Invoking the sentiment that Capitalism = Bad is not doing full justice to what Valenzuela's videos are doing here, which is to allow room for an individual’s resiliency or the power of community within the constraints that a capitalistic system presents.
Art League Houston
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on debate night in San Antonio, the joy of watching people eat, and a Texan artist's tropes about Texas.
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Today Art League Houston (ALH) announced the appointment of Jennie Ash as its Executive Director. Prior to this, Ash has been ALH’s Visual Arts Director. Her new appointment begins immediately.…
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Rainey Knudson and guest host Julie Kinzelman on the lure of Looney Tunes, the opening of Ellsworth Kelly's Austin, and the shock of cultural acclimation.
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Harvey Arts Recovery Fund Opens Applications for Second Granting Period
by Glasstireby GlasstireNext Thursday, February 15th, the Harvey Arts Recovery Fund (HARF) will open a second round of applications to Houston-area artists and organizations who are in need of assistance in recovering from…
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Houston artist Trenton Doyle Hancock will join the University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History as the spring 2018 artist-in-residence. The residency will take place from…
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If you’re an artist interested in exhibiting at Art League Houston, we have good news: the organization has extended its open call deadline to January 31, 2018. Jennie Ash, the organization’s Visual Arts…
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Today, Art League Houston (ALH) announced that its Executive Director, Dr. Kheli R. Willetts, has stepped down. Dr. Willetts was hired by the organization in May of this year following a five-month…
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Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson on artists bringing their A-game, the pleasures of the flesh, and the tale behind Trenton Doyle Hancock's retrospective in Houston.
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Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Texas Artist of the Year Exhibition Relocated to Former Rice Gallery
by Glasstireby GlasstireThis fall, the Art League Houston (ALH) was planning an ambitious retrospective of their 2017 Texas Artist of the Year, Trenton Doyle Hancock. The show was originally set to open on September…
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Short video of Edward Kelley’s security camera installation Speak of the Devil at Art League Houston.
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A lot of artists use building materials to make art, but Terry does a nice job of driving home the fact that he’s turning useful things into message-free useless things.
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Christina Rees and guest Brian Scott on a customized museum show, art that you want to grab but shouldn't, and things that should not be microwaved.
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Art League Houston (ALH) has announced the selection of Dr. Kheli R. Willetts as the new Executive Director effective June 1, 2017. Dr. Willetts joins ALH following a five-month nationwide…
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Art League Houston has been choosing an artist of the year and arts patron of the year for an award since 1983, and this year’s recipients have just been announced.…
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This show echoes the vacillation between release and restraint inherent in the experience of grief, and the sense of both empathy and detachment as we encounter the grief of others.
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Every now and then, we notice trends in job openings across Texas. About a year ago, multiple organizations in Houston were in need of an executive director, and just last…
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Michael Peranteau, director of Art League Houston since 2012, has announced that he is stepping down in May 2017. Glasstire spoke with Peranteau on his five eventful years at the…
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on the wisdom of a nonagenarian artist, the first show at the DMA we’ve been psyched about in a while, and the lure of artists being intentionally opaque.
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Spring Preview! Rainey Knudson, Brandon Zech, and Christina Rees run down our top picks in Texas for the coming months.