Glasstire looks back at important figures from the art world who died in 2023, including Jesse Treviño, James Harithas, Vernon Fisher, Jesse Lott, and others.
Robert Irwin
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An obituary for Robert Irwin, the artist known for his site-specific installations, who died at the age of 95.
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Jessica Fuentes reflects on her experience visiting Robert Irwin's "untitled (dawn to dusk)" at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa.
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Next week marks the Texas premiere of A Desert of Pure Feeling, a documentary about the career of Robert Irwin.
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“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. -Ed. Today: austere architectural spaces Above: two renderings of Kanye West’s YEEZY Home, conceptualized as pre-fab, concrete, low-income housing. (Yes, it does…
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This coming weekend, October 6-8, hundreds of patrons, collectors, artists, and art lovers will descend on the small West Texas town of Marfa for the Chinati Foundation’s annual open house…
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“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. -Ed. Today: Chromophobia Earlier this year, Princeton University Press published Red: The History of a Color, the latest in their series of…
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Glasstire is pleased to announce Catherine Opie and Eileen Myles as the Spring 2017 speakers for OFF ROAD: Conversations with Artists Offline. In addition to being longtime friends, Opie and…
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For those hitting the art fairs (the Houston Art Fair and the Texas Contemporary) this weekend—save some energy! Next weekend, the Chinati Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Chinati’s entire…
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on a legend in Marfa and where the cool people will keep cool this weekend.
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On Saturday, July 23, the Chinati Foundation will open Robert Irwin’s long-awaited (and currently untitled) permanent installation. The opening weekend of pageantry and festivities includes dawn-to-dusk viewings of Irwin’s work, open…
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On Saturday, April 30, 2016, Glasstire will present William Wegman as the second speaker in OFF ROAD: Conversations with Artists Offline. Drawing on his humorous body of work, Wegman will speak…
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I came to see the Pollock; what struck me was the light.
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Well worth an hour of your life: the video of Off Road, a conversation between LACMA director Michael Govan and artist Robert Irwin, hosted by Glasstire in Houston on October 17, 2015.
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Come hear some art this weekend at our Off Road talk between Robert Irwin and Michael Govan! (and other great picks this week). 1. Off Road: ROBERT IRWIN + MICHAEL GOVAN…
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If you haven’t already heard, we’re bringing the legendary southern California artist Robert Irwin to Houston on October 17th, for a conversation with Michael Govan, the director of the Los…
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A few years ago, I visited some friends in Aspen during the summer. Aspen has acquired a bit of a douchey reputation, which is unfair because a) it’s beautiful, dry…
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Independent Curators International (ICI) just announced that Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), will be presented with the 2015 Leo Award this November for…
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California-based sculptor Robert Irwin has spent 14 years planning an installation for the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, and construction for the project is set to begin this summer. This follows…
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California artist Robert Irwin’s permanent piece for the old hospital building at Fort D.A. Russell in Marfa has been in the works for years, but as it nears actual construction,…