the age of 79. There are a number of in-depth obituaries chronicling Baraka’s long career, but the Gallerist’s Andrew Russeth…
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Houston Gallery May Be as Sleazy as is Rumored: Investigations Underway
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonFor the most part, good artists and good galleries have good relationships, but it is no surprise to most gallerists that there are a few disparaging rumors floating around about…
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MoMA Bought Time to Come to the Same Conclusion: Folk Art Museum Must Be Demolished
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced yesterday that its board has approved the initial details of its major building expansion project. In April, the MoMA made a similar announcement…