Damien Hirst uses real formaldehyde as the preservative in all his be-tanked dead-animal art. (He could use something less toxic but seems to prefer old-fashioned, real-deal formaldehyde.) Museums and large private…
April 2016
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If We Didn’t Know the Art World Was Full of It, Now We Have a Place to Put It.
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonIf the art world needed to be reminded that it’s filled with tons of ill-distributed money, Italian artist Marizio Cattelan has come to the rescue.The artist has created an 18-karat…
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on a real-life Rainman at the mall, prints made by steamroller, and a show that will evolve during its run.
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Bummer! The deservedly popular exhibition Corita Kent and the Language of Pop has to close three weeks early due to extensive roof damage (caused by hail) to that section of…
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Stefan Simchowitz may enjoy the controversy he stirs up, but he does not fundamentally recognize why what he does induces cringes from artists and people who love art.
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A sassy New Jersey gallerist’s federal lawsuit over an Englewood city code violation it received for displaying artwork of a partially nude woman is making the rounds of national news.…
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We like this. It was announced yesterday that Los Angeles-based Mark Bradford, winner of the MacArthur grant in 2009, will represent the United States at the next Venice Biennale, which opens…
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All of art history in 1000 words.
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Anna Stothart, the Brown Foundation Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA), has accepted a newly created position of Director at Lehmann Maupin…
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This is the second installment of Studio Sounds. I hope you can find some time to give these records a spin in your studios (whatever they might be).
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The sleepy little town of Rockport (pop. about 10,000) in South Texas was long invigorated by the presence of Glasstire contributor John Aäsp, who served as visual arts director at…
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Two Austin artspaces have taken the term “micro-residency” to the extreme: Big Medium and Co-Lab Projects have recently been running Instagram-based residency programs in which artists take over the organization’s social media…
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We're bringing the great William Wegman to Houston on April 30th!
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"It makes driving in Houston more bearable and just more fun."
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In conjunction with the current exhibition at Project Row Houses, Charge (Jennie Ash and Carrie Schneider) is hosting a two-day presentation of Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table by Houston-based…
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BFAs and MFAs Should Head to the Dallas Art Fair This Sunday for Three Reasons
by Glasstireby GlasstireThis Sunday, April 17, is a very good day for college students to attend the Dallas Art Fair. The first reason is simple: It’s free admission with a student ID.…
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Houston gallery The Mariago Collective will be closing its doors this April. The space has been a part of the Houston art community for more than two years and has aimed through…
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It’s reasonable to ask if ILYB wasn’t just a bunch of fun-loving party animals jamming together.
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The Dallas Museum of Art has established a new art fund that (starting yesterday) allows the museum to buy work from galleries showing at the Dallas Art Fair (now in…
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It was announced recently that New York’s Museum of Modern Art plans to close their galleries dedicated to design and architecture. This decision comes in part with the museum’s $440…