Wednesday night, I was listening to different versions of the standard bluegrass fiddle tune "Arkansas Traveler", from the database of such things at the Digital Library of Appalachia, trying to…
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Driving the kids to school, I was thinking about the role of artists in contemporary society. It seems to me that the model of the artist as an arch-individual has…
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I've already written about Aoshima's City Glow at the MFAH for the Chronicle last Sunday, but a blog is the perfect place to put in all the less relevant, more…
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There's something nice about going into a gallery just before the opening and smelling fresh oil paint. I'm also a fan of G gallery's plywood walls, on which I hear…
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On a whim, I decided to attend the press preview for the MFAH's upcoming Masterpieces of French Painting 1800-1920. It would be a chance to see the MFAH's formidable PR…
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2/4/07 For a show put together in four weeks to fill an unexpected vacancy, Jimmy Kuehnle and Richie Budd's installation at Lawndale was great. The fact that I'd seen a…
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Here's my list as of today, with some comments: Bill Davenport (go figure) Francesca Fuchs (ditto) Katrina Moorhead Brad Tucker (on provisional status: he moved to Austin) Susie Rosmarin (back…