The Tom of Finland Movie
Really looking forward to seeing this. Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920-1991) made a name for himself as Tom of Finland, the Helsinki-based homoerotic illustrator who pioneered so...Read More
Gunnar Birkerts, Architect Who Designed CAMH, Dies at 92
Gunnar Birkerts, an acclaimed Latvian-American architect based in Michigan, died on Tuesday, August 15 at the age of 92. Birkerts designed the iconic Contemporary Art...Read More
Dallas Architecture Forum Hosts Chinati and MASS MoCA
On Sunday, November 5 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Dallas Architecture Forum will host a moderated conversation with Jenny Moore of The Chinati Foundation in Marfa and Joseph...Read More
5th Annual Transborder Biennial Announced
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) and the Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) are teaming up for the the fifth annual Transborder...Read More
Recently Restored John Biggers Mural Travels to Tyler Museum of Art
The Tyler Museum of Art has announced that John Biggers’ newly restored mural A History of Education in Morris County will be on view at the...Read More
Art Dirt 9: Please Stop Painting the Electrical Boxes (a discussion)
"If you're arguing that it's OK that these things aren't very good, then you're making an argument for mediocrity."
Get Your Sand Mandala Fix this Weekend in Houston
For the past few days, the Asia Society Texas center in Houston has been hosting Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery who have been constructing a...Read More
Here’s Donald Trump as an Art Critic
Some clever soul or souls has launched an Instagram profile: “Donald J Trump – Art Critic.” This Trump describes himself as an “Art Critic based...Read More
Top Five: August 10, 2017
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on young artists rediscovering an old craft, the coolest-looking art space in Dallas, and how the Texas art scene didn't take a break this summer.
Dalí, the Mona Lisa, and Back Again
It was recently revealed that Salvador Dalí’s mustache is still intact on his corpse, nearly 30 years after his death. (A woman claiming to be his...Read More
New Grants Announced for Latinx Artists
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), which is based in San Antonio, has announced the 12th funding cycle for its grants “…with...Read More
Global art-streaming app is like “Spotify for Art Lovers”
There’s a revamped art-streaming app called Loupe, and New York Magazine recently featured a preview of it, claiming “This App Is Like Spotify for Art Lovers.”...Read More
Zack Ingram Wins $15,000 Tito’s Prize
Austin arts organization Big Medium has announced that Zack Ingram is the winner of the inaugural Tito’s Prize. An Austin-based sculptor and printmaker, Ingram has shown works...Read More
Mitchell Center for the Arts Announces Lecture Featuring The Yes Men
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston has announced that their 2017 Mitchell Artist Lecture will feature The Yes Men (Andy Bichlbaum...Read More
Call for Submissions for Abilene’s First Annual Juried Exhibition
News via the Bowerbird: The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene has put out a call for submissions for its first annual juried exhibition. This year’s juror...Read More
Galveston Artist Residency Announces 2017-2018 Residents
This week, the Galveston Artist Residency (GAR) announced the three artists participating in the organization’s 2017-2018 artist-in-residence cycle: Pamela Council, Kristina Estell, and Justin Raphael Roykovich. Pamela Council is...Read More
Sunday Day Trip: Artists Reinterpret Doug Aitken’s ‘Electric Earth’
On Sunday, August 13 at 11 a.m., DFW artist/musicians Bruce Blay, Gregory Ruppe and Danny Skinner will perform a sound-based interpretation of Doug Aitken’s current retrospective...Read More
Top Five: August 3, 2017 with Deborah Roberts
Brandon Zech and special guest Deborah Roberts are in Austin discussing a grand artistic rivalry, a political artist on the rise, and an artist with an unlikely background.
Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Account is Awesome
Cindy Sherman, the legendary photographer and filmmaker famous for taking staged portraits of herself in which she embodies archetypal female roles, recently made her Instagram...Read More
More News on the Menil Collection’s Closure & Menil Drawing Center’s Delayed Opening
Earlier this summer, Houston’s Menil Collection announced that on Monday, February 18, 2018 the institution plans to close its main building for eight months for maintenance work that...Read More
