Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on the legacy of one of Houston’s great art supporters, a homecoming show for former Artpace residents, and a burgeoning art route between San Antonio and Brownsville.
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Photos by Jennifer Battaglia The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts often hosts up to four exhibitions at a time in its Lubbock Cultural District space. The following works are…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on local artists in big museums, an Austin art collective’s tenacity in the wake of gentrification, and two of Houston’s more unexpected art spaces.
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Photos from the opening at the Houston Center for Photography on July 20, 2018.
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Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson run down a short list of their favorite podcasts, including one about haunted old Hollywood, one about sex, and one about a man named John B. McLemore.
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The shows: night walk & Charis Ammon: Still Hot in the Shade The venue: Inman Gallery The city: Houston The date: July 13, 2018 Photographs by Maya Joubert …
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Brandon Zech is joined by special guests Sara Cress and Elaine Bradford to talk about their current show at Lawndale, Dario Robleto’s return to San Antonio, and a show of Jay DeFeo’s works that focus on… a tripod.
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Photos from the opening at Gspot Gallery in Houston on July 7, 2018.
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Podcast
Art Dirt: Texas Shows We’d Like to See, and the Point of an Art Writing Prize
by Glasstireby Glasstire“If you give the the strongest artists in Texas the space to stretch out and perform, and the resources to make really great work, they do it. They bring their game.”
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In this week's special Fourth of July video, Christina Rees and Brandon Zech dip into "Ten Texas Artworks About America."
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Party Pics
Party Pics: June 30 at Gray Contemporary & Vaughan Mason Fine Art
by Glasstireby GlasstirePhotos from the openings at Vaughan Mason Fine Art and Gray Contemporary in Houston on June 30, 2018.
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In Houston, The Andy Warhol Foundation’s Idea Fund, which is a re-granting program, is administered by the non-profits DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses. Right now the Idea Fund…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a gallerist turned artist in Dallas, a big group show of emerging Latinx artists in Austin, and the seduction of "mermaid skin" in an immersive show in San Antonio.
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture recently announced that it has acquired some objects from the recent watershed movie Black Panther. This includes the iconic superhero costume worn…
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Texas Gallery in Houston was not directly hit by a fire that broke out early in the morning on June 18 in the River Oaks shopping center it occupies, but…
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The show: B. Anele: 25 Hours A Day The venue: Private Eye Gallery The city: Houston The date: June 22, 2018 Photographs by Maya Joubert …
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Every year, the Fusebox Festival opens up applications for Austin-area artists in order to make sure that local performers have their chance to be seen in the festival. This year’s…
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News
Giant Heroin Spoon Sculpture Shows Up Outside OxyContin’s Headquarters
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe New York Times reported yesterday on a bit of pop-up protest art in the form of a giant heroin spoon, installed Friday morning outside of Purdue Pharma’s Stamford, CT headquarters.…
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Anish Kapoor, whose massive Cloud Column sculpture was very recently added to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s collection and outdoor campus, is suing the National Rifle Association for using images…
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Brandon Zech and special guest Megan Solis on the last show at Pump Project’s longtime Austin space, a San Antonio show of work you want to take home and hug, and a big group show in Fort Worth that’s worth the drive.