Garland Fielder interviews artist Nestor Topchy on the occasion of his solo exhibition, "The Iconic Portrait Strand," at the Menil Collection.
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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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Max Tolleson reviews an exhibition of portraits by Houston artist Nestor Topchy, on view at the Menil Collection.
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This week: a retrospective of portraits by a renowned local artist in Houston, a show of abstract works created across three decades in Galveston, a celebration of Black joy through photorealistic portraits in Dallas, and more.
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On October 22 and 24, Topchy will present "Eternal Now” at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan.
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"Someone is going to have an Eternity of Hands Full. RIP Old Friend."
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Learn About Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Houston Artist Nestor Topchy
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechMade using a wax-resist method of dying, similar to that of batik fabric painting, the Ukranian tradition of pysanky goes back thousands of years.
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“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. -Ed. Today: Judo All artists, in some way, shape, or form, are inspired by other artists. Sometimes those influences are obscured,…
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'Eternal Now' was a one-night exhibition — or more accurately, an Everything. It was truly immersive, in the way most selfie-driven installations can only dream of being.
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Brandon Zech and guest host Julia Claire Wallace on portraits of Houston’s grassroots players, a self-taught painter who fools the eye, and a proliferation of performance art in the coming week.
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Every year, the ReUse People of America host a National Reuse Contest where applicants compete to see who can make the best use of upcycled materials. The competition is broken down into two…
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Those of us who are familiar with Houston’s performance art scene know that something was missing last year — specifically, the Lone Star Explosion, AKA “Houston’s International Performance Art Biennial.” Founded…
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"It's those little happenings that knit together things in a way where one change will affect all of history in an unfathomable way."
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I came to see the Pollock; what struck me was the light.
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A few days ago, the Houston Business Journal reported that Phase 1 construction is to begin in 2016 on “The Railyard,” artist studio spaces made from shipping containers. Houston area…
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According to the Artadia Houston 2015 timeline, applications were due October 15 and Houston awardees will be announced at the end of November. But ARTnews reports that the jurors have…
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Abel Azcona's Utero was far and away the most powerful piece I saw, but parts of it should not have happened.
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Hive, Nestor Topchy’s “master-planned, artist-centric utopia” is stepping closer to becoming a reality- Lisa Gray reports in the Houston Chronicle that the seven-story dome constructed of shipping containers, housing work…
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The Idea Fund has announced it’s 2012 list of Texas-based artists and groups for it’s 2012 awards: Scott Gleeson & Dane Larsen, Carrie Schneider, Michelle Benaim Steiner, Lope Gutierrez Ruiz…
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The Idea Fund, the re-granting program that funds ideas too weird for anyone else has announced the awardees for its 2012 grants: Scott Gleeson & Dane Larsen (Dallas) Carrie Schneider…