Social change can begin with a gesture that communicates at a distance greater than the reach of our voice or the touch of our hand. Perhaps the hand this project…
January 2017
-
-
It’s that time of year again—the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is accepting applications for its 2017-2018 residency period. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2017 and the center…
-
The insularity of the art world is thanks in no small part to our frequent inability to have fun with what we do, which is why an artist like Goolsby should be embraced.
-
In addition to a number of openings, talks, and receptions around the state happening this weekend (check out our event listings), there are two performances tonight—one in Houston and one…
-
-
Last night, the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University awarded its Moss/Chumley Award to artist Sedrick Huckaby, reports Michael Granberry of the Dallas Morning News. The award is given…
-
Some Inauguration Day Wisdom from Pussy Riot, from their recent Texas Visit
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech"If Trump will be the next president of the United States, which I hope will not happen, the situation in your country will be pretty much close to ours, I think."
-
News
Trump Plans to (quickly) Kill the National Endowment for the Arts (and of course most other cultural programs)
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe federal budget being cooked up by Trump’s transition team (the proposal was released today)—which he hopes to ram through Congress as quickly as possible—calls for the complete elimination of both…
-
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on some art you might catch this Inauguration Day.
-
The University of Houston (UH) College of the Arts, formed at the beginning of this school year, is the recipient of a $20 million gift from the John P. McGovern…
-
Conduit Gallery in Dallas announced today that it would hold a special one-day viewing of Annabel Daou’s massive drawing, America, this Friday, which is of course Trump’s Inauguration Day. “We are…
-
Mexico City native Rodolfo Choperena established himself as an active supporter of the San Antonio art scene long before it ever occurred to him to become an artist himself.
-
Amy Poehler and Brooke Posch’s Paper Kite Productions has acquired the movie rights to the upcoming Jennifer Mathieu young adult novel “Moxie,” reports Variety. Mathieu, who lives in Houston…
-
So how am I going to regain my faith in art and the art world in 2017?
-
The Texas Medal of Arts Awards has announced 13 honorees for 2017. Since its inception in 2001 by the Texas Cultural Trust, the biennial Awards have awarded 99 medals to…
-
Houston arts organization FotoFest has announced that its 2018 Biennial will focus on contemporary photography and new media art from India. Sunil Gupta, the Biennial’s head curator, was born in…
-
The artist-critic can become a reviled creature to himself and the artists he writes about.
-
News
Dessert Before Dinner: Houston Couple Pledges Entire Show to MFAH
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonTwo Centuries of American Still-Life Painting: The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection opened this weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and a couple of evenings before, the…
-
News
Section of Berlin Wall at Rice University Defaced with Pro-Trump Graffiti
by Glasstireby GlasstireTwo days ago (on Friday the 13th), Rice University students and staff discovered that both a mural and a memorial on campus had been vandalized. The mural, which had been fastened…
-
One of my questions before going to see the show was about the relationship between Teresa Margolles’ and Hermann Nitsch’s work, beyond the obvious commonality of blood and performance.