Weaving together the movie star and the rock star, Fame holds a place of honor in contemporary art. The Goss-Michael Foundation’s retrospective of the work of Russell Young includes pieces…
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The contents of the late Nancy Hamon’s Dallas Penthouse and her San Francisco apartment will be sold off in a four-day estate sale happening March 29 -April 1 at 1333…
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Tyler Rudick of Houston’s Cuturemap reports on a bevy of international reporters in town for Fotofest, including “journalists from publications like The Economist, The Moscow Times and Die Zeit.” They…
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Aerosol Warfare has been a Houston institution for over twenty years, and for much of that time, GONZO247 has been the engine driving the website and studios. GONZO247 and his…
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DMA Hiring Binge Continues: Mark Leonard Appointed First Ever Chief Conservator, Launches Conservation Push
by Bill Davenport 1 commentDallas Museum of Art Director Maxwell Anderson has named ex-Getty Museum conservator Mark Leonard as the Museum’s first Chief Conservator, signaling an expansion of the DMA’s conservation program, with more…
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The Stark Museum of Art in Orange was named the Outstanding Arts and Humanities Organization for 2011 by the Southeast Texas Arts Council on Monday. The Council cited the Museum’s…
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The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection at the MFAH
by Rainey Knudson 0 commentIn what can only be described as a coup, the massive ceramics collection of New York dealers Garth Clark and Mark del Vecchio was acquired by the MFAH five years…
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Apologising for the spate of recent obituaries, Robert Boyd has interesting bios of gallerist Dianne David, patron Toni Beauchamp and artist Mark Aguhar, who represent three generations of Houston artworld…
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Jeanne Clair Van Ryzin of the Austin American Statesman has a mini review of the Arts of Palm, a clever re-use of an abandoned public swimming pool as a one-night…
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Ace art blogger Judith Dobrzynski penned a neat summary of how a dedicated acquisitions fund ups a collecting museum’s cachet and opportunities in last week’s NY Times. Such funds are…
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Existing somewhere between visual poetry, scientific investigation and environmental loss is the work of Katie Paterson. It is quiet and blue (sometimes in color and sometimes in emotion) and seems…
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Did you know that the City of Katy has granted the Katy Culture & Arts Alliance $6,059 to help support the town’s first biennial of photography, Fotofest Katy 2012? Scheduled…
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The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the MIT List Visual Arts Center are sharing a major award from the International Art Critics Association (AICA/USA) for their co-organized 2011 exhibition Stan…
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No Ketchup On the Cragg! MFAH Sculpture Garden to Host Outdoor Eats
by Bill Davenport 0 commentCafe Express is no longer the only food option! Beginning March 12, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston has arranged for a different food truck to park alongside their under-used…
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The Ten List: Your Portfolio and You (Redux for FotoFest 2012)
by Clint Willour 5 commentsIn honor of the FotoFest 2012 Biennial, we’re republishing this 2008 classic from the inimitable Clint Willour… Just in in time for FotoFest‘s Meeting Place, veteran portfolio reviewer, curator and…
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There are few times where I am genuinely homesick, and even fewer times that I miss my birth country. That said, the hardest part of expatriating has always been missing…
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DMA New Broom Keeps Sweeping: Three New Job Titles, But Only Two New Faces
by Bill Davenport 1 commentThe appointment of Robert Stein in the new Deputy Director spot at the Dallas Museum of Art has engendered three more new positions: Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, Associate Director…
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Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has a new horned frog sculpture. The bronze reptile (technically, a lizard, mind you) by sculptor Joe Spear, is an amagalam of species, and…
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The future is an incredibly difficult thing to talk about. How is it possible to sustain a relevant conversation about something as hypothetical and non-existent as what has not happened…
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Houston Students Visualize a Tolerant Society; Unveil Mural at MOCAH
by Bill Davenport 0 commentA two-month mural project aimed at visualizing “a religiously and culturally tolerant society” made by 24 students from Houston area middle and high schools was unveiled last week at the…