In celebration of the Menil Collection’s twenty-fifth anniversary, the museum has mined its archives to produce Dear John and Dominique. Curator Michelle White and archivist Geraldine Aramanda have gathered a…
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Inspired by Gordon Matta-Clark, feral cats and New Urbanism, a new project will place art in East Austin’s overgrown back alleys alongside trumpet vines, scrapped cars, graffiti-covered fences, and the…
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In a reply to Nasher Director Jeremy Strick’s public calls pressing the “louver solution” to the ongoing Museum Tower glare dispute, Tower spokesperson Rebecca Shaw told CultureGrrl that a “recalibrated…
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Dave Hickey recently announced his retirement from art criticism, citing his disgust with the circus that the art world—particularly the world of contemporary art—has become. He also, in an article published…
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New Breast Sculpture Workshop Mixes Art and Science in Dallas This Weekend
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe 6th Annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, held at at the Four Seasons Resort, in Dallas Dec 6-9 includes a new hands-on workshop in breast sculpture for surgeons. 20 surgeons…
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You can’t beat video for documenting temporary installation art, so it’s a good thing that Rice University Art Gallery is now a partner of ArtBabble, the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s…
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Arts Writers Grant Program Announces 2012 Grants; Congratulations to Glasstire Contributor Harbeer Sandhu!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentGlasstire contributor Harbeer Sandhu is among 21 writers receiving Arts Writers Grants from the Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation, for his blog project Critical Condition: “Aiming to provide a local forum…
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In a post yesterday in CultureGrrl, blogger Lee Rosenbaum nitpicks the new free-admission policy at the Dallas Museum of Art. In support of her fears that dropping admission charges will…
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Paul Middendorf came to Houston for the first time as curator of the 2010 Big Show at Lawndale Art Center. He was impressed with the city and set up a…
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This Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston is showcasing the artistry of filmmakers Stephen and Timothy Quay with a special series including six films spanning 25…
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God, War, Politics and Time Travel at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary
by Colette Copeland 0 commentThree different exhibitions—Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet’s The 99 Names of God, Moreshsin Allahyari’s Re: apologies to the many wonderful Iranians and Christopher Blay’s Machine Time are on display at…
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Galveston: Drawings, Mobster Architecture and Brothels
by Kelly Klaasmeyer 3 commentsI headed down to Galveston last Friday to see “The Drawing Room, Part 2,” yet another fine offering from curator Clint Willour at the Galveston Art Center and to check…
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Houston’s Zoya Tommy Contemporary Gallery, aka PG Contemporary, opened her first show at a new space at 4411 Montrose, beginning a new chapter in her upward spiral, but ending a…
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Mighty Fine Arts is relocating to 409A N.Tyler St., a few doors down from its current location, at the conclusion of the current Clay Stinnett “Blood and Whiskey” show on…
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. . .might be good . . .might be gone: Austin Art Mag on Hold After 200 Bimonthly Issues
by Bill Davenport 0 commentAfter almost ten years, . . .might be good, the bimonthly online magazine published by Austin’s Fluent-Collaborative, is going on hiatus for the foreseeable future. In a farewell editorial in…
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UT’s Blanton Museum of Art has appointed Veronica Roberts as curator of modern and contemporary art. She is currently adjunct associate curator of contemporary art for the Indianapolis Museum of…
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On Thursday The Whitney Museum announced three curators for the 2014 Whitney Biennial: Tate Modern film curator Stuart Comer, curator of film at Tate modern, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia…
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Second only to Halloween as an art-saturated holiday, the end of each year is an orgy of group gift shows, holiday decorating events, and year-end pleas from nonprofits happy to…
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The Idea Fund has announced the ten Texas-based artists collectives with unusual projects for their 5th round of grants: The Bridge Club – Art and Performance Collaborative (Huntsville); Erin Curtis…
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Cyrus Cylinder Rolls in to Houston: Conqueror’s Ancient Edict Revered For Fairness, Oldness
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe British Museum has announced that the Museum of Fine Arts Houston will be one of the stops for the Cyrus Cylinder, a 9-inch piece of baked clay shaped like…