Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on Houston's favorite son, the absurdist power of Wegman, and where all the cool people will be this Saturday.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on a real-life Rainman at the mall, prints made by steamroller, and a show that will evolve during its run.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on art-world after parties, paintings so heavy they require new walls, and germ factories as art.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on wretched excess, an artist's unmarked grave, and an MFA show you shouldn't miss.
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Guest star Ryan Dennis joins Rainey Knudson to count down forbidden words, leather knowledge, and public art.
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Brandon Zech and guest Melinda Laszczynski on food themes, a shotgun shack, and the lure of Mexico City.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on aphrodisiacs, unnecessary umlauts, and hardcore propaganda. 1. American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Fort Worth) February 6 –…
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Rainey Knudson, Christina Rees, and Brandon Zech on the importance of a great installation, reaction shots, and a load of sad-but-gorgeous photographs.
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"Do you feel like you're seeing a lot of dry, conceptual work right now?" "Yes, I feel very oppressed by that."
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"We should not accuse any of these artists of actually BEING obsessive-compulsive.”
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“It’s all a little bit funny, and… " “Dark. It’s terribly violent and very, very bloody.”
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on finding menace in artworks, the risk of imaginary worlds, and how great it is when an artist has a good website.
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech visit a fusty palace at Rice University.
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"It IS druggie. But there’s no correlation to a particular drug."
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"It seems like it's a sexual fetish. It's absolutely not."
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"If I think of the two artists who are strongest with materials in Texas it would be Celia Eberle and our number one pick…."
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on creepy holes, 24-hour marathons, and aggressive girly seduction. 1. Charles Atlas in Performance The Paramount Theatre (Austin) January 9, 8–10PM A performance by Charles Atlas featuring…
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“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.” Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood: Gratest Hits Contemporary Arts Museum…
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"Andy Williams cut out Run DMC, really?" "Just by a hair!!"
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Everyone in the art world complains about the art world all the time: "We all hate the art world and we’re not part of the art world!"