This week: killer painting shows in Beaumont, Houston, and Dallas, a cryptic exhibition in San Antonio & more.
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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Review
Apocalypses, Heaven and Hell: Folk Art from the Collection of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
In this exhibition, AMSET collapses sub-categories of folk art to establish a dialogue between Mexican and American artists who create outside of the formal art world.
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Martin's elaborate mixed-media technique of painting, printmaking, and sewing creates layers of complex portraiture that demands closer viewing.
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The museum's current exhibitions of two Texas contemporary artists reiterates its love for detailed work and painstaking methods.
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: Patrick Turk at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont
by Glasstireby Glasstire"Patrick Turk explores traditional histories and ancient mythologies viewed through a psychedelic lens."
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a gem of a film festival in Marfa, a tequila bar as Zen garden, and a show that gets artists and writers in the same room.
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Rainey Knusdon and guest Natasha Bowdoin on the best art press in Texas, Bowdoin’s giant new installation at Rice, and the drink of choice at Chernobyl.
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News
Curator Shuffle: Changes at Art League Houston & the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechTwo Texas institutions are getting curators who have a great appreciation for Texas art and artists.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a show that’s perfect for Austin, the re-emergence of a Marfa-based artist in Dallas, and a group show in Houston that has Zech’s number.
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The Art Museum of South Texas should be proud. Its successful exhibition of Dorothy Hood: The Color of Being/ El Color del Ser received the 2018 Bronze MUSE Award in…
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Rainey Knudson, Brandon Zech, and special guest Anthony Sonnenberg on his extravagant installation in Beaumont, cowboy art in Orange, and an unexpected sculpture park in one of Houston’s most prominent cemeteries.
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Houston-based artist Anthony Sonnenberg, who has been producing a lot of excellent work lately (with shows at Conduit Gallery in Dallas, both Art Palace and Lawndale in Houston, and the…
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Brandon Zech and Rainey Knusdon on two old-timey artists, the reinterpretation of history, and the convergence of art and political activism.
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For the holidays! Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech run down their favorite Texas museum stores by category.
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The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) in Beaumont has announced that its fall exhibition of works by Houston-based and Beaumont-born artist Richard Stout will be postponed a week, to the end…
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For ten years now, Southeast Texas has been hosting the annual Boomtown Film & Music Festival in venues throughout Beaumont, including the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the Dishman…
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Spring Preview! Rainey Knudson, Brandon Zech, and Christina Rees run down our top picks in Texas for the coming months.
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This solo show is also a notable leap forward in Wood's developing themes of death and duality.
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When I walked into Celia Eberle's latest show, I felt a familiar rush of being wowed by what she’s made and despairing that it’s not destined for a museum.
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This is a museum that has kept the torch burning in Beaumont for years, tirelessly supporting Texas artists with solo shows and catalogs.