While the exhibition looks unassuming, its intent is oddly ambitious: to make a case that for the sake of some kinds of meaningful communication, the post office and its mail system should be saved.
2014
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After a two-year battle with cancer, artist Melesio “Mel” Casas died at home on Sunday. Grace Casas, his wife of 35 years, told the San Antonio Express-News that he was…
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BlogEssayGlasstireOp Ed
HAA Dogpile! Artists of Transported + Renewed Weigh In
by Glasstireby GlasstireAmid the blizzard of anti-HAA ink coming in from all quarters of the Houston art scene, Glasstire today received a collective letter from artists involved in T+R.
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A new film and video showcase organized by the Video Association of Dallas, called the Dallas Medianale, will launch at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary in Dallas on Jan. 9 and run on…
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News
Yeah, Holiday Shows are Here, But “Schools-Strut-Their-Stuff Season” Officially Starts Now
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThere are usually a few unexpected gems to be found in sleepy summer gallery group shows and, as the holiday season descends, there are endless group shows of “affordable” art…
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On November 20, tensions between the powerful committee and the staff of HAA's Civic Arts + Design program erupted into an open break.
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Art From the Streets is a 22-year-old non-profit outfit in Austin that provides art studio time to Austin’s homeless throughout the year, and in December holds an annual show and…
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To make political work without literally telling the viewer how he should think or feel is a tall order, yet Roberts pulls it off with empathy that is as ferocious as it is vulnerable.
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Houston artist Ed Wilson has released pictures of his proposal for the George R. Brown convention Center in Houston. The 90 x 90 x 40 foot atrium will be filled…
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Kids at Wilson Montessori Elementary in Houston celebrated Thanksgiving (and a short school week!) with a parade of home-made turkeys.
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This week's top picks for art in Texas: Japanese fashion, tiny impressionism, dirt in the Cedars, hairy eyeballs, and pumpkin pie.
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Happy Thanksgiving! There’s still time to get downtown to catch the 65th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, which starts at 9am and goes on until noon (parade route here). Among…
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Daniel Johnston, one of Austin’s most insider outsider artist/musician/personalities, has designed a new mural which will be unveiled on Monday, December 1 at Nau’s Enfield Drug in West-Central Austin. The outside…
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Dornith Doherty: Oasis and Celia Eberle: In the Garden of Ozymandias at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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For the third installment in a series of globe-trotting portfolios shot for W Magazine, humanoid space alien/Orlando/wonder woman Tilda Swinton descended on The Menil Collection in Houston a couple of months…
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The Houston Arts Alliance has released an official statement on their sudden change of heart about awarding high-profile commission to Houston Artist Ed Wilson: Houston Arts Alliance Statement The review…
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Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas held its first CADDFUNd Competition on Nov. 16, and the winner of the contest was a University of North Texas MFA named Julie Libersat. CADD…
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In honor of Houston artist Wendy Wagner, who lost her two-year battle against brain cancer a couple of months ago, a foundation for artists has been established. The Foundation’s website…
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If anything, the populations of most Texas cities, and along with it the populations of artists, are increasing, but the number of more traditional galleries with traditional business models feels stagnant.
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BlogEssayGlasstireOp Ed
Artist Ed Wilson’s Contract Withdrawn as $830,000 GRB Commission Process Collapses in Turmoil
A five-member selection panel chose Wilson for the plum job at the end of October. Last Thursday, HAA took it back.