Sometimes the activities one assumes are just pleasant diversions from the real substance of life produce almost sacred experiences. Such is the case with the free "Bounce" workshop, led by…
Op Ed
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Maybe you watched the reality TV show “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.” Maybe you enjoyed it, or maybe you want Bravo to give you those years of your…
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In an attempt to convey the stunningly wide editorial berth Glasstire has given me regarding subject matter for this blog, I decided to go with the standard Hollywood naming convention…
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During the ten years that I was with Aurora Picture Show, I hosted at least 300 visiting artists, and gave almost that many tours of Houston. Like an old cabbie,…
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I recently asked a curator what she thought of the contemporary art world. She looked at me blankly. I pressed: you know what I mean, it’s headed in the wrong…
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The Sunday edition of the NYTimes featured an article on Ken Price titled “The Blobs Aren’t Talking ,” by Nick Stillman. While I am happy to see such a worthy…
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I took a look at my list of Netflix rentals, and streamed videos, and I’ve been watching a lot of Science Fiction lately. I’ve checked out a few episodes…
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The New York Times’ Hollin Cotter has recently reviewed Tino Sehgal’s show of performance based art at the Guggenheim. It is a highly praised show, but the no-photography policy (of…
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With the Climate Change Summit wrapping-up in Copenhagen, and it not looking so pretty for the future of this blue planet, I recently made tentative “end of the world” plans…
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Since the recent proliferation of the Art Fair (Art Basel Miami Beach opened its doors in 2002, and Frieze set up shop in 2003), we know more and more what…
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What to make of The First Annual Rob Pruitt Art Awards which took place on October 29, 2009 at The Guggenheim Museum in association with White Columns and Calvin Klein…
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On October 19, 2009, performance artists, The Yes Men, held a fake US Chamber of Commerce press conference at The National Press Club. A small assembly of journalists listened attentively…
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Dallas is on the cusp of something. Will it seize the moment? The new Arts District is emerging and Dallas is experiencing an influx of arts faculty and institutional curators…
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Recently, a young Dallas reporter was interviewing me in my gallery and asked, “Is there anything you’d like to say to the collectors in the face of this recession?” At…
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For those of you who are just starting out as artists, the opening night reception of your exhibition can be a bit daunting. What do you wear? How do you…
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A few days ago, an acquaintance walked up to me at an art event and asked, “Are you enjoying all your new leisure time?” I blinked, took a deep breath…
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TEN THINGS ABOUT BEING A FRENCH ARTIST IN HOUSTON Best or worst, it all depends on the observer. And in no particular order: • If you mention Karl Marx during…
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Recently, the critic, theorist and sometime curator David Hickey wrote in his essay Orphans, "…three decades of art theory and art history have destroyed our understanding of art practice." The…
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The Top Ten Ghosts in My Studio This Christmas I’ve been thinking about ghosts and what it means to be haunted. I don’t know much about spirituality but I’d probably…
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This is getting written a week or so after the event rather than being the sort of on-the-spot reporting it probably should be, but I want to submit some thoughts…