Brandon Zech talks with actor, comedian, and art collector Cheech Marin about how he came to collect Chicano art, the Texas artists he's looking at today, and his museum, The Cheech, in Riverside, California.
Cande Aguilar
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This week: an exhibition featuring maquettes from a beloved stop-motion film in San Antonio, a solo show exploring the representation of Black women while referencing Art Nouveau and Renaissance art in Dallas, a group exhibition featuring photography and abstract works in Houston, and more.
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Essay
Texas in Riverside: “Cheech Collects” at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture, Riverside, California
Ruben C. Cordova reviews the Cheech Marin collection and building, and compares it to the inaugural exhibition of Marin’s collection at the San Antonio Museum of Art in 2001.
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Liz Kim writes about the exhibition "Soy de Tejas," a major survey of art about Tejano identity, on view at Centro de Artes in San Antonio
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Jessica Fuentes escribe sobre los performances de Christian Cruz, Cande Aguilar y José Villalobos que se presentaron como parte de la exposición "Soy de Tejas" en el Centro de Artes en San Antonio.
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Jessica Fuentes writes about performances by Christian Cruz, Cande Aguilar, and José Villalobos, as part of the “Soy de Tejas” exhibition at Centro de Artes in San Antonio.
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Jessica Fuentes reseña "Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art", una muestra curada por Rigoberto Luna que está en exhibición en el Centro de Artes en San Antonio.
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Jessica Fuentes reviews "Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art," a show curated by Rigoberto Luna and on view at Centro de Artes in San Antonio.
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This week: a two-person exhibition featuring rasquache aesthetics in Fort Worth, a solo sculpture show exploring physics and tension in Houston, a multidisciplinary artist and activist draws on current events for an exhibition in Austin, and more.
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This week: a group show of emerging artists in Houston, a site-specific installation in Austin, a solo portrait show in Dallas, and more.
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Five-Minute ToursVideo
Five-Minute Tours: Cande Aguilar at The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio
by Glasstireby GlasstireA tour of Cande Aguilar's exhibition at The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio.
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Review
Cande Aguilar & Jesse Amado: “Dos Manos Dos Toques” at Cothren Contemporary, Houston
by Carris Adamsby Carris AdamsWe can think of Cande Aguilar and Jesse Amado as two artists on different sides of the same coin.
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This is the Pop Art of Brownsville, Texas — an enigmatic, idiosyncratic place few understand, but where many live.
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Christopher Blay and Christina Rees on a remarkable collection on view in Austin, solo shows by two veteran Texans, and a solo outing by a new Texan who’s developed some interesting recurring themes.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a show that starts with a stolen car, a Houstonian’s photographs in Dallas, and an artist who exploits targeted advertising.
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The four artists here express their ideas and feelings more in code—something that is inherent to the language of abstraction.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on the fetishism of the American West, art versus design, and a DFW artist dealing with the history of police brutality.
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If you’ve been paying attention lately, you know Texas has a bit of a water problem. If you’ve been out of the loop, start with the woes in the little…
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Post Pop Punks at Cohn Drennan Contemporary
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy LewisPost Pop Punks proffers many stops in its pop culture parade/group program which, according to the press release, “incorporates popular cultural references, utilizes appropriation, co-opts historical icons, (and) exploits the…