Top Five

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on a show about art-fair exploitation, a show featuring a true radical of Latin America, and Christopher’s introduction to Bert Long, Jr.’s work.

In this special two-city presentation, three Glasstire hosts and special guest Vincent Valdez give you plenty of art-centric reasons to leave your house this week.

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees on the return of Sculpture Month Houston, Brandon’s return to Chinati Weekend, and, at last, the grand opening of Ruby City.

Brandon Zech and artist and Glasstire programmer Seth Mittag run down a host of shows in San Antonio, the meaning of a “good crisis,” and how to win a wad of cash by hacking into Glasstire’s database.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a piece of virtual reality art that really works, intentionally stupid art, and art that presents “alternative histories.”  

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on a comprehensive video series in Houston, two UNT artist-professors making things happen, and what really counts after the apocalypse.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a long-awaited Houston show, a must-see show in Brownsville, and the debut of a doomsday dream machine in Fort Worth.

Christina Rees, Christopher Blay, and Brandon Zech on the exhibitions they’re most looking forward to this season.

Christina Rees and guest host Natalie Hegert on the landscape as cinematic overture, a knockout solo show in San Antonio, and the way to combine a round of golf with art. 

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on a rare show by a Houston artist, the consistent strength of Artpace’s residency shows, and a performance that’s NOT taking place at a shopping mall in Dallas.

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on a the arrival in Houston of New York powerhouse artist, the solo debut of a young Austin artist, and a personal show in Fort Worth titled “We Don’t Dial 911.”

Brandon Zech and Christopher Blay on a rare theater pick, a couple of annual summer shows you can count on, and a Panhandle show with a familiar accent.

Christina Rees and guest Jon Revett deal with high wind in Amarillo and let you in on how you can visit the only iconic work of land art in Texas.

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on works by a newly minted DFW artist, sinister photographs in Austin, and an artist who plays with Moon-landing paranoia.

Summer Special! Christina Rees and Brandon Zech run down some of their favorite contemporary and historical artworks about snow and ice.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a Dallas show you may need to see for yourself, a discovery in Waxahachie, and a long-overdue solo show for a San Antonio favorite.

Christina Rees and guest host Jonathan Seaborn on a show that ‘interweaves’ two Dallas museums, a new collective in Lubbock, and a show by a Houston sound artist in San Antonio.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a show by a newly-minted MFA, an artwork that doesn’t quite fit into a gallery, and why our number one pick is our number one pick.

Christina Rees and guest host Christopher Blay on road signs as art, some rock-and-roll portraiture, and a show that reintroduces us to one of the greats.

Brandon Zech and guest host Henry G. Sanchez on an installation you hear instead of see, a show that uses materials to poke holes in romanticized nature, and a ‘themeless’ group show in San Antonio.