A brief meditation on the size of Texas and the variety of people and concerns as it relates to art communities, cross-pollination, and even Glasstire.
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Japan’s Own Summer of ’68 (and Thereafter) Charted in Ambitious MFAH Show
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasThe MFAH's landmark exhibition assembles conceptual Japanese photo-based art from the late-60s and 70s previously unseen in this country.
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Rainey visits Bill's Junk for Bill's sayonara performance on Glasstire's weekly Top Five video.
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Maker has transformed grayDUCK from a serene, open space to a maze of disjointed fractions. The exhibition rolls 30 pieces deep, which is a high number given the scale of the works.
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While the artwork certainly benefited from its handsome setting and thoughtful installation, many pieces also stood easily on their own.
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Evett had his first solo exhibition at Laguna Gloria in Austin in 1956. His current show, at Hunt Gallery in San Antonio, runs through April 30.
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Preventing awfulness should not be the aim of a public art selection process.
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Scenes from the crowd at this year's Art Car Parade in Houston.
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In my defense, most overtly political art stinks.
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Nina Hartman is the kind of thinker who fits right into the world of Farewell Books, and her aesthetic is easily connected to her experience as a zine maker.
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Spring is here! Watch Christina, Bill and Rainey count the mushrooming student shows and catch the buzz on the art-science connection.
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The iconic 1966 image Standard Station by Ed Ruscha sets the compass at Regarding Ruscha at the McNay Art Museum.
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Maybe this is not such a strange place to look at art after all.
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Imagine replacing the giant sculpture of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial, but leaving the outline of the original piece on the floor.
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Engelstein’s drawings can come off as stubborn and rigid, but give them time: soon they will warm up and start telling some pretty odd and particular stories.
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State of Museums: The Pop-In and Trip-To of The Contemporary Austin
by Allyn Westby Allyn WestI pointed my Instagram-primed iPhone up at the blocks, tilting back until the espresso I forgot I was holding dumped all over my face and collar. I blame you, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis!
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A telling image of a young Doug sitting on the bumper of a 1941 Buick Roadmaster holding his Gibson ES175: he’s already brimming with confidence and charisma — He knew he had it.
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The week's best art events in Texas, some amateur climate modeling, and a pratfall.
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Best known for his distinguished body of portraits and self-portraits, Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz has also established himself as an accomplished printmaker and public artist.
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Austin-based multimedia artist Luke Saviski's Ht/X event opens Houston's CounterCurrent 15 festival.