The California College of the Arts’ Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts has appointed Daisy Nam as its next Director and Chief Curator.
Ballroom Marfa
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Glasstire's staff and contributors share which Texas-based shows, events, and works made their personal “best” lists for 2023.
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This week: a solo show exploring the cultural exchange across borders in San Benito, a group exhibition celebrating the significant contributions of Black artists in Texas in Abilene, geometric works and photorealistic portraits on display in Rockport, and more.
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This month Ballroom Marfa, a non-collecting contemporary museum, begins the celebration of its 20th anniversary.
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This week: a solo show documenting decades of performance art in Austin, an immersive installation in Marfa, two interdisciplinary exhibitions by one artist in Houston, and more.
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Brandon Zech writes about his recent visit to Marfa, Texas.
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This week: a group show featuring contemporary Black artists exploring freedom and the legacy of the Civil War in Fort Worth, a solo show of vibrant, geometric paintings in Houston, a group exhibition of artists investigating land and landscape in Marfa, and more.
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This week: a show of Texas artists from a private collection in Dallas; a retrospective of works by a prominent artist, curator, collector, and patron in Victoria; an exploration of the American West and Anglo-American masculinity in Marfa, and more.
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This week: an emerging artist's early-career survey in Houston, a pairing of two works that are 400 years apart in Fort Worth, a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring resilience in Dallas, and more.
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Ballroom Marfa has announced the immediate appointment of Daisy Nam as its new Executive Director.
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Review
Greetings from the Land of the Sun: Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas’ “The Blessings of the Mystery”
Barbara Purcell on an exhibition that examines the wide-ranging effects of land use in West Texas
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This week: site-specific installations in Marfa and Houston, an interactive outer space-themed exhibition in San Antonio, and performances in Austin and Fort Worth.
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This spring, art enthusiasts across Texas will have various opportunities to encounter spaces featuring sound-based art.
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A video tour of artist Donna Huanca's current exhibition on view at Ballroom Marfa.
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In "Espejo Quemeda" Donna Huanca evokes geologic time and metaphoric place through a series of paintings, sculptures, and soundscapes inspired by the West Texas region.
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This week: a Marfa-inspired exhibition at Ballroom, a museum show by Mel Chin, intricate drawings in Houston & more.
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Drive ByPhoto Essay
Stone Circle, Marfa Lights, and ‘The Desk’: Things We Missed on the Journey West
We saw more than we missed.
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We'll bring you pictures and stories from the region in the coming days.
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Artists include Vincent Valdez, Guerrilla Girls, and Jenny Holzer, and Texas art spaces include Ballroom Marfa, the Blanton, DiverseWorks, the Fort Worth Modern, the Nasher, and The Contemporary Austin.
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Nam joins Ballroom from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, where she served as the Assistant Director since 2015.