Every artist in this show is a master of their material, and the work is cle-e-e-ean, playful, spooky, and serious all at the same time.
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Two decades ago, New York’s Guggenheim Museum opened an exhibition called “The Art of the Motorcycle,” which some considered to be a flashy sell-out show that had little do with…
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91-year-old Houston artist David Adickes is known for his large-scale sculptures. If you’ve ever driven from Houston to Dallas, you’ve come across his giant (67 foot tall) concrete statue of Sam Houston,…
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When confronted by an artist like Newsum, whose work is filled with deep, personal magic, it seems miraculous that this nice, mild-mannered professor has produced it all.
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Rockport Center for the Arts’s Building to be Demolished Following Hurricane Harvey
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentThis week, the Rockport Center for the Arts announced that its former building, located at 902 Navigation Circle, on the Aransas Bay, is to be razed. The Victorian building, which has housed…
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For Dallas Arts Month, Dallas Mayor and a Panel Will Update the City on its Cultural Plan
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentEvery April is Dallas Arts Month, along with Dallas Arts Week (which begins this year on April 9), and it lines up with the annual Dallas Art Fair (in…
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The works throughout this show are often devastating, but also resolutely hopeful.
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New York’s Creative Time has a project called “Pledges of Allegiance,” a serialized commission of sixteen flags, which was launched on Flag Day (June 14). Every month, a new flag…
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Blanton Museum Curators Send Letter to UT Austin Protesting the Gutting of UT’s Fine Arts Library
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentThe drama continues. University of Texas at Austin’s students, faculty, alumni, and other art lovers are closely watching the controversy over the dismantling of University of Texas at Austin’s extensive…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a Houston show named after the street it’s on (Moonmist!), a Panhandle show that requires a magnifying glass, and the undeniable charge of 1930s-era Picasso.
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A group of Houston art galleries have announced the formation of the Houston Art Gallery Association (HAGA). Similar to the Houston Art Dealers Association (HADA), which disbanded a few years…
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On April 3, 2018, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Director Gary Tinterow will sit down with writer William Middleton to discuss Middleton’s new book Double Vision: The Unerring Eye…
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A SA2020 panel titled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts” generated controversy for neglecting to include a Latina artist in the discussion, reports the San Antonio Current, and energized a…
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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.
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If you missed SXSW, or even if you went, be aware that there are two other festivals coming up. Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center will be presenting its “’til Midnight at…
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Blue Star Contemporary Announces 2018-2019 Berlin Residents
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentSan Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary has announced which four Bexar County-based artists will be traveling to Berlin for the sixth year of its residency program in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien. This year’s jury…
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Iva Kinnard's sculpture's pairing with Christina Macal’s paintings is important and mutually beneficial.
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The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring, TX (named the 2015 Best Small Museum by the Houston Press) was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey last August. Despite the…
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Austin’s UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum Has a New Executive Director
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentThe UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, Texas announced recently that Sarah Story will come on in April as the organization’s new executive director. Currently the Deputy Director of the Ogden Museum…
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Such dense subject matter is heavy lifting and Abney carries it all with aplomb.