Those who happened to catch Theaster Gates’ performance at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, presented in conjunction with his work in the 2010 CAMH show Hand+Made: The Performative…
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Some museums hold events during which guests can weigh in on acquisitions for their collections, but these are usually restricted to high-level donors and the events are big fundraisers. Recently,…
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You may like them. You will see. You may like them in a tree!
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After seven years as gallery director, Debra Boz is leaving Austin’s non-profit art space Pump Project and Rebecca Marino will be taking over as new director. Marino, who began as…
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Houston’s Museum District Business Alliance, which promotes enterprise and the arts in the Montrose/Museum District area, will be handing out the 2013 Community Improvement Awards at its annual luncheon on…
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STARRING RENZO PIANO AS MICK JAGGER
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 0 commentAfter the lecture was a tightly coiled media hour. A star was in the building. The star that built the building was in the building. I was stunned by the amount of poetry and humor that emerged inside a handful of minutes.
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Dallas’ CentralTrak Artists’ Residency and Gallery holds a monthly lecture series called “Next Topic” on various ideas meant to foster critical discussion in the community. The last topic of the…
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The Pleasant Contemporary: Liam Gillick / Marianne Vitale at The Contemporary Austin
by Dorota Biczel 1 commentPairing of Gillick and Vitale is a strategic curatorial pick for the rebranded institution. This choice is as smart as it is risk-free.
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Visionary artist Cleveland Turner, known affectionately as The Flower Man, died in a hospice on Sunday morning, surrounded by friends. Turner was born in 1943 in a small farming community…
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Artists and gallery folks headed to Florida for Art Basel at Miami Beach will want to arrive early enough to catch the big name celebrities at the opening events. Kanye…
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The Art Guys to Hold 30-Year Recommitment Ceremony (to Each Other)
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentNext Saturday, December 7, will mark the final event of the Art Guys’ 12 Events, the duo’s yearlong celebration of “thirty years of collaboration, commitment, confusion.” Beginning with January’s event,…
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Swank: saturated style, confidence, nostalgia, sex, gloss, perfection to the point of sleaze. The works reach out to you and say, “Why don't you relax and sit on the leather sofa while I mix you a drink?”
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A new web site launched today that provides artists with better bargains than a Black Friday sale—everything is free! Well, not free; ExchangeWorks is basically an online barter platform, but…
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Well, Thanksgiving is over and, if tradition mandates that you run out and go shopping, there are a number of venues that make it possible to support local artists and…
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Los Angeles Now: California-Pacific Triennial, Joel Shapiro, a Mystery Cavern, and more…
by Joshua Fischer 0 commentIn contrast to my recent NY posts, here is a leaner wrap-up of my trip to Los Angeles for bi-coastal balance.
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There seems to be a lot of exhibitions about food recently, as well as related programs about food rituals (now referred to in art terms as “relational aesthetics”). The Blaffer…
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When Prada Marfa was inaugurated it seemed self-evident that this would lead to a situation like we find today: johnny-come-lately corporate giant seizes upon the precedent and employs it to culturally legitimize advertising.
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A selection of artists from the Texas Biennial will participate in the UNTITLED. art fair in Miami Beach, a satellite of Art Basel Miami Beach, this December. Now in its…
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The hot tub installed in the gallery for the opening night was just the beginning.
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The Board of Directors of San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum has announced a search for a permanent Executive Director to begin immediately. Steven Evans, former director of the…