Simpson's work combines the keen eye of a naturalist, the sharp mind of a researcher, the activist impulse of social practice, and the immersive monumentality of installation art.
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Crazy Interesting Master/Apprentice Pairs Get Cash Awards
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentOpen to master and apprentice pairs from across Texas, the program continues the practice of traditional and folk arts in the broadest sense, including everything from custom broom making, to the art of custom cowboy hats.
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John Biggers Mural in Houston Receives Conservation Treatment
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 0 commentThe piece, which is located on a wall inside the Blue Triangle Multi-Cultural Association's building, was damaged when water from Hurricane Harvey came in through the building's leaky roof.
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Treviño’s determination to become a Chicano artist was born in Vietnam. 'Mi Vida' is a phantasmatic painting, haunted by memories and premonitions of injury and death, of battles lost and battles won, both past and future.
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Crow Family Donates $23 Million & Entire Art Collection to UTD
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 1 commentWhile everything from the family is being donated to UTD as a part of this gift, the Crow Museum, which is situated in Dallas' museum district, will remain open.
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The University of Houston (UH) has announced that Steven Matijcio will begin the position as the Blaffer Art Museum’s Jane Dale Owen Director and Chief Curator starting March 11.
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Artist Giovanni Valderas Announces Run for Dallas City Council
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 4 commentsIn recent years, Mr. Valderas' artworks have taken on topics of activism and gentrification.
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Greg Bahr’s Time Travels, and Jay Wilkinson and Austin Fields’ Chameleon
by Barbara Koerble 0 commentThree compelling shows are on view at Fort Works Art in Fort Worth, with one extended an additional week.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a one-stop survey of Houston photographers, a Dallas painting show with no paintings, and an Austin show called 'Oozy Rat in a Sanitary Zoo.'
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Artpace will welcome its spring 2019 residents with a potluck on January 31, from 6-8 PM.
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Now in its second year, the Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing seeks to support young and mid-career art writers.
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Open Call: 2019 Vignette Art Fair to be Curated by Leslie Moody Castro
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 0 commentThe event is scheduled for April 10-14 and will again be hosted in the Women's Museum building in Fair Park.
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“You can choose to be exceptional based on something other than pre-determined measurements of what has value.”
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The El Paso Museum of Art has announced two promotions in its curatorial department.
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Go Big or Go Home: KAWS’ 11-Story Sculpture Debuts in Taipei
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 0 commentBig sculptures have been in the news of the Texas' art scene over the past few months.
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The Yes Men handed out 25,000 mock copies of the Washington Post to D.C. commuters last week.
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We had a great night Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Space HTX in Houston, celebrating San Antonio artists.
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Drive By
Why Fyre Festival was the Best Music Festival of All Time
by Neil Fauersoby Neil Fauerso 0 commentThe Fyre documentaries and the debacle they depict are akin to freebasing schadenfreude.
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Ransom Center to Hold Symposium on Ethical Art Collecting
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 comment“Ethical Challenges in Cultural Stewardship” may not sound like the most exciting title for a symposium, but it is the title of the13th biennial Flair Symposium, which takes place April 4-6,…
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Houston Meet-Up Hopes to Spark Conversations About the Arts
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 0 commentOne of Common Field's strengths seems to be in its realization that all art communities face specific challenges that need to be dealt with at the local level.