Shahzia Sikander, “Havah… to breathe, air, life”
Brandon Zech and Gabriel Martinez discuss memorable art events, exhibitions, and changes in the Texas art scene from 2024.
“When budgets need to be cut the arts are always seen as expendable and even though the money that’s funding the arts both locally in different cities across Texas and nationally through the National Endowment for the Arts is pennies compared to the overall budget, to the public it sounds like a lot.”
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This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Prospect New Orleans and the closing weekend of Prospect.6:The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home, which is taking place January 30 through February 2, 2025. Programming and events include the U.S. debut of On Flashing Lights, a light and sound installation by Brendan Fernandes; musical activations by Deborah Jack and the Diaphanous Ensemble; and Stephanie Syjuco’s exploration of St. Malo, the first Filipino settlement in the U.S. Also, New Orleans-based artist Christian Việt Ðinh will present Reverence to the Refugee, a royal banquet honoring New Orleans East community leaders, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, and celebrating resilience in the Vietnamese community. Visitors can stay at hotels throughout the city like The Virgin Hotel, New Orleans for special rates through the closing. For more information visit www.prospect6.org/visit.
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—Glasstire: Untitled Art Fair Comes to Houston in 2025
—Glasstire: “Surrealism and Us” and a Path Forward
—Glasstire: Protestors Oppose Installation of Shahzia Sikander “Satanic” Sculpture; UH Postpones Opening Events
—Glasstire: UH Students & Faculty Hold Conversations about Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Controversy
—Glasstire: Controversial Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Beheaded at the University of Houston
—Glasstire: University of Houston Police Department Releases Video of Public Art Vandalization
—Glasstire: Art Dirt: Beheaded Sculptures, Fake Picassos, and Cave Paintings
—Glasstire: Who Loses When Arts Funding is Cut?
—Glasstire: Lubbock City Council Cuts $30,000 Funding for First Friday Art Trail Over LGBTQ Programming
—Glasstire: Lubbock City Council Partially Reinstates Funding for First Friday Art Trail
—Glasstire: City of Houston Cuts $10 Million in Public Arts Funds
—Glasstire: Laredo Artists Advocate For Arts Funding
—Glasstire: Rothko Chapel Will Reopen December 17 Following Closure from Hurricane Beryl Damage
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—Glasstire: Blaffer Art Museum Names Laura Augusta as Director and Chief Curator
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—Glasstire: The Orange Show Announces a Leadership Change
—Glasstire: Ballroom Marfa Names New Associate Curator; Makes Organizational Shifts
—Glasstire: Curator Christopher Blay Departs the HMAAC; Joins National Juneteenth Museum
—Glasstire: University of Texas Names Max Fields as Director of the Visual Arts Center
—Glasstire: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Announces Leadership Changes
—Glasstire: John Abodeely Departs HAA
—Glasstire: David Leslie to Retire from The Rothko Chapel in 2025
—Glasstire: Curator Maggie Adler Departs the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
—Glasstire: Big Medium Announces Departure of Executive Director Shea Little; Launches Search for Managing Director
—Glasstire: Dallas Museum of Art Director Agustín Arteaga to Step Down at the End of 2024
—Glasstire: Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick to Retire in June 2024
—Glasstire: Marla Price to Retire from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
—Glasstire: Emily Sano to Retire from the San Antonio Museum of Art
—Glasstire: Curator Claire Howard to Depart the Blanton Museum of Art
—Glasstire: David Berman, 1946 – 2024
—Glasstire: Derek Boshier, 1937 – 2024
—Glasstire: Ben Fortson, 1932 – 2024
—Glasstire: Danny Kerschen, 1977 – 2024
—Glasstire: Claude van Lingen, 1931 – 2024
—Glasstire: James Magee, 1945 – 2024
—Glasstire: Floyd Newsum, 1950 – 2024
—Glasstire: Matthew J. Sacks, 1952 — 2024
—Glasstire: Terri Thornton, 1958 — 2024
—Glasstire: Anya Tish, 1950 — 2024
—Glasstire: Michael Tracy, 1943 – 2024
—Glasstire: Arthur Turner, 1940 — 2024
—Glasstire: Affordable Art Fair Austin Announces Participating Galleries
—Glasstire: Untitled Art Fair Comes to Houston in 2025
—Glasstire: “Surrealism and Us” and a Path Forward
—Glasstire: Protestors Oppose Installation of Shahzia Sikander “Satanic” Sculpture; UH Postpones Opening Events
—Glasstire: UH Students & Faculty Hold Conversations about Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Controversy
—Glasstire: Controversial Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Beheaded at the University of Houston
—Glasstire: University of Houston Police Department Releases Video of Public Art Vandalization
—Glasstire: Art Dirt: Beheaded Sculptures, Fake Picassos, and Cave Paintings
—Glasstire: Who Loses When Arts Funding is Cut?
—Glasstire: Lubbock City Council Cuts $30,000 Funding for First Friday Art Trail Over LGBTQ Programming
—Glasstire: Lubbock City Council Partially Reinstates Funding for First Friday Art Trail
—Glasstire: City of Houston Cuts $10 Million in Public Arts Funds
—Glasstire: Laredo Artists Advocate For Arts Funding
—Glasstire: Rothko Chapel Will Reopen December 17 Following Closure from Hurricane Beryl Damage
—Glasstire: 25th and Final TWO x TWO Event Raises Over $10 Million for AIDS and ART
—Glasstire: Blaffer Art Museum Names Laura Augusta as Director and Chief Curator
—Glasstire: Project Row Houses Names Danielle Burns Wilson as Executive Director
—Glasstire: The Orange Show Announces a Leadership Change
—Glasstire: Ballroom Marfa Names New Associate Curator; Makes Organizational Shifts
—Glasstire: Curator Christopher Blay Departs the HMAAC; Joins National Juneteenth Museum
—Glasstire: University of Texas Names Max Fields as Director of the Visual Arts Center
—Glasstire: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Announces Leadership Changes
—Glasstire: John Abodeely Departs HAA
—Glasstire: David Leslie to Retire from The Rothko Chapel in 2025
—Glasstire: Curator Maggie Adler Departs the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
—Glasstire: Big Medium Announces Departure of Executive Director Shea Little; Launches Search for Managing Director
—Glasstire: Dallas Museum of Art Director Agustín Arteaga to Step Down at the End of 2024
—Glasstire: Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick to Retire in June 2024
—Glasstire: Marla Price to Retire from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
—Glasstire: Emily Sano to Retire from the San Antonio Museum of Art
—Glasstire: Curator Claire Howard to Depart the Blanton Museum of Art
—Glasstire: David Berman, 1946 – 2024
—Glasstire: Derek Boshier, 1937 – 2024
—Glasstire: Ben Fortson, 1932 – 2024
—Glasstire: Danny Kerschen, 1977 – 2024
—Glasstire: Claude van Lingen, 1931 – 2024
—Glasstire: James Magee, 1945 – 2024
—Glasstire: Floyd Newsum, 1950 – 2024
—Glasstire: Matthew J. Sacks, 1952 — 2024
—Glasstire: Terri Thornton, 1958 — 2024
—Glasstire: Anya Tish, 1950 — 2024
—Glasstire: Michael Tracy, 1943 – 2024
—Glasstire: Arthur Turner, 1940 — 2024
