Trying out a piece in Trey Duvall’s show Idiot Machines/Infinity Loops at Lawndale Art Center, Houston. (Through Oct. 22)
October 2016
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News
Applications Now Open for the 2016 Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award
by Glasstireby GlasstireEarlier today, the Meadows Museum at SMU opened its call for applications for the 2016 Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award. Named in memory of two North Texas art dealers, Frank Moss and Jim Chumley, the award, which…
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Like a clever Hollywood script, Andrews’ show at the Nasher tells a story about telling stories.
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As much as dealers give lip service to the idea that fairs are about advertising and networking (rather than selling art), at some point the rubber must hit the road.
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The Dallas Arts District recently announced an open call for their 2017 granting process. The program is open to non-profit organizations and individuals that are sponsored by non-profits, but unfortunately, artists alone…
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Anyone who has visited New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art knows that it is impossibly to see everything in the museum in a week, let alone in a single day. When wandering…
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For the past couple years, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) has been building a new downtown campus for the city’s High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA). The 168,000-square-foot building marks…
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A few days ago, it was announced that the Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich will be promoted to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis, who announced it last week in St. Peter’s…
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This week Noah Charney wrote an article in the Guardian about the restoration of the fabulous Ghent altarpiece, begun in 1426 by Hubert van Eyck and completed after his death…
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There’s a new haunted house (read: multi-media art show which we ‘immersive’ these days) coming to Oak Cliff this Halloween. Called Art Haunt and tagged as ‘Haunted House + Art…
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This is Art Tooth's first exhibition in a dedicated art space, and the premise of the show is to examine how each artist interprets their personal and local environments.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees experience corpsing and art at an Austin Airbnb, and look forward to a promising art walk in West Dallas.
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The legendary songwriter Guy Clark died last May and it turned out that, in his will, he requested that fellow songwriter and celebrated visual artist Terry Allen create a sculpture…
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This weekend, on Saturday, October 15 is Dallas’ second annual Art Walk West. In and around the neighborhood commonly referred to these days as Trinity Groves (just west of downtown), the…
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"The trick is to orchestrate a project that is easy enough for people with little art experience to participate in while maintaining the visual integrity of the object."
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If you haven’t seen PBS’s Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, you’re way behind! It’s now in its 8th season. While the show was originally constructed around artistic themes (spirituality,…
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From the Archive
Our 15th Anniversary Data Mining Project! Part I: Events Map
by Glasstireby GlasstireIt's Glasstire's 15th anniversary, and we're looking at our history to find patterns and relationships among the artists, writers, and venues of Texas. Our first interactive project is map of Texas with events by city and year, starting in 2007.
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Tomorrow, October 11, at the San Antonio International Airport, there is a dedication celebration for yet another new installation by Dallas-based artist Gabriel Dawe. The site-specific installation, titled Plexus c18, was created using…
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Review
Why Social-Practice Art Drives Me Nuts: Pablo Helguera at DiverseWorks
by Michael Biseby Michael BiseHelguera’s mission is not to trigger intellectual or emotional insight through visual intrigue, but to deliver standardized social messages.
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It seems that there was a bit of media intervention during the first and second Presidential debates. A number of viewers reported that, when they paused their televisions, they saw…