Art can only compete so much with the space it occupies, which is why galleries are clean white cubes without distraction and ornamentation.

In 2017, the Swiss Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale will present an exhibition curated by Philipp Kaiser called “Women of Venice,” reports Artforum and ARTnews. It will investigate Swiss…

We received a semi-mysterious email today from the address connected to the Dallas gallery that once was OFG.XXX (née Oliver Francis Gallery, a.k.a. PUSHKIN & GOGOL), founded and run by…

The Houston Cinema Arts Festival kicks off next week (November 10-17) with tons of interesting looking films. But, for film junkies who just can’t wait, the Rockport Film Festival (November…

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on art in the suburbs, the reopening of a favorite space, and a very sexy Ken Price show.

Longtime Houston art dealer Sean Rudolph died today after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his husband Brad Blume. Rudolph’s involvement…

Artist Rodney McMillian has received the Contemporary Austin’s inaugural $100,000 Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize, reports Artforum. The Prize, which will be awarded every two years, was established this past…

Texas’ Zine Fever continues apace. UT’s main campus library, the Perry-Castañeda (PCL), will host a panel discussion this Thursday, November 3, featuring a solid lineup of artists who either deal with…

It’s a true paradox: objects and events get larger under indirect observation, as if memory and imagination were themselves the sixth sense.

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Artforum reports that Evan Garza has been named the new director of Rice Public Art at Houston’s Rice University. A Houston native, Garza has been serving as assistant curator at…

What is the burden of doing art installations in the suburbs?

The installation contains multitudes: stasis, anticipation, movement and memory.

Last Friday, the Art of the World Gallery, owned by Houston residents Liliana Molina and Mauricio Vallejo, opened its first exhibition, reports the Houston Chronicle. The inaugural show featured paintings,…

It was announced recently that art collectors and philanthropists Marlene and Spencer Hays have bequeathed 600 works to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, France. Worth a total $384 million, the donation includes masterworks by Degas, Rodin,…

Today, October 28, from 6-9PM, we are hosting a party at the bar/performance venue/gathering place Notsuoh in celebration of Glasstire’s 15th anniversary! There will be Texas art-inspired bingo and a costume…

A marble statue of Venus, “one of the British Museum’s most important Roman sculptures,” lost a thumb during the prep for a corporate party, when a member of a catering waitstaff…

Artist and curator Dennis Nance supports Glasstire and you should too!! “The Top Five videos are great…It’s really cool to give [artists] extra props and say ‘hey, more people should go…

Klepto fantasies from the Glasstire staff.

The Moody Center for the Arts at Houston’s Rice University announced its upcoming schedule of artists and it’s pretty impressive. The Center, which is dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaboration between the…