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There's a meta-conversation happening within Reaves’ work that may not make her the best candidate for this kind of cross-conversational pairing.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the proliferation of private museums in the U.S.

During a staff meeting, someone suggested that all six of us share a photo of something we've made for our moms for Mother's Day, whether it was years ago or... yesterday.

"That is how I am an artist: it is teamwork and surrounding myself with artists and friends who support me." -Karla Garcia

I'm left to wonder how the slant toward bleak-themed exhibitions is perceived by those walking into shows for the first time in so many months; is it our responsibility to feel in synch with how bad things are?

"These pieces have choices to them. Once they’re out of my control, they fall into the control of the viewer. They have a life beyond me."

"When friends Shirl Riccetti & donna e perkins decided to have a show together, they could never have anticipated such a tumultuous year as 2020."

Christopher Blay and Christina Rees on a remarkable collection on view in Austin, solo shows by two veteran Texans, and a solo outing by a new Texan who’s developed some interesting recurring themes.

Highlights from the two artists' gallery talks.

Today: Animals and sprinkles

The documentary is unapologetic about its mission of decolonization, and presents one of the most clear-eyed articulations of the concept I've encountered.

I recently visited an antique shop in Houston and discovered several bronze statues from Benin.

I took my first art class, and now it’s almost as if long-dead artists were making their works before my eyes.

"Horlander challenges the viewer’s relationship with time, nature, and the space we live within to open up dialogue about what it is to be."

"It is always good with the bad. We all struggle, our failures test us, it’s what action we take to correct them that matters most." 

"Two exhibitions featuring new work by Fort Worth-based artist Rachel Livedalen and Austin-based artist Katy McCarthy."

"The work can be understood as pop art through a particular south Texas, Mexican American lens that takes us on a ride that might not be posh, but it will get us there with its own unique style."

"'Insta11ations' is made up of artists who are experimenting with the ways people interact with public art, who reimagine public spaces, and who express stories of social justice and equity in their work."

"Mohsenin is motivated by the challenge of exploring light, color, and space in a more constricted scale reflecting on her recent experience with motherhood and a child's world, especially during the pandemic."

The story of librarian Juan Sandoval, his preeminent Mexican and Latinx art collection, and how El Paso’s political climate shaped his legacy.