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In celebration of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's 100th birthday, arts professionals are highlighting their favorite pieces in the museum's collection.

Jessica Fuentes writes about Cameron Rowland’s “Properties,” an exhibition at Dia Beacon that calls into question ideas related to land and value.

In celebration of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's 100th birthday, arts professionals are highlighting their favorite pieces in the museum's collection.

Jessica Fuentes writes about “Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Jessica Fuentes writes about experiencing La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela’s “Dream House” in New York City.

Leslie Moody Castro writes about making cempasúchiles and the construction of an altar to honor lost loved ones.

Ruben Cordova writes about Catrina imagery and artwork created during Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and across the U.S.

In celebration of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's 100th birthday, our writers are breaking down their favorite pieces in the museum's collection. To kick off the series, Brandon Zech writes about a painting by Canaletto.

Jessica Fuentes writes about a recent trip to San Antonio as part of the research for her Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant articles.

Jessica Fuentes writes about recent cuts to arts funding across Texas and reflects on the impact on artists, art institutions, and communities.

Jessica Fuentes writes about Texas artists José Villalobos, Bernardo Vallarino, and Lauren Woods, who have incorporated tattoos into their performance practice.

Lyndsay Knecht writes about agar, fungus, and other the organic materials used in Dallas artist Rachael Henson's work.

Jorge Misium writes about this year's Venice Biennale and reflects on the theme of this year's main exhibition, "Foreigners Everywhere."

Jessica Fuentes reviews “Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

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.

Jessica Fuentes writes about recent trips to San Antonio as part of her research for her Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant articles.

Jessica Fuentes escribe sobre el nuevo liderazgo de cuatro museos de El Paso y el enfoque renovado de las instituciones en la vinculación comunitaria.

Drawing on research and primary sources, Ruben C. Cordova debunks famous myths used to construct the story of the Alamo and the narrative around Texas' independence.

Gabriel Martinez writes about the life, work, performances, and Texas connections of the artist Pope.L.

Ruben C. Cordova writes his annual Valentine's Day essay, about artworks — including sculptures, reliefs, and custom cakes — that tell the story of Apollo and Daphne.