Essay

Leslie Thompson writes about murals commissioned in North Texas' post offices during the Works Progress Administration.

In this essay, which won the 2023 North Texas Glasstire Art Writing Prize, Blake Bathman writes about a sculpture by artist Jes Fan.

Jessica Fuentes writes about contemporary female artists whose works explore traditional female roles, important historical women, performance art, and the female body.

Christine Gwillim on the work and philosophy of postmodern choreographer and dancer Deborah Hay.

Leslie Thompson writes about Works Progress Administration murals commissioned for post offices west of the DFW metroplex.

Ruben Cordova writes about the prolific Chicano artist José Esquivel, who lived and worked in San Antonio and was involved in the Con Safo Group.

Leslie Thompson writes about the history of Texas' post office murals, which were commissioned in the 1900s by the Works Progress Administration.

Texas artist Renee Lai reflects on her experience at an artist residency in Maine, recounting what she learned from her time there.

Bucky Miller writes about Homer, his neighborhood cat companion that he met during the pandemic lockdown in Houston.

Macaella Gray and Zoe Roden recount how, through their experience with the Land Arts of the American West field program at Texas Tech University, they found a mindful way to engage with humans' impact on the land.

This year, we covered art and other happenings across our great state of Texas and beyond.

Jessica Fuentes reflexiona sobre las pinturas y los grabados de Agnes Martin que forman parte de la colección permanente del Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Henry Kelly writes about his recent experience watching “The Novelist’s Film” by Hong Sang-soo, which screened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Leslie Moody Castro writes about a recent studio visit with Texas artist Beili Liu in Venice, Italy, a city that is constantly on the mend.

Leslie Moody Castro recounts her visit to the site-specific, large-scale artwork by Anselm Kiefer at the Doge's Palace in Venice.

Ruben C. Cordova on the life and career of artist Meret Oppenheim.

Writer and curator Leslie Moody Castro writes about a past Venice that continues to contend with its precarious future.

Leslie Moody Castro recounts her visit to the Venice Biennale, and reflects on an exhibition she curated in the city of 25 artists from Mexico.

Jessica Fuentes reflects on paintings and prints by Agnes Martin, which are included in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s permanent collection.

Leslie Moody Castro reflects on her time and residency in Venice during November 2022.