The Dallas-based biennial show of art, light, and sound called AURORA will have its fifth installment in 2018, and it has grown so much since its debut in 2010 that the organizers…
July 2017
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Podcast
Art Dirt 7: McMansion Hell, Dressing Up Like Frida Kahlo, Piss Christ Protest
by Glasstireby Glasstire"One of the protest signs said 'When Did Blasphemy Become Art?' and I just had to have a chuckle."
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Since 1935, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has been collecting and displaying works created by artists of our time. Like many museums with wide-reaching collections, however, SFMOMA has its…
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Through these narratives Louden attempts to correct the course of what an artist can be, and how they contribute to society at large.
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The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division has announced an upcoming workshop for artists called GET NOTICED! PR & Marketing for ATX Creatives, which takes place in three parts in three different…
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The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has partnered with West Elm, retailer of casual chic and not-quite-cheap home furnishings, to create a Rauschenberg collection of stuff for your very own home. They…
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The sleepy bayou town of Orange is home to perhaps the best Western Art Museum in the country, and the reason I traveled there with my dad to see its current dazzling show.
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Christina Rees and guest host Hills Snyder are in Lubbock talking about some staple shows of summer, what happens when an artist takes an epic road trip, and the usefulness of intervals.
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In conjunction with the Sawyer Yards Second Saturday open studios, Houston’s Fresh Arts is presenting guided studio tours once a month for the summer. The featured building tour for Saturday,…
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News
Blanton Museum Acquires Vincent Valdez’s Large-Scale ‘The City’ Paintings
by Glasstireby GlasstireThis week, the University of Texas’ Blanton Museum of Art told Glasstire that they have acquired Vincent Valdez’s large-scale paintings The City I and The City II. These pieces were introduced to the public…
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We have reported before on Glasstire on how hip and trendy enamel pins have become—some feature beloved moments from art history, others pay tribute to fallen pop icons, and others are just…
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The new Houston Police Department Southwest Police Station needs some art, and the City of Houston has put out a call for artists to submit work to class up the…
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A few weeks ago, conceptual and visual artist Mel Chin was honored by Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development with the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award, reports the…
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Look, if you don’t get it, Bell basically tells us, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid. It just means you have no aesthetic sensibility.
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Ashton Thornhill’s solo photography show, Texas Noir, is up at The Grace Museum in Abilene in conjunction with the big group show As Is: Rural Realism. Both exhibitions depict the…
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Almost all Texas museums are open today (some close early, but check your local listings), although many galleries are not. If you are lucky enough to have the day off,…
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“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. – Ed. Today: Independence It’s the 4th of July. In the spirit of self-evidence, we’ve rounded up the American flag artworks…
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Tony Fitzpatrick has earned a living as a boxer, bartender, construction worker and actor; his work feels like the visual equivalent of a Tom Waits record.
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Austin-based artist Scott Proctor announced recently through a Kickstarter campaign that he plans to open East Side Pot Shop in the city’s east side. Serving as a ceramics studio, project space, and gallery, Proctor…
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The seeds of the duo’s collaboration were planted four years ago when Hodge listened to Malone’s 90.1 KPFT radio show and heard the Juneteenth history in a segment about slavery in Texas that Malone created and narrated.