Jeffrey Grove, the DMA’s Senior Curator of Contemporary Art has been re-purposed; his new title is Museum’s Senior Curator of Special Projects & Research, a new position described as involving…
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MFAH Awarded for Publishing a Great Catalog, and Employing a Great Artist
by Bill Davenport 1 commentThis past week, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, was recognized with two honors: in London, the exhibition catalogue WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath won the “Best…
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Biggs and Collings: Suspicious Utopias, An Interview
by Michael Biseby Michael Bise 24 commentsBritish artists Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings are known as much for their beautiful tessellated abstract paintings as their staunch defense of them. Their current show, Suspicious Utopias, at Fort…
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Gary Sweeney: How To Disarm Just About Anyone
by Hills Snyderby Hills Snyder 2 comments1. What’s your favorite merit badge? My favorite merit badge was the “Fingerprinting” badge, which I’m sure they don’t even have anymore. My father was a detective and gave me…
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Too Much is Never Enough: Dallas Art Scene Panel at CentralTrak TONITE!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentCentralTrak, the UT Dallas artist residency program is hosting yet another panel discussion on the health and future of the Dallas art scene tonight, Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m.…
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The San Antonio Art League & Museum has given Claire Golden the this year’s Ethel T. Drought Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts. The award will be presented…
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FotoFest Seeking New Director, Watriss and Baldwin Say It’s Time for New Leadership
by Bill Davenport 2 comments“After 26 years creating and developing FotoFest, it is time for new leadership,” say FotoFest Co-founders Wendy Watriss and Fred Baldwin. “As part of FotoFest’s Board of Directors, we are…
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Susan Toomey Frost Donates Guillermo Kahlo Collection to the Wittliff
by Bill Davenport 0 commentSan Antonio collector Susan Toomey Frost has gifted Texas State U’s Witliff Collection with 120 photographs, postcards, booklets, and books documenting the life and work of guillermo Kahlo, Frida’s father,…
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Celia Eberle: motherf at Cris Worley Fine Arts
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 1 commentThe only time I have had a transcendent experience through art was while visiting Rome—until now. motherf, an exhibition of new work by Celia Eberle of Ennis, Texas, concentrates uncommon…
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Amon Carter Reveals Caves by Duncanson, 19th Century African American Artist
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Amon Carter Museum has proudly announced the acquisition of “The Caves,” a painting by prominent 19th century African-American artist Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872), from the family of Cincinnati abolitionist…
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Michael Henderson, has been selected as the new chair of the Sam Houston State University Art Department, after the departure of longtime chair Tony Shipp, who stepped down in the…
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Public Access, which runs at the MASS Gallery through May 4, purports to accomplish many, many things at the same time. The gallery’s 500-word description of the show is so…
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Pollock vs Kruschev: Ab Ex Art Revealed as CIA Cold War Propaganda Weapon
by Bill Davenport 3 commentsThe Independent (UK) reports on recently revealed information that the CIA promoted American avant garde art as a tool for cold war propaganda in the 1950’s. Claiming to have information…
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Somewhere Inside the Rainbow: Discovery Green Inflates Exxopolis Environment This Week
by Bill Davenport 0 commentHouston’s Discovery Green Park is hosting an installation of Exxopolis, an enormous temporary environment by international inflatable art specialists Architects of Air from Monday, April 29 through Sunday, May 5.…
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On April 25th, Dallas’ CentralTrak hosted Not Waiting for Permission, the second annual panel discussion on the state of the emerging arts in Dallas, organized by The Green Bandana Group.…
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I’m not sure what I expected from “Triple Treat,” the CAMx exhibition at Unit B. I had really high hopes for the exhibition and can honestly say that I’m extremely…
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This weekend Big Medium, the folks that brought you EAST and the TExas Biennial, present the 2nd annual West Austin Studio Tour, a sprawling, free, self-guided ramble through the abundance…
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Emma Richardson Cherry: Houston’s First Modern Artist at the Houston Public Library
by Kelly Montana 1 commentWhen did modern art arrive in Houston? The thought-provoking timeline put together by Caroline Huber and The Art Guys a few years back for “No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston” at…
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At the entrance to Last Resort, a shelf holds a handful of empty wasp nests for our inspection. That is, the nests are empty of wasps. Instead, brightly colored paint…
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I had never seen Kelly O’Connor’s work together in one place, one show, one space all at one time until I saw Last Resort at Women and their Work in Austin. O’Connor’s…