Glasstire

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss what makes our homes homey, the overwhelming sameness of airbnbs and other urban spaces, and how the pandemic is affecting our view of home life.

Grants will be either $2,000 or $5,000 based on the strength of the artist’s proposal.

Each artist’s message will end in the hashtag #XMAP, which leads to the project website and interactive map.

"Rooted in mathematics, science, and philosophy, Fielder’s work has always played with the phenomenology of expectation."

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss some of their favorite works that tackle the ultra-charged symbolism of the U.S. flag. 

Works by Abhidnya Ghuge, Damian Suarez, and Anders Moseholm are on view at Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas.

"These photographs by Austin photographer Will van Overbeek debuted at the Austin Museum of Art in 2007 and were acquired for LMFA’s permanent collection in 2017."

"The images, taken in the late 1980s, highlight a variety of people and places found around East Texas."

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech give you options for making private appointments to see art in galleries, joining the public to see art at a major museum, or streaming art from home.

"An exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints and collages by Houston artist Leamon Green, exploring the complexities of migration and African American identity in an increasingly globalized world."

Christopher Blay's May 22 video check in with Letitia and Sedrick Huckaby at Huckaby Studios. The artists and educators talked about studio work during the Great Lockdown of 2020, family, and their students.

From all of us here at Glasstire, we wish all the dads out there a Happy Father's Day!

Christopher Blay and Christina Rees talk about the events of the last few weeks, and whether black artists are holding out hope that this moment will move the needle on racial violence and injustice.

Featuring, among others, Ruth Orkin, Cristina Garcia Rodero, Grete Stern, Flor Garduño, Mariana Yampolsky, Marta Maria Perez Bravo, E-J Major, Ida Lansky, Delilah Montoya, Irene Bayer, Jeanine Michna-Bales, and Ferne Koch.

Christopher Blay and guests Danielle Demetria East, Robert L. Hodge, David Jeremiah, and Vicki Meek present a list and a conversation highlighting works by artists confronting social issues, and exasperation with having to do so.

"Color has always carried cultural meaning and symbolism for artists, and red is one of the most significant and evocative of colors."

"In her latest series of works on Linen, Mokha Laget creates complex articulations of imaginary space by freely arranging geometric shapes on stretched fabric."

The video walkthrough features the exhibition's juror, Annette Lawrence. 

Proving once again to be tenacious in the midst of adversity, Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) has maintained and developed ways to keep folks involved through its various online offerings during the Covid-19 pandemic closures.

"Ruby City’s Manager of Visitor Experiences, Randy Guthmiller, explores artworks related to the theme of home in the contemporary art center’s inaugural exhibition 'Waking Dream.'"