William Sarradet reviews exhibitions by Christopher Blay at the Galveston Art Center and Masha Sha at the Galveston Artist Residency.
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In this essay, which won Glasstire's 2024 Central Texas Art Writing Prize, Arianne Ohman writes about how an unfinished painting by Jacques-Louis David helped her see the beauty of imperfection.
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This week: a week-long multidisciplinary festival with events taking place across Austin, a solo exhibition of photographs depicting Latinx artists in San Antonio, a show featuring three sculptors in Dallas, and more.
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EspañolReview
Reseña: “Roberto Jackson Harrington: Mama’s Boy or an Inexplicable Reasoning” en La Mecha Contemporary, El Paso
by Hannah Deanby Hannah DeanHannah Dean profundiza en las tuercas y tornillos (y bridas y cuerdas de bungee) que hacen funcionar el consumismo en su reseña de "Mama's Boy or an Inexplicable Reasoning".
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Interview
Talking with Sarah Lasley, Curator of the 2024 CAM Student Film Festival
by Seyde Garciaby Seyde GarciaContemporary Art Month, San Antonio 2024 Critical Writing Fellow Seyde Garcia interviews artist Sarah Lasley about her experience curating the 2024 CAM Student Film Festival.
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Review: Georganne Deen’s “When I Was a Riot of Spring” at Bale Creek Allen Gallery, Fort Worth
by Hills Snyderby Hills SnyderHills Snyder reviews an exhibition of vulnerable, alien-like paintings by artist Georganne Deen.
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Brandon Zech, Leslie Moody Castro, and Gabriel Martinez talk about the 2024 editions of the Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas Invitational.
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Jessica Fuentes writes about recent trips to San Antonio as part of her research for her Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant articles.
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Interview
Ramblin’ Man: Filmmaker Jem Cohen Discusses His Texas Connections and the Relationship Between Willie Nelson and Phillip Guston Ahead of Texas Theatre Screenings
Michael Flanagan interviews Jem Cohen, one of cinema's most distinctive voices, in advance of screenings of two of Cohen's films
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This week: a solo show featuring elaborate sculptural works in Rockport, an exhibition of photographs documenting Black churches in Lufkin, a collaborative series of quilts referencing complex fictional worlds in Austin, and more.
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Five-Minute ToursVideo
Five-Minute Tours: “Of Love, Pins, and Needles” at Anya Tish Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby GlasstireA video tour of the exhibition "Of Love, Pins, and Needles" featuring Han Cao, Andrey Chezhin, and Marcella Colavecchio at Anya Tish Gallery in Houston.
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Five-Minute ToursVideo
Five-Minute Tours: Robbie Barber at Rockport Center for the Arts
by Glasstireby GlasstireA video tour of the sculpture exhibition "Robbie Barber: Relics" at Rockport Center for the Arts in Rockport, Texas.
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Five-Minute ToursVideo
Five-Minute Tours: Paul Hester & Sarah Sudhoff at Andrew Durham Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby GlasstireA video tour of Sarah Sudhoff's "The Past is Ever Present" and Paul Hester's "Prisoners of Masculinity" at Andrew Durham Gallery, Houston.
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Ruben Cordova writes about the one-night exhibition "Las Muñecas en la Calle Guadalupe," which looked at the history of sex workers in San Antonio.
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Michael Flanagan reviews the film "Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird," about the lives and creative partnership of artists Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, which screened at the 2024 SXSW Festival in Austin.
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Michelle Kraft profiles the artist and gallerist Janelle Barrington Spivey, who won Lubbock's 2024 YWCA Woman of Excellence award for her work in the city.
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Review: Michele Brangwen Dance & Music Ensemble’s “Faces of Sun and Wind” at the MATCH, Houston
Garland Fielder reviews a recent piece in Houston that coupled concerns about renewable energy resources and performative art.
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Beach Balls and Paper Planes: Contemporary Art Month, San Antonio’s “Recess”
by Seyde Garciaby Seyde GarciaCAM Critical Writing Fellow Seyde Garcia writes about Recess, the CAM breakout performance series at Ruby City
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William Sarradet writes about exhibitions at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans.
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This week: a solo show of meticulous architectural sculptures in Houston, an exhibition of over 100 woodblock prints and painted scrolls in Austin, a show featuring punk and New Wave ephemera from two private collections in Dallas, and more.