A show of works by Katie Pell in Artpace’s Window Works Gallery in 2015. San Antonio. Photo: Mark Menjivar
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss artists’ use of windows as makeshift galleries and question if cities should force businesses to put art in empty storefronts.
“To be fined for not putting art in your windows — that concept honestly blows my mind… it’s the opposite of what we’re used to.”
To play the podcast, click on the orange play button below. You can also listen to it here. You can also find Glasstire on Apple Podcasts.
This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks at Texas Talks Art’s website.
If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here.
Related Reading:
—WSJ: Hamptons Village Requires Empty Storefronts to Display Art
—Apollo: Window dressing – the art of shopfronts and gallery facades
—NYT: Art: ‘The Window’ in 20th-Century Works
—D Magazine: In Deep Ellum, Dallas’ Hottest Art Scene
—Downtown Houston: Small Steps, Big Impact
—My Modern Met: The Art of Window Displays (15 Creative Examples)
—Glasstire: “Rising Action” Window Displays Dedicated to Social Justice Initiatives Opens in Austin
—Glasstire: ‘Nasher Windows’ Program Enters Week Two With Work by Xxavier Edward Carter
—Glasstire: Michele Grojean Blaker Wants You to Maintain Your Windows
—Glasstire: Romp, Stomp, and Monster Trucks: Deep Ellum Windows
—Glasstire: Apophenia Underground’s Deep Ellum Windows
—Glasstire: Patrick Renner’s Window into Houston set to open at Magnolia; developer Petersen profiled
—Glasstire: Bradford Bears inaugurate Blaffer downtown window
—Glasstire: Artists Take Over Neiman Marcus’s Windows
—Glasstire: Windows of El Paso needs art
—Glasstire: Tire Iron 57: Window Taping
