The Problems and Rewards of Houston’s Silos
Art can only compete so much with the space it occupies, which is why galleries are clean white cubes without distraction and ornamentation.
Out of this World: UFO and Space Art
A deep interest in aliens is so much a part of our culture that we have movie after movie (not to mention television, novels, comic books…) enthralling us with stories of other worlds and extraterrestrial life.
How the Art World Should Exploit Pokémon Go
I’ve been looking for and dreaming up better art-world applications for Pokémon Go. After a few weeks of playing, I have some ideas.
Video: Janaye Brown at de stijl | PODIUM FOR ART
ATX has a great new space called de stijl | PODIUM FOR ART. The gallery’s inaugural show, One / Sixth, is comprised of works by six...Read More
Alexander Paulus at Ro2 Art
Alexander Paulus has created a crowded installation of grotesque figurative paintings that are unapologetically in your face and ridiculously successful.
See the Sistine Chapel—in Mexico
Good news: now you don’t have to travel 5700 miles to Italy to see Michelangelo’s monumental frescos. Instead, you can go to Mexico City where Antonio Berumen...Read More
EXU on Sale for Half Price!
The first issue of EXU, a full-color, tabloid-like magazine created by longtime Houston-based art writer Robert Boyd, is currently on sale for a measly $3! EXU...Read More
Public Art at Houston’s Hobby Airport
I shot this week’s Top Five video with Houston Airport System Curator Tommy Gregory. Before the shoot, he took me on a tour of the airport’s art...Read More
Gnome Statue Stolen from Florida Museum
This story was too good to pass up: recently, a resin statue of a gnome was stolen from Florida’s Cornell Art Museum. “Please bring the Gnome home....Read More
King Tut’s Extraterrestrial Dagger
Recently, researchers have concluded that the blade of a dagger found buried with King Tut was made using iron from a meteorite: Using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Italian...Read More
Memorial Day: An Ode to Jasper Johns’ Flag
This Memorial Day, spend a few minutes reading about Jasper Johns’ monumental work Flag (1955): Perhaps most obviously, Flag serves to question what a painting is,...Read More
Wear Art History on Your Jacket
Enamel pins are the “hot new thing.” This past week, there was even a pin art show in NYC. They are cheap to buy, cheaper...Read More
Peter Saul on Gimmicks in Art
Earlier today I was watching a documentary about a now defunct Texas art collective Rubber: An Art Mob. In the video, the painter Peter Saul said the following...Read More
See-through Wood is Now a Thing
Two weeks ago, The New York Times reported that researchers from the University of Maryland have found a way to make wood transparent. From the article:...Read More
Video: A Song & Dance about Calcium
Last night, at the historic Houston nightclub Numbers, Aurora Picture Show hosted their yearly screening with the A/V Geeks. The A/V Geeks travel across the US...Read More
This Week’s New Yorker Cover
This week’s New Yorker cover is all too real. For the past month, my Facebook feed has been bombarded with photos of cheery-faced, cap and gown-clad recent...Read More
Video: Seth Alverson at Bill’s Junk
Seth Alverson’s going away party/show was last Friday at Bill’s Junk/Optical Project in Houston. The event consisted of this video showing a spinning figurine that periodically...Read More
