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A Christmas comic by Texas artist John Forse.

Our neighbors in Fort Davis think that we are unbelievers or worse because we do not cover our house with Christmas lights every year.

Glasstire staff and contributors share which Texas-based shows, events, and works made their personal 'Best' list for 2018.

Rohitash Rao has created a fake (and traveling) “record store,” made up entirely of fake records and promo posters by and for fake bands.

Christina Rees and Neil Fauerso count down their favorite unconventional Christmas movies, which also just happen to be really good movies. 

It's a breath of fresh air to be confused and not receive an immediate answer from the artwork.

The works and artists included in this exhibition create a compelling thesis on the specific art historical influences, cultural confluences, and aesthetics of this west Texas city.

"The thing I've found about the projects here in Texas is people have a very progressive attitude towards art regardless of their political philosophy."

Facebook’s disabling of my account in November has led me to examine the history of Facebook’s censorship of art as reported in the press, which I share here in chronological order. 

When is art profoundly true and when is it functioning as a propaganda device? And is there a hierarchy in art to which we should acquiesce?

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a show that’s perfect for Austin, the re-emergence of a Marfa-based artist in Dallas, and a group show in Houston that has Zech’s number.

"My most significant influence was attending college at Texas State and studying under the professors there who sparked my interest in this large-format process, exposing me to photographers like Jessica Eaton, Hannah Whitaker, and Dan Boardman." 

This is the third post in a series of zine roundups where I pull some zines from my library — some old, some new, some from Texas and some from abroad — and give you the lowdown on who created them and what they’re about.

One of the reasons to get lost in his photographs is because of their luxuriously reflective qualities.

I’ve been watching the nerds that come to these lectures since 1995.

The collective M12's publications are profound and expansive meditations on various interconnections of rural American life.

Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on an interactive beach in Galveston, a gaggle of art collectives in Fort Worth, and a show of blue bloods in Houston.

"One of the most influential periods was when I was working with San Anto Cultural Arts, where I was learning about artists who made artwork about Chicana and Chicano identity in Mexican-American experience." 

Leissner shot some 3,500 rolls of film of '80s Austin, artfully documenting the city’s tribal beat, performing arts, and body politic.

I think Arp’s works are intimidatingly simple. They look so much like Modern Art, generally, that a viewer may take them almost as cliché, and not stop to consider what's going on within the works. But just by looking, it is possible to understand what Arp is trying to get across.