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"I want a residency to change my perspective — you want to make something new and to be affected by the space, the place, and the people."

In the survey up now at the Blaffer, we feel the myriad ways in which this young gay black man grapples with representing his identity, and that representation’s relationship to art history.

Christopher Blay and Christina Rees stop in at Art League Houston during its three-show installation process, and fill you in on the top five art events to catch in Texas this week, one of which prompts this from Blay: "We live in 2020 and we should make art that reflects 2020."

Start With Self, Taylor's project, is based on his research and experience with sonic healing as a sickle cell anemia survivor.

I made sure prior to the Austin screening to post on social media jokes about no one wanting to go with me, to secure that I couldn’t bail the day of, like a poser. What is the purpose of depicting such misery, especially in almost real time (sometimes in a surreal, slower than real time)?

It’s thrilling to see artworks up close and unframed, and viewers seem to slow down in the pop-ups’ intimate, informal atmosphere.

His legacy will live in the artists and students he inspired, mentored, and befriended.

The curator dates the beginnings of a focus on the “complex relationship” between contemporary art and anthropology to the early 1990s.

Libertad, Menchelli and Moody Castro not only restructure the roles they play in the making of the show, but they also unfurl the medium, and persistently inhabit the in-between.

The three shows form a remarkably detailed and cogent meditation on power, spaces, and relationships.

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay are joined by artist and gallerist Wayne Gilbert to run down Glasstire’s top art picks of the week, including one in a gallery called G Spot.

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Purcell spoke with mother and daughter on why they’ve chosen to open a second space, the differences between the two cities’ art worlds, and the surprising ways in which they overlap.

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss what to expect from art in Texas over the next decade.

The grandeur of the work gives the viewer a God’s-eye view of things — a perspective that feels omniscient and timeless, yet the theatrical components remind us that we are each playing our parts.

Glasstire counts down the most anticipated shows opening across the state this spring, including one that employs a really unexpected material.

As always, Glasstire strives to bring you the articles, reviews, op-eds, conversations, and essays that matter most to our Texas-and-beyond audience. 

Valdez and Keene closed out their insightful conversation with a moving impromptu performance.

One of the revelations of this exhibit is how various visual artistic movements throughout the 20th century are physically manifested and demonstrated through theater and performance. 

Christopher Blay and guest host Robert Hodge visit Sig's Lagoon Records to talk about DJ Screw and their picks for the top five Hip-Hop Christmas songs of all time.