The Contemporary Austin is wasting no time in getting its 12-acre lakeside estate ready for the future Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, for which it was…
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Social Practice Makes Perfect: PRH to Host Symposium on Artists and Community Engagement
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe term “social practice” has been getting more and more popular among artists in the past few years, although it still seems only slightly more defined (but definitely more user-friendly)…
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Houston Center for Photography Announces 2014 Fellowship Winners
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Houston Center for Photography (HCP) has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships. Winners will receive a $3,000 cash grant, a feature in Spot Magazine, a write-up in Fraction…
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Despite the randomness and repetitiveness, the body hair and the cheesecake, it looks like fun.
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Poet, playwright and activist Amiri Baraka died on Thursday at the age of 79. There are a number of in-depth obituaries chronicling Baraka’s long career, but the Gallerist’s Andrew Russeth…
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Houston Gallery May Be as Sleazy as is Rumored: Investigations Underway
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 6 commentsFor the most part, good artists and good galleries have good relationships, but it is no surprise to most gallerists that there are a few disparaging rumors floating around about…
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MoMA Bought Time to Come to the Same Conclusion: Folk Art Museum Must Be Demolished
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced yesterday that its board has approved the initial details of its major building expansion project. In April, the MoMA made a similar announcement…
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San Antonio Student’s Artwork Goes Viral, Sparks Worldwide Nationalistic Bickering
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 3 commentsTen days ago, 17-year-old high school senior Zak Ziebell posted an old art project on Reddit and now it’s gone viral—not just passed-around-Facebook-a-bunch-of-times viral, but picked up by newspapers and…
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After much anticipation, the Menil Collection announced the results of its café naming contest this morning. In October, the Menil threw down a challenge to name its future bungalow café…
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A tour of societal codes and cinematic translations with the outrageous philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek.
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Artpace Appoints New Nonprofit-Savvy Director of Development and Communications
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSan Antonio’s Artpace announced that Francesca Rattray is joining its staff as the director of development and communications. The position will provide leadership, strategic direction, and management for all of…
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Robert Pruitt: First Contact at Hooks-Epstein Gallery
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsThe vision of chaos that greets the viewer at the door strongly asserts Pruitt's unwillingness to supply more of his popular drawings without some conditions.
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Artist Don Snell died peacefully at his Georgetown home on Monday morning at the age of 91, reports his partner Ruth Roberts. “Don lived a rich life, full of fun and…
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Another Upcoming Art Trial: Trustees Ask for Big Chunk of Rauschenberg Estate
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 2 commentsArtist and Port Arthur native Robert Rauschenberg formed the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in 1990 to promote awareness of the causes and groups close to his heart and, before he died…
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Ice Festival Makes the Freezing Temperatures Look Cool!
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentIt’s not as crazy cold as it is up north, but most Texas cities will not get too far above freezing today. In the northeast China province of Harbin, though,…
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Glasstire first-responders fish valuables from the onrushing flood of Spring Art Activity across Texas!
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pant·i·soc·ra·cy (noun): a utopian community in which all rule equally On Saturday night, the Amarillo Museum of Art (AMoA) opened Open, an exhibition of absolutely every artist who wanted to…
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Too Many Ingredients? HCP’s Smorgasbord Panel Discussion
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentGood chefs will agree that most dishes require the perfect combination of a few select ingredients—whether traditional or experimental, and enthusiastically throwing in too many ingredients can often dilute the…
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The French & Michigan Gallery in San Antonio’s Beacon Hill neighborhood has been shut down and sitting in limbo for several weeks now. Although not zoned for commercial use, the…