Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss some of their favorite works that tackle the ultra-charged symbolism of the U.S. flag.
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The public is invited to celebrate the life and art of Michael Galbreth in Houston this Saturday, January 25, from 2-6 pm.
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The Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF) may not take place until November, but in off-festival times HCAF also presents an “Artist’s Choice Film Series,” inviting visual, performing, and literary artists…
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“BEER IS ART.” That’s the first line of the email from the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) that contains the press release about IMAS’ Brew-seum (get it?) Craft…
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An organization called “California is Not for Sale” will launch an active signature-gathering campaign on January 1 to put a new initiative on the 2016 state ballot. San Diego entrepreneur…
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However one celebrates Valentine’s Day may or may not be a private affair (and may consist of grumpily ignoring the entire day). Whatever you do on February 14th is fine,…
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Robert Hodge and Phillip Pyle II have already begun promoting their upcoming exhibition at Art League Houston, presenting…The Black Guys, which doesn’t open until mid-November. While they promise a full-length…
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SonicWorks is uneven, but is saved by materials documenting DiverseWorks’ pioneering sound art presentations in the 1980s and 90s.
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Opening to Celebrate Houston Artist and Fundraise for Posthumous Book
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonFebruary 1st will mark the first anniversary of the death of Houston artist Bert L. Long, Jr. and a bunch of artists and Long fans will be celebrating his life…
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The Art Guys to Hold 30-Year Recommitment Ceremony (to Each Other)
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonNext 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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Ed Cooper died unexpectedly early this week after an accidental fall in his home. He was 61. A wealth manager with LPL Financial by day, Cooper was an enthusiastic and…
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Performance Art is Back In! (Events for Those Who Need a Primer)
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonPerformance art, once denigrated by many to the “peanut butter and nakedness” category of incomprehensible contemporary art, has now become way cool.
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Thursday is a busy evening in the Houston art scene but, for antisocial art-lovers who just want to stay in, there is also a (relatively) new half-hour TV show on…
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Austin artist William Hundley is one of six artists chosen to create original works for this year’s Beck’s Art Labels project. The artists on the 2013 roster were selected “because…
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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 hapless live oak tree that…
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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 Ike, director of the upcoming…
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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), the 16-foot wheel of vintage…
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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 the whole thing’s going to…
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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 in the Huffington Post, UK…
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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 a Plant, was to be…