Whether she’s navigating the deserts of Kazakhstan or running her own badass art corporation, Eve Sussman doesn’t play by the rules. I was lucky enough to sit down with her…
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Before I abandoned employer-based health insurance and a predictable income to make art, I spent 30 years of my life doing graphic design. I worked for all kinds of clients,…
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The idea of grouping works on paper — drawings, watercolors, prints, photographs, etc — in a single category is a very practical one. Museums are tasked with preserving and storing…
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If lost in Istanbul, you should follow the city’s spine to find your way. That keeps you from climbing back the steep inclines when you take a wrong turn. If…
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DISCLAIMER: Nolo Tangere la ursa. Blossom Street Gallery My dear friends, I must ask forgiveness for not writing last week, as I was in New York covering the United…
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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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I recently moved from Houston to Chicago and betrayed all that I know and believe in by leaving my vehicle behind. YIKES! So now I’m a pedestrian traveling with "Pat…
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After seeing Wayne White’s Big Lectric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep at Rice Gallery, I ran right out to Alamo Thrift in Pasadena. I found myself fingering…
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Ok, admittedly, I’m just waking up at 11:27. You might be lounging yourself, thinking hmm…what might there be to do today? Well, if you live in Austin, Texas, get moving!…
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Museum curators lead interesting lives in our interesting times. Exhibitions are planned years in advance and, so, are vulnerable to the sudden shocks of wars or terrorist attacks, the chilling…
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The Land Heritage Institute is a fascinating organization, if difficult to pin down. Beginning in 1979, the City of San Antonio began to explore the idea of building a reservoir…
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DISCLAIMER: Not a review. Not the Truth. Not a word of it. There is an exhibition of videos at DiverseWorks , entitled something like “Now that I am by myself,”…
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Say what you will about it, but let me tell you: I freaking love Twitter. Never before has social media allowed for such easy stalking following of so many people…
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Joe Fig interviews 24 contemporary artists (from the usual to the young) and askes them each the same questions. From "what kinds of paints do you use and special devices"…
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With dreams of a Millermatic 180 welder dancing in her head, Houston-based, Prague-born artist Hana Hillerova is pushing her signature use of mirror in a new direction; she’s learning to…
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The Venice Film Festival is still under way as I write this article. This is not the Oscars, folks! It isn’t an award ceremony but an eleven-day long fest of…
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Oh, public art. You know it, you love it. Well, that’s probably not true…you probably hate it sometimes. I’ve been thinking about the topic a lot as I prepare to…
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Many artists today rely on their computers as part of their studio practice. Whether this be Photoshop, video-editing or some other practice, there is a heavy reliance (and trust) of…
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DISCLAIMER: This has been carefully edited by Sean. This weekend I went to the Kathy Womack Gallery, located in the River Oaks Shopping Center. There is a Kathy Womack Gallery…
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Our best guesses for Fall 2009… AUSTIN Levi Dugat & Leah DeVun: Your Heart is not a Museum Domy Books September 12th – October 22, 2009 Domy has found its…