If I would prefer to find my pleasures elsewhere than this new direction of museums, then obviously there are artists who are already way ahead of me.
June 2018
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Let’s say you were going to open a bar — maybe a craft-beer place that advertised “hand-pulled pints” and is called like Barley Pilgrim. Most likely you would hire a…
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This week, the Houston-based indie band Wild Moccasins released a new album, Look Together. The band has been a part of the state’s music scene since its founding in 2007, and over…
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Houston’s Fresh Arts has put out a call for entries to participate in its Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), which takes place November 16-18 at Winter Street Studios. That may…
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In Houston, The Andy Warhol Foundation’s Idea Fund, which is a re-granting program, is administered by the non-profits DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses. Right now the Idea Fund…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a gallerist turned artist in Dallas, a big group show of emerging Latinx artists in Austin, and the seduction of "mermaid skin" in an immersive show in San Antonio.
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A 16th century wooden statue of St. George, in the Church of St. Michael in Estella, a town in northern Spain, was badly in need of repair. The parish priest…
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture recently announced that it has acquired some objects from the recent watershed movie Black Panther. This includes the iconic superhero costume worn…
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Rahbar creates an ironic commentary on security being as much a human construct as any national border.
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The San Antonio-based grocery store chain H-E-B, which has hundreds of stores throughout Texas, is beginning a new program in its upcoming Houston area stores, reports the Houston Chronicle. With…
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Texas Gallery in Houston was not directly hit by a fire that broke out early in the morning on June 18 in the River Oaks shopping center it occupies, but…
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The show: B. Anele: 25 Hours A Day The venue: Private Eye Gallery The city: Houston The date: June 22, 2018 Photographs by Maya Joubert …
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Every year, the Fusebox Festival opens up applications for Austin-area artists in order to make sure that local performers have their chance to be seen in the festival. This year’s…
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"Hello. I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary."
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The Texas Contemporary Art Fair sent out an email recently announcing that exhibitor applications are now open for its 2018 fair. Scheduled to run October 4-7, 2018 at the George R. Brown…
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More Billboard Art: Giovanni Valderas Opens Public Art Project in Bronx
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechLast week, Dallas-based artist Giovanni Valderas debuted a new public artwork in the Bronx, New York. Part of the project 14X48, which repurposes vacant billboards as public art spaces, the piece draws visual…
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Smolleck has an incisive and warm eye. He sees both the splendor and the silliness of regalia, religion, ritual — and the reality of death and the illusion of time.
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Giant Heroin Spoon Sculpture Shows Up Outside OxyContin’s Headquarters
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe New York Times reported yesterday on a bit of pop-up protest art in the form of a giant heroin spoon, installed Friday morning outside of Purdue Pharma’s Stamford, CT headquarters.…
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With the seats intended to be filled by the viewers, Martin is creating an opportunity for us to engage with a community of black women that have impacted her life.
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Owens employs a large arsenal of techniques and media, but painting always comes out on top.