Dallas’ 500X Gallery is gearing up for its annual unjuried show, Hot and Sweaty 3: The Open Show, which will run June 14-June 21. It doesn’t seem like the $10…
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Yesterday, The Guardian and a few arts journals reported on a tiff between performance artist Marina Abramović and conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll about Abramović’s upcoming show at London’s Serpentine…
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Those who think selfies simply coincided with the widespread use of cell phones and the arrival of self-absorbed Millennials may want to track down a copy of Bunny Yeager’s 1964…
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Massimo Vignelli, Legendary Designer of NYC Subway Map, Dies at 83
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonMassimo Vignelli died yesterday at his Manhattan home after a long illness, reports The New York Times. Vignelli is survived by his wife and business partner, Lella, as well as…
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MARK FLOOD UPDATE: A couple of weeks ago, Glasstire reported that Houston artist Mark Flood is funny and, a few weeks earlier, we reported that Mark Flood knows how to…
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Only 18 months after opening, Dallas’ Perot Museum of Nature and Science has announced that it will be branding its 3D theater, which will now carry the National Geographic name…
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Devastating Fire at Glasgow School of Art as Students Install Degree Show
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonFlames ripped through the Glasgow School of Art yesterday, beginning a little after noon as the building was filled with students installing works for their upcoming Degree Show. There are…
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After Three Walls gallery was displaced from Blue Star Arts Complex in 2012, Founder/Director Michele Monseau announced last June that the gallery would not return to the complex but would…
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has announced that Caroline Goeser has been hired to lead learning, outreach and visitor-engagement efforts at the MFAH. Goeser comes to the Museum from…
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A couple of days ago, the Obama Administration released its FY 2015 budget request to Congress, which includes funding for the nation’s cultural agencies and programs, such as the National…
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Hunting PLC has announced that its jurors have whittled down the 2014 Hunting Art Prize entrants to 115 artists to move on to the final round of judging. The panel…
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Austin Cartoonist Becomes First Woman to Receive Herblock Prize
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Herb Block Foundation, which awards the annual Herblock Prize for excellence in editorial cartooning, announced today that Jen Sorenson has become the first woman to win the award. “Winning…
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Those who survived the recent Lone Star Explosion, Houston’s International Performance Art Biennale, may have been left feeling creatively inspired or, at least, challenged. Artists don’t have to wait until…
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Now that the Olympics and the Oscars are over, it seems a shock to realize that politics as (un)usual have been steadily marching forward in the international community. Politically minded…
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In celebration of Hermann Parkʼs centennial year, the Hermann Park Conservancy has started a public art campaign to bring contemporary art installations to the park in 2014. “Art in the…
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Saint Cloud, the new ultra-hip boutique in Houston’s Rice Village, is maintaining its art smart cred by launching a guest-curated reading series called “Read This Now.” Its inaugural edition will…
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The big Oscars party in Fort Worth takes place at The Modern tomorrow night, complete with red carpet. It’s not quite the same as Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, but that takes…
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Mike Russell Parker, legendary typographer, type designer and type historian, has died at the age of 85. Credited with the development of over 1,100 typefaces, Parker is perhaps best known…
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Rick Lowe’s “social sculpture” Trans.lation, initiated as part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s 10th anniversary exhibition Nasher XChange, has been a success so far. There have been workshops, three free-standing…
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Houston Art Collective to Unveil Mural and Public Health Program
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonTomorrow evening, the Houston art collective Otabenga Jones & Associates (OJ&A) will officially unveil a new mural at Lawndale Art Center. A project of Creative Capital, the mural kicks off…