Given the art world’s general indifference to documentary photography, FotoFest‘s devotion of the gigantic exhibition space at Winter Street Studios to just three Chinese documentary photographers seemed like a dubious…
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This year’s official FotoFestivus theme is Chinese photography, but I’m a gonna talk a little bit about the unofficial shows as well. Since I am the People’s Critic, it’s my…
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Ethnography, Photojournalism and Propaganda, 1934-1975 This is the first of three essays devoted to FotoFest’s current biennial program, Photography from China, 1934-2008. Next week’s article will examine the Independent Documentary…
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My favorite class in undergrad was a Northern Renaissance art class. It was taught by Dr. Scott Montgomery. Scott had long grey hair and wore Birkenstocks, which he would kick…
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New Art in Austin – 20 to Watch is the third in a series of triennial art exhibits at the Austin Museum of Art showcasing contemporary art from Austin, Texas.…
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Review
“Where Clouds Disperse: The Ink Paintings of Suh Se-ok” and the Arts of Korea Gallery
by John Devineby John DevineWhere Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok creates a contemplative space in the rear galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts , Houston’s Caroline Weiss Law building. Curated by…
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He loves me, he loves me not… When does a work of art slide out of the defining, albeit hazy boundaries of artwork and into something else entirely: sociology, anthropology,…
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The following is the text of Anjali Gupta‘s remarks from the College Art Association panel discussion, Can Anyone Be a Critic? The Collision between Traditional Criticism and Blogging. Is blogging…
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The El Paso art scene, never very robust from a commercial gallery standpoint, is taking some hits. For a very long time now, the Hal Marcus Gallery and the Adair…
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Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Mads Lynnerup is drawing attention to himself across the globe with his performance art, videos, installations and what art people call “social sculpture.” He uses everyday…
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Usually I ignore my bulk email folder, letting the hundreds of pieces of garbage quietly collect themselves and just as quickly and deliciously, sweep themselves away without my knowledge. However…
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ArticleEssay
The Worst Piece of Art I Ever Made: Unicorns, Unicorns, Unicorns or How I Learned to Love the Bomb
by Beth Secorby Beth SecorI have made many bad pieces of art in my lifetime, and so it is difficult to decide which of those artworks truly deserves to be called The Worst Piece…
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Invited by Ballet Austin to create an original libretto, Trenton Doyle Hancock is translating his visual art to the stage. In collaboration with Stephen Mills, the artistic director of Ballet…
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Film animation is fun because it’s accessible, meaning there’s no pressure to “get it” in an artsy-serious intellectual way. One can take a scholarly interest, search for literary allusions or…
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It was Sunday, January 6, 2008, at 11:09 p.m. I was looking forward to sleeping hard that night. I’d been moving for the past four days, and I was tired.…
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The Worst Piece of Art I Ever Made: The Drawing that Doomed Dan Rather
by Dolan Smithby Dolan SmithOther than the time I was stabbed in the face with a spear by my brother, or the other time when he threw me head first into the TV set…
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It’s always a risky proposition to recommend shows before they open, but what the hell… Austin New Art in Austin Austin Museum of Art February 15 – May 11, 2008…
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In art, there are all kinds of things you should read, like that dusty copy of Baudrillard sitting on your nightstand. Unfortunately there are no French philosophers on Glasstire’s staff,…
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The air surrounding Maccarone Gallery booth at Art Basel Miami Beach is heavy with the smell of chocolate. Look! Chocolate holiday Santas…clasping…butt plugs? Paul McCarthy’s Santa with Butt Plug by…
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One’s first impression of Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone, organized by the Orange County Museum of Art and curated by Elizabeth Armstrong, is that there are too many paintings. The…