In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the commissioned mural, Euphonia, at the University of Houston’s Moores Opera House and the 50th anniversary of Public Art of the UH System,…
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Lucas Museum and Don Bacigalupi Ditch Chicago and Look to California
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonLess than a week ago, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced that the museum will no longer be built in Chicago, reports the New York Times. After year of…
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In their new exhibition series, “Crossing Lines: Contemporary Art From Coast To Coast” the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Indiana is looking to showcase art from “all corners of…
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From Walmart to Star Wars: Former Texan Bacigalupi Makes a Big Move
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonAfter all this week’s departure news (Annette Carlozzi leaving the Blanton; Amada Cruz leaving Artpace; and Hills Snyder leaving Sala Diaz), here’s another: former Texan Don Bacigalupi is leaving Crystal…
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This is real art by real working artists. The populist bent was a considered choice. The show’s remit is simply to represent each region in the nation and be a people pleaser.
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On September 13, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will open an exhibition entitled State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, dubbed by the New York Times as…
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Last December, before my visit to Crystal Bridges, I wrote about the challenges of being a museum funded by Wal-Mart money and located in Bentonville, Arkansas. I had interviewed the…
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When art people ask, “Where did you grow up?” and I answer, “Arkansas,” there is, invariably, an awkward pause. It is usually followed by “Oh.” or “Oh. Really?” and occasionally,…
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The Guardian (UK) is taking an interest in the new Crystal Bridges Museum, focusing on the controversy surrounding the perceived inequities in Walmart heir Alice Walton’s $1.4 billion bible-belt bauble…
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Gaile Robinson, art critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, made the trek to the new Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas and turned in a detailed report on…
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Perhaps Luis Jimenez’s most famous work, Vaquero, is riding into the sunset. On loan from collector and fiberglass fabricator Frank Ribelin, the monumental fiberglass statue of a pistol-packing cowboy has…