In celebration of Hermann Parkʼs centennial year, the Hermann Park Conservancy has started a public art campaign to bring contemporary art installations to the park in 2014. “Art in the…
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Daou just manages to steer clear of the saccharine, a quality that stalks elegance in general.
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Interns on Video: Christina Macal
by Albert Sosaby Albert Sosa 1 commentShe wasn't hired as a security guard, but ended up as project assistant for the William J. Hill Texas Artisans and Artists Archive at the MFAH's Bayou Bend Collection.
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Glasstire’s New Associate Publisher to Show Off Book Smarts
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSaint Cloud, the new ultra-hip boutique in Houston’s Rice Village, is maintaining its art smart cred by launching a guest-curated reading series called “Read This Now.” Its inaugural edition will…
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The big Oscars party in Fort Worth takes place at The Modern tomorrow night, complete with red carpet. It’s not quite the same as Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, but that takes…
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CentralTrak is one of the only university-backed residencies in Texas. With a steady gallery program, and a sense of community through constant creative activity, there is professional energy bubbling.
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Vishal Jugdeo’s A Weight Dangles Above Your Head / A Shaky Picture Has No Weight
by Marleen Linares 0 commentI walked into a conversation about the size of an undisclosed man's penis. Jugdeo's installation at the Lora Reynolds Gallery in downtown Austin is worth sticking around for.
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Mike Russell Parker, legendary typographer, type designer and type historian, has died at the age of 85. Credited with the development of over 1,100 typefaces, Parker is perhaps best known…
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Rick Lowe’s “social sculpture” Trans.lation, initiated as part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s 10th anniversary exhibition Nasher XChange, has been a success so far. There have been workshops, three free-standing…
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Houston Art Collective to Unveil Mural and Public Health Program
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentTomorrow evening, the Houston art collective Otabenga Jones & Associates (OJ&A) will officially unveil a new mural at Lawndale Art Center. A project of Creative Capital, the mural kicks off…
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Top five Feb 27, 2014 1. Love Letters in a Tree: Otis Ike & Ivete Lucas Lawndale Art Center, Houston February 28-April 12 Opening: February 28, 6:30-8:30 pm Artist talks…
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The exhibit was gratefully, blindingly, direct and free of pretense.
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Some people have been following George W. Bush’s recent painting career with a bit more affection than they did his political career but, with last month’s reported arrest of the…
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In celebration of March Madness, the Dallas Museum of Art is presenting the DMA Art Madness Tournament online. Hokey? Yes, but everybody just loves to vote on stuff! Art lovers…
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Abel Azcona's Utero was far and away the most powerful piece I saw, but parts of it should not have happened.
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David Rubin, San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)’s Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art, submitted his letter of resignation on Tuesday effective immediately, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Rubin joined…
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PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit-chat”) is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (six minutes and 40 seconds total for each presenter). The format was…
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One can’t help but think about the lives beneath the story and between the shots, and marvel at what must have been a sort of filmmaking Lord Of The Flies situation in the backyards of Gulfport throughout the 80s.
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Seattle gallerist Karen Light moved her Garde Rail Gallery several times before deciding to physically move to Texas in 2009. After five years, Light has now decided to open a…
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Houston Artist Bert Long Celebrated in Documentary Film
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSince iconic Houston artist Bert Long died last year, friends and fans have been busy paying tribute. Last month, there was a celebratory fundraiser to help publish a posthumous book…