There was an earthquake a few weeks ago. It was a 6.8 that originated from the state of Guerrero only a few hours south of Mexico City. For those that…
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Nativity Scenes Should Be Colorful, Life-Sized, and Plastic
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 4 commentsMerry Christmas! The holiday hoopla is drawing to a close and decorations will soon be coming down. This means I will soon drive down Gaston Avenue to discover that my…
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This is Guillermina “Gisha” Zabala, an artist and filmmaker from Argentina who makes her home in San Antonio with her Uruguayan husband Enrique Lopetegui, music editor of the San…
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When we were driving to Marfa there was a shift in the landscape. We entered the desert. “It’s like we’re on Mars,” I said and my friend stretched out his…
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The Austin-American Statesman’s Jeanne Claire van Ryzin reports that longtime Arthouse Director Sue Graze will be teaching a graduate seminar at UT called “Staying in the Game”, focusing on career…
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More highlights from what’s up around town right now. Check out these shows as you do your holiday shopping, or do your holiday shopping at these shows… Sicardi Gallery “Graciela…
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Spot-the-Texans Game is On as Whitney Announces 2012 Biennial List
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsThe 51 Artists selected for the 2012 Whitney Biennial, opening March 1, have been announced: Kai Althoff, Thom Andersen, Charles Atlas, Lutz Bacher, Forrest Bess (paintings selected by artist Robert…
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The Master of Mashed Metal, the Car-avaggio of Crushed Steel, relentlessly lowbrow and matter of fact about his work despite years of international acclaim, John Chamberlain has died at his…
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In an interview with Houston’s Culturemap, The Art Guys respond to the string of protests and vandalism that have marred the installation of their piece Art Guys Marry a Plant at…
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It’s easy to remember only the sweet, cheery and teary moments of Director Frank Capra’s 1946 film, It’s A Wonderful Life, and forget that it takes us through the depths…
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A couple of weeks ago, two friends and I traveled to West Texas to look at art. I was once an intern at the Chinati Foundation so I’m familiar with…
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Independent Arts Collaborative Picks Architects for Houston Multi-Arts Facility
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Independent Arts Collaborative has selected San Antonio’s limestone-loving Lake+Flato (who designed the remodel for UH’s Mitchell Center for the Arts) and Houston theater-and-chapel specialists Studio Red Architects to design…
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Performers Thank God for Doris Duke: New Initiative to Grant (Another) $50 Million Over 10 Years
by Bill Davenport 0 commentAs a part of its new $50 million Performing Artsits Initiative, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is teaming up with Creative Capital to hand out 200 grants to performing artists.…
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I had to think long and hard about what to title this blog. I’ve never been good with titles, and this was certainly no exception. It also presented the interesting…
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Crystal Bridges: Don Bacigalupi, Art, Arkansas, Populism and Wal Mart
by Kelly Klaasmeyer 31 commentsWhen art people ask, “Where did you grow up?” and I answer, “Arkansas,” there is, invariably, an awkward pause. It is usually followed by “Oh.” or “Oh. Really?” and occasionally,…
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Buffalo Bayou to Become $55 Million Wonderland: Like Central Park, But Sometimes Underwater!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentHouston’s Buffalo Bayou Partnership has gotten the green light from city council for a $55 million makeover of the most-viewed segment of the city’s semi-scenic waterway between Shepherd Drive and…
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Why Ladies Get in Free, or The Nonprofit Art Space as Platform in a Two-Sided Market
by Claire Ruudby Claire Ruud 3 commentsWhy do “ladies” always get in free? Because dance clubs serve a two-sided market. On one side of the market, men, on the other, women. The more women in the…
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Christmas has never been my bag. Growing up, my Jewish stepmother would look out the window on Christmas morning and in mock desdain remark, “I hope the goyum got their…
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Big Ol’ Horseshoe Getting Older, Chinati Seeking Donations to Restore Desert-Ravaged Oldenburg Monument
by Bill Davenport 0 commentSince 1991, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Monument to the Last Horse has stood at the center of the Chinati collection, a bit of cornball figuration amid arid transcendentalism,…
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The Stark Museum of Art in Orange has spiffed up its galleries and library, and they’re inviting the public to a Grand Viewing on Thursday, December 29, from 5-8p.m. to…