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Chelo Amézcua’s imagery and words strongly convey the deep sense of historical and cultural dualities present in her life and art. She experienced the world in Del Rio from both sides of the border and strived to create her own world somewhere between.

"I believe artists need stop falling victim to 'progress' and make investments in ourselves, which means purchasing property and educating ourselves in civics."

In San Antonio, artist Megan Solis talks with artist Rafael Gutierrez Jr. about how he dives into the process of making a new body work.

Embedded in Horn's glitter-covered Barbie heads and fake dog poop are profound critiques of power structures, complacency, the history of art, and high and low culture.

"As an adult, I bought myself some damn squirt guns, and I didn’t tell my mother for like three months. I couldn’t sleep."

Ed note: This article originally appeared in Glasstire on March 6, 2018. We're re-running it today because tomorrow, June 16, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will screen the movie 'Milford Graves Full Mantis' as part of its Jazz on Film series.

"I am really trying to recreate this memory, that moment we just surrender and marvel at the things around us.”

"How can we reach a community and think about the resources within the community in order to demonstrate that the museum is part of the community?"

"Authenticity is truly the cost of admission, not to mention the rent prices."

"To me, artists would play a central role in helping to create a new kind of aspirational society."

"What happens in Texas is often more resolved and extreme than elsewhere."

"But now I think small town America is the best thing we have. There’s low barrier to entry. This place shows that things are possible."

Zhang has an effortless fluency with surrealism; his humor and creativity collide into a frisson of dark wonder.

"Having a conservative attitude towards taking risks does not yield good results for us."

Douglas Doneson sits down with graphic designer Mike Frost to talk about the history of Houston's hip-hop scene through its album covers.

"This is a human struggle. We’re disconnected from the past, and history."

What is art’s role in rebellion?

"After you’ve seen enough of my selfies, I become redundant and blurry, like telephone poles by the highway."

After two years of perfecting her process, Crombach returned to Austin to curate a show at Co-Lab Projects' DEMO Gallery.

"The easy part for me is being in the studio. The hard part is stopping and eating... or going to the grocery store."