On her campaign website, Michelle Bachmann announced today that she will not seek a fifth term in Congress next year. The New York Times points that this announcement comes just…
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Davide Savorani and Michelangelo Miccolis, Savorani’s technical and performative assistant, have been working on a series of projects including a room-sized installation in Savorani’s studio space at the Galveston Artist Residency for…
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Not How It Happened by Chicago-based Joel Ross and Jason Creps, currently on view at Tiny Park gallery in Austin, is at once, a drawing, sculpture, and photography exhibit. Its…
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San Antonio has a cool, new public community gathering space. “Ballroom Luminoso” is located under the I-35 overpass at the intersection of Theo and Malone Avenues. The light art installation…
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Danish Man to Exhibit the Gilded Body of Executed Texas Inmate
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentAs part three of his “Death Row Projects,” Martin Martensen-Larsen plans to take the executed body of Travis Runnels, who is now alive and well and residing in a Texas…
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The Venice Biennale VIPs are already starting to pack their bags; it’s a long flight and the fancy parties start on Wednesday. But the Biennale opens to the public on…
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Hirshhorn Director Resigns Over Lack of Bubble Support
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentRichard Koshalek resigned as director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden this past week, right after the Hirshhorn board’s split vote on the fate of its Seasonal Inflatable Structure…
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Andy Coolquitt’s Attainable Excellence at the Blaffer Art Museum is divided into two distinct modes, as is his career. According to the 49-year-old artist, the two are converging slowly, as…
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Houston Shuts Out Kanye West: Video Projections Stopped
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentKanye West fans showed up at the Rothko Chapel Friday evening expecting to see a projection of the superstar rapper’s “New Slaves” video, but HPD pulled several cars onto the…
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Loren Mozley: Structural Integrity at the DMA
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 3 commentsLoren Mozley, “Winter Fields,” 1948. Oil on canvas, overall: 24 x 30 in. Collection of Susan and Claude Albritton III Though Loren Mozley’s impact is most strongly felt in Austin,…
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There has been a lot of graffiti in Houston news this month. First, there was Gonzo247’s unveiling of his Market Square mural (part of the of the Houston Is Inspired…
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From Curator/Scholar to L.A. Gallerist: Paul Schimmel to Join Hauser & Wirth
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentFormer MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel will join the gallery Hauser & Wirth as a full partner to open Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in Los Angeles in 2015. It’s been…
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The Exploring Latino Identities series examines issues in Latino/Latin American contemporary art through interviews with artists, art historians, and others. In this installment, Dr. Rex Koontz discusses the evolution of…
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Contemporary Art and Guns! Katy Plans for New Museum
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 5 commentsThere are plans in effect for a new double museum in downtown Katy, Texas: the Katy Contemporary Arts Museum (KCAM) and the Texas Gun Museum. Local art enthusiast Ana Roman,…
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Leah Meltzer is a young and ambitious performance artist who recently moved to Austin from New Orleans. She attended the Parsons School of Design
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The Texas Biennial has added a few names and announced the complete list of artists selected for the 2013 Texas Biennial. For information on the Biennial, the curators, venues, and…
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Jimmy Jalapeeno, Texas Painter and Photographer, Has Died
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 5 commentsPainter and photographer Jimmy Jalapeeno died peacefully yesterday afternoon, surrounded by friends and family. Born Albert James Bonar in 1947, Jalapeeno was a lifetime Texas resident, where he made art…
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This Weekend: Morris Engel’s “The Little Fugitive” at MFAH
by Peter Lucasby Peter Lucas 1 commentThis Friday through Monday, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston is presenting daily screenings of the rarely seen classic, The Little Fugitive, via a beautiful new 35mm print made by…
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The Whitney’s New Logo: Designers Watching Too Much “King of the Hill”? Or Not Enough?
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 4 commentsThe Whitney Museum of American Art unveiled its new brand identity redesign on Tuesday, and it is already provoking online design chatter, including the interesting Hyperallergic article yesterday. The Amsterdam-based…
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TX Biennial Announces Selected Artists in Slowmo
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 13 commentsThe folks at the 2013 Texas Biennial have announced most of their selection of this year’s participating artists. The official press release is supposed to come out today, but they…