"the art guys"

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees on the life and work of The Art Guys, a collaborative duo comprised of Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth.

After initial meetings about the project, The Art Guys did a cost analysis to come up with an estimated budget for an artwork to transform the 18-story Houston building: $2.8 million.

An exhibition of some conceptions.

Inspired by fun houses, carnival “tunnels of love,” circus sideshow experiences, black holes, and unicorns, The Art Guys have created a fantastical and funny interaction at the the Allen Center,…

The Art Guys are giving another lecture which just might end in a philosophical brawl.

An exhibition of new and not so new things.

There are thirteen major painting exhibitions currently on view in Houston. A humorous but meaningful event at The Art Guys studio cast them all in a different light.

Next Saturday, December 7, will mark the final event of the Art Guys’ 12 Events, the duo’s yearlong celebration of “thirty years of collaboration, commitment, confusion.” Beginning with January’s event,…

The final event from The Art Guys “12 Events” is an anti-elaborate psuedo-recreation of the very first Art Guys piece wherein Jack and Mike stuck their hands in buckets of…

Beginning at 5 p.m. The Art Guys will drive the I-610 loop around Houston for 24 hours – 12 hours in one direction, then 12 hours in the opposite direction.…

The Art Guys will suggest new laws that they think should be passed in Houston by making a presentation to the City Council of Houston.  

The Art Guys Art Fair, now in its thirtieth year, features contemporary work from the most innovative, progressive and driven artists in the world. The Art Guys Art Fair aspires to…

The Art Guys make themselves available to anyone who wishes to shake their hands. Shake Hands With The Art Guys is presented throughout the day for eight hours in a…

In 1983, The Art Guys bought a spool a string thinking that this string would be useful for many applications and projects.   Since that time, this spool of string…

The Art Guys will conduct the sounds of the Houston Ship Channel at the Santa Anna Capture Site on the banks of the Houston Ship Channel. “Symphony No. 1 for the…

On Tuesday, February 26, beginning at 7 a.m., The Art Guys walked the 29.6 miles of Little York Road, the longest street in Houston. Otis Ike, director of the upcoming…

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. at the farthest east end of Little York Road at Mesa Drive in Houston, Texas and proceeding west past Fry Road, The Art Guys will walk…

Glasstire has received the following email from the Art Guys: The Menil Collection has decided to remove “The Art Guys Marry A Plant”  from their collection.  Tentative plans are to…