In the five years since the graduate school gates closed behind me with a tinny clatter (I’d like to say resounding clang, but really, it was more like a tinny…
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Dallas Artist Chapman Kelley, who asked the Dallas Museum of Art to sell his work back to him because he didn’t like the way it was displayed, sued the Chicago…
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A friend sent me a youtube video What am I supposed to say to this? Am I to lament the unfortunate crossover appeal of black music and style creating a…
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My second summer in one year is ending and this Uruguayan beach town has gone from sleepy to dormant. I have been waking up early though because of a fruit…
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Marxist cultural theory could, arguably, be considered the defining feature of the intellectual movement of the contemporary art world. In the past 20 years, it has had an overwhelming influence…
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When Glasstire approached me with the idea of writing about the worst piece of art I ever made, I knew immediately which one would qualify. This one painting stood out…
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I’ve been trying to figure out where art exists for me. During a canvas stretching demo in my painting class, one of my students asked me about what kind art…
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Every day I scan the web for Texas-related art news; to help me in my tireless quest, I’ve got a list of likely bookmarks I check often. They are the…
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Disclaimer: This story, like any large sculpture, is fabricated. Art League Houston Last week I went to Art League Houston to see Brent Kollock’s Obsession of the…
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DISCLAIMER: Despite evidence to the contrary, I prefer cash. Last week, before going to Will Henry and Matthew Sontheimer’s shows at Butler/Borden Gallery, I stopped in at the Gem…
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As the director of SlideRoom, I have a unique point of view on trends in the arts: contests, grants, education, etc … One interesting trend I am seeing in West…
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DISCLAIMER: Warning: Although the company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no vowels are present in this article, the company cannot accept responsibility for any italics or umlaut in the…
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Philip Van Keuren has mounted a fantastic show of his work on paper from the past forty years (at the MAC). This includes poetry, drawings, photographs and photogravure. Impeccably arranged,…
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Yes, folks, welcome to the sixth iteration of the East Austin Studio Tour, the uniquely Austin annual democratic conundrum when also sort of folks cross I-35, a multitude of wacky…
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The Joanna Resort Hotel and Gallery DISCLAIIMER: I have not nor will I ever accept any gifts from the staff and management of The Joanna Resort Hotel and Gallery. …
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Artist and Blogger Dennis Hollingsworth just visited Claremont Graduate School to talk with students. He was struck by their longing for professional assurances about life after school and questions about…
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What’s that old girl scout rhyme? Make new friends, but keep the old… I kept humming this tune to myself this week as I edited both an interview from departing…
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DISCLAIMER: Once again, I have used a lot of words (including a back assward type of pigeon Spanish) and said absolutely nothing, which can be easily explained by the fact…
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Art Critic Carol Diehl, in her recent post Observation on Observation , has written an excellent essay about the importance of writers talking about the art itself, and not getting…