Controversial Tree Removed from Menil’s Permanent Collection as Supreme Court Mulls Gay Marriage
In a low-profile acknowledgement of a de-facto situation, the Menil collection’s Board of Trustees has approved the de-accession of Art Guys Marry A Plant, the [...]
The Art Guys vs. Little York: The Longest Street in Houston
On Tuesday, February 26, beginning at 7 a.m., The Art Guys walked the 29.6 miles of Little York Road, the longest street in Houston. Otis [...]
Art Guys Dust Off Suitcase Wheel for San Antonio Airport
Suitcase Wheel by Houston’s Art Guys was installed Friday at the San Antonio International Airport (where else?). A project of Public Art San Antonio (PASA), [...]
Plant Saga Settles: “Hysteria over a somewhat silly piece of art” fades into “one of the more bizarre art world episodes in recent memory.”
D magazine’s Peter Simek summed up the Art Guys Marry A Plant saga for Salon Magazine Tuesday. No news, but it’s a foreshadowing of how [...]
Read All About It: Art Guys and Menil Given a UK-Style Thrashing in HuffPost, UK Way Back in 2011!
In case you missed it, (as I did!) a piece titled “Homophobia and the Arts” co-written by blogger James Payne and artist Michael Petry appeared [...]
Menil, Surls Comment on Art Guys Marry A Plant Removal
Mimi Swartz of Texas Monthly has been busy since Friday, when Glasstire published the Art Guys’ announcement that their controversial piece, The Art Guys Marry [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Art Guys say Menil is removing “The Art Guys Marry A Plant”
Glasstire has received the following email from the Art Guys: The Menil Collection has decided to remove “The Art Guys Marry A Plant” from their [...]
2013 Will Be The Year of the Art Guys: 30 Years Celebrated in only 12 Events!
In celebration of the new year, their 30th in partnership, Houston’s Art Guys have planned a busy, performance-a-month schedule for 2013. Centered around the city [...]
Upcoming Surls Dinner Proves It’s Easier to Move Big Collectors than Big Sculptures
James Surls is cropping up in unexpected places: Garden and Gun magazine features an informative feature on James Surls’ contributions to the Houston art scene [...]
CSAW Lives! (well, on Facebook, anyway)
To get yourself in a properly industrial mood for the upcoming Lone Star Performance Explosion, take a look at Facebook group CSAW Lives! True Stories [...]
Art Guys Tree-Bride Chopped: Vandals Deface Controversial New Menil Installation
The Art Guys controversial piece, Art Guys Marry a Plant, installed on the Menil lawn , has been damaged. The bent tree was reportedly discovered [...]
Married But Two Years, the Art Guys Plant Spouse in Menil Lawn, Alive Yet!
In a ceremony officiated by National Book Critics Circle Winner Lawrence Weschler, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities, the Art Guys will [...]
Times Square’s Glen Weiss New Director of Art League Houston
Public art manager Glen Weiss has been named as the new Executive Director of the Houston Art League, arriving fresh from NY, where he was [...]
Glasstire’s Rachofsky reception
Dozens, perhaps hundreds of art lovers, intellectuals and Glasstire supporters gathered yesterday at Dallas’ Rachofsky House to celebrate Glasstire’s 10th anniversary, along with panelists Michael [...]
Art Guys: the DVD
At last, 25 years of Art Guys shenanigans in a convenient 2-DVD set! The Art Guys: Home On The Range, just out, includes selections from [...]
