William Sarradet and Christina Rees recommend some choice shows that Texas galleries have on view right now, whether through a window, online, or by appointment.
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Jana Swec and Jonas Criscoe at ICOSA, Austin
by Glasstireby Glasstire"An exhibition of new works by Jana Swec and Jonas Criscoe exploring the concept of entropy through movement, pattern, cycles and decay."
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Five-Minute Tours: Mary Margaret Hansen at Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"In keeping with the theme of masks, visitors are encouraged to wear a creative face mask when visiting the exhibition."
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Five-Minute Tours: Texas Legends: William Anzalone + Cruz Ortiz at Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Texas Legends highlights the work of two prolific Texas-based artists, William Anzalone and Cruz Ortiz."
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Podcast
Art Dirt: Gavin Brown, Barbara Gladstone & the Future of Galleries
by Glasstireby GlasstireChristina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss a recent shakeup in the New York gallery scene and how the pandemic will affect art galleries long term.
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Museum staff and city contractors have been working steadily since Saturday to remove water and evaluate the entire first floor.
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News
Houston’s Aurora Picture Show to Showcase “Mess With Texas” Through August
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe Texas-based artists whose works will be online include Robert Pruitt, Scott Stark, Jennifer Lane, Nick Bontrager, Prince Varughese Thomas, Krista Steinke, Kelly Sears, and The Art Guys.
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Top Five
Top Five: July 30, 2020. Our Favorite Texas-Flavored Contemporary Artworks
by Glasstireby GlasstireChristopher Blay and Christina Rees run down some of their favorite artworks that could only be made by Texans in Texas.
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: “Mizukagami” by Miya Ando at Asia Society Texas Center, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Asia Society Texas Center curator Bridget Bray takes us on a vertical tour to explore artist Miya Ando's installation."
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Five-Minute Tours: Jura Fossils Architecture Tour at Asia Society Texas Center, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire"The limestone walls and floors that are a hallmark of Asia Society Texas Center's architecture are also home to fossils dating to the Jurassic era."
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Five-Minute Tours: Phillip Shore at Longview Museum of Fine Arts
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Shore's work exudes a peacefulness and mindfulness that invites the viewer to meditate on their connectedness with nature and our world."
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The work of Prince, a deeply spiritual and political self-taught artist, is ubiquitous throughout Houston in its institutions' collections as well as private collections.
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Dr. Brettell was an educator, museum administrator, fundraiser, and internationally known Impressionism scholar.
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Five-Minute Tours: Patrick Turk at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas
by Glasstireby Glasstire"The exhibition title refers to the Confucian theory of Anthropocosmic Vision, which entails the notion of unity between the cosmos and all living things, including Earth itself."
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Five-Minute Tours: Lauren Clay at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Clay’s multi-dimensional installations challenge the viewers’ perception of materiality, space and presence."
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Brandon Zech and Christina Rees run down their favorite art and not-quite-art attractions you can spot from your car while driving across the state.
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"The works, including his jigsaw puzzle 'paintings', showcase his ability to masterfully combine various parts to create a dynamic whole."
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Five-Minute Tours: Josiah Boornazian, Karl Julius Lieck, and the Permanent Collection at Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
by Glasstireby Glasstire"'Prelude' examines the dark crevices of human nature, and holds it up through the rosy lens of childhood."
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss all of the weird things we love (and hate) about the art world.
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Five-Minute Tours: Richard Orton at The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe photographs, which have been featured in an exhibition that’s been traveling across Texas for the past three years, are the focus of Orton’s book, “The Upshaws of County Line; An American Family,” which is a documentation of the County Line community’s history through photographs and oral histories of the families who lived there.