Rachel Cook

This year the Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) mounted the traditional summer grad show, except it shifted the structure around: Where typically a two-part exhibition splits the students into two groups,…

Cairo-based Basim Magdy has created two giant installations both inside and outside of Okay Mountain in the most ambitious show to date for this one-year-old artists space.

In the age of biennials, what makes the Texas Biennial different or necessary? I wondered how we got in this mess of biennials in the first place. All roads lead…

Currently in Houston there are two exhibitions featuring some rather obscure European artists. Interestingly enough, gallery owners Sonja Roesch and Anya Tish are showcasing artists from their respective home turfs:…

Every summer as a kid I rode with my whole family crammed in a station wagon to New Mexico.

In talking to people about the show at The Contemporary Arts Museum, I find that everyone seems to have a similar response: I like it but I just can’t figure…

Collaboration Cauleen Smith and A. Van Jordan's collaboration I want to see my skirt is between a filmmaker and a poet. A unique experience for anyone who has yet to…

After my third year of going to Miami, when the initial excitement of staying out till 3 am at the Karaoke Bar or at the infamous Duce bar wears off,…

This is the first in a series of articles exploring the unique studio practices of different artists in Texas.

When you look back over a year, you notice how few exhibitions stand out in your mind — and then you realize why we need art criticism. That said, these…

When I moved back to Houston nearly three years ago, it was Glasstire that reintroduced me to the Texas art community.