Bill Davenport’s Newswire about Tom Moody‘s Seasonal GIF reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to blog about: NET ART. Or, if that term scares you, I can use…
Ivan Lozano
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Bill Davenport’s Newswire about Tom Moody‘s Seasonal GIF reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to blog about: NET ART. Or, if that term scares you, I can use "Internet…
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From Collaboration to Conception at Creative Research Laboratory
by Ivan Lozanoby Ivan LozanoCreative Research Laboratory's From Collaboration To Conception is a total yawn. The show is mediocre and (even worse) terribly passé. Jade Walker, curator for the exhibition, managed to compile an…
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I went to Houston this past weekend to indulge in the shows by big names that Austin seldom gets, in this case, the Nan Goldin (underwhelming, dissapointing, awful curation and…
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This past weekend was the last ever (at least as we have come to know it) Cinematexas event. The films and videos were fantastic. Some of the artists whose work…
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The concept behind Florian Slotawa's One After The Other at Arthouse sounds really ridiculous and stupid: instead of bringing art into Arthouse, Slotawa altered the interior architecture by adding new…
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Southland Tales by Richard Kelly is a work of avant-garde brilliance. It's a total multimedia train wreck (graphic novels, feature films, internet websites), but that isn't inconsistent with the project.…
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I was ready to dismiss this show. It's very easy to dismiss Roy Lichtenstein. His work is so ingrained in contemporary popular visual idioms as a quick signifier of "artsiness"…
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I can't help but be slightly disturbed by projects like this. I'm sure someone along the decision-making process had good intentions; supporting artists and fostering an appreciation of art as…
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A better finale for the Texas Prize would be almost impossible. Last Sunday, Bill Davenport, as a graceful catharsis for losing (such an ugly term, really) to Katrina Moorehead, invited…
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A notice to Austinites: Check the Blanton's website. Check it often. Check it compulsively. If you don't, you'll miss out on some amazing things. I have two examples from this…
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Impish Animal by Jason Villegas at Okay Mountain is a two-part show. It's both a phallocentric and a polymorphously perverse show, but not in an especially erotic way.…
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Jarrod Beck and Amanda Schoppel's Systems of Growth and Decay at MASS Gallery presents two almost diametrically opposed visions of sensuality by two almost diametrically opposed artists. It's a strange…
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I highly recommend swinging by Women and Their Work to check out Cauleen Smith's NTSC, but give yourself time to do it. It's a dense show that requires attention to…
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The cat’s out of the bag! AMOA has released the names of the artists selected for its New Art In Austin triennial showcase. I’m very excited about this show. There’s…
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Thrice in the last week the apocalypse has come up in studio visits. THRICE! !!! ! The reasonable way to think about this ominous coincidence would be to consider our…
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Hyped on sugar gum and slush puppies, me and my bros. Arturo Panduro and The Sterling Allen went on the road to H-town to drop off some arts at the…
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Last week, the Puleo-Fitzgerald abode was visited by Torpedoboy himself, Trenton Doyle Hancock, who was in town working on a project with the Austin Ballet. The epic struggle between Mounds…
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Hawt Suck Moniker: Sodom of the South (a title considered for this blog) Bat City Bumper Sticker: Keep East Austin Shitty Keep Austin Wierd Musical Demigod: Pataphysics Guy Forsyth…