Maxwell Anderson, the director of the Dallas Museum of Art, and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings have announced that Dallas will be the site of the 2014 New Cities Summit,…
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Twenty Questions: Emily Sloan on the Uncertainty of Performance Art
by Glasstireby Glasstire 1 comment"It's a good practice in not having expectations. Often I don't know how something's going to be or turn out, because there is that human element . . . It's like setting up a framework, with me not necessarily controlling how it's worked within."
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How to Unmake a Museum: North Texas on Slow Path to Change Its Mind
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentArts Center of North Texas (ACNT), approved by voters in the early 2000s, was meant to include several performance halls and outdoor sculpture gardens. But the project, jointly owned by…
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Ferrer’s work reminds me of carnivals and cupcakes, but underneath the Cirque du Soleil atmosphere, there is something hallucinatory—like walking around in Johnny Depp’s Wonka candy forest or waking up after a fall down the rabbit hole.
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Beach Days Art Nights: This Summer’s Galveston Art Walks
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe best way to buy/sell/look at art during these hot summer months is to be able to work in a swim in the Gulf on the same day. Every six…
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Photographers Can Sign Up Now and Still Take Nine Months to Make Some Good Art
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentEarly registration is now open for the 2014 International Meeting Place, FotoFest’s portfolio review program in Houston. March seems a long way off and $860 (the cost of one 4-day…
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A Norman Rockwell Sing-Along: Need We Say More?
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentEveryone’s favorite art critic/grumpus Dave Hickey called Norman Rockwell “the last great poet of American childhood, the Jan Vermeer of this nation’s domestic history.” This week the McNay will open…
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Judd’s Manhattan Home Opens to the Public (This Time For Real)
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentWhile it was quickly revealed to be a hoax by Detroit artist Tyler Taylor, for a short time last week, visitors to Airbnb were excited at the possibility of renting…
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Well, it happened: The Joanna hosted its final art opening/frat party Friday night, featuring paintings and mug shots by Bill Willis. The Houston gallery has been the late night art…
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New works by Diane Durant, Timothy Harding and L.E. Doughtie use the color black as a symbol for absence or void, the primal element that obscures, rather than reveals information.
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The Early Bird Gets the Swag at East Dallas Gallery Day!
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentEast Dallas Gallery Day is all day today (well, 12-8 PM) but, if you get there early, you can grab a gift bag (each gallery has them for the first…
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Bill Daniel: Tracking Down The Texas Punk Problem
by Peter Lucasby Peter Lucas 4 commentsFilmmaker/photographer Bill Daniel‘s work has been in countless prestigious museums and festivals, but he’s more focused on connecting with artists, outsiders, and oddballs than big money or art stardom.
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Oak Cliff Artists Celebrate Texas Counterculture History
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentDeveloped to coincide with the DMA’s DallasSITES project, which surveys 50 years of contemporary art in Dallas, the exhibition Made in Oak Cliff features the early ’70s work of the…
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Crowdsourcing Museums: Can Big Donors, Curatorial Decisions, and Individual Artists Be Replaced?
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 6 commentsNo one knew what it was until 2006, but now, everyone is getting in on it, even Texas museums.
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Rice Gallery Tops List with Soo Sunny Park Installation
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentWell, it’s not Artforum, but making it onto one of BuzzFeed’s endless lists will probably get passed around the social media sites a lot more quickly than a back-page review…
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An Odd Relationship: Not the French and the Texans, But the Macaroons and the Art Doors!
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentYES, everyone is excited that tomorrow is National Macaroon Day, but the Texas-French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) is trying to turn it into a whole three-day weekend thing! This…
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Houston artist Chris Cascio relays some recent words of wisdom: "Mark Flood is a wealth of good advice . . .that you shouldn't always listen to."
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The Dallas Pavilion: Photos in Venice and the Real Thing at Home
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 2 commentsWell, the Venice Biennale is getting started now and, among other exhibitions, visitors will get to peruse 40-odd national pavilions showcasing artists chosen to represent their countries. Only a select…
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With a combined running time of under six minutes, Roman Signer’s three-video loop at Rice University’s new RG cubicle video space is perfect for anyone seeking exposure to the international…