You need to go see Danny Lyon’s brilliant photographs while they’re up at the Menil. The words that follow contain praise, but also doubt, disappointment and resentment. Should my feelings…
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City of McKinney Beseiged by Public Art: Unsuspecting Dallas Suburb Commissions Master Plan
by Bill Davenport 0 commentDan Eakins of the McKinney Courier-Gazette-Star reports on a new Municipal Arts Commission in the Dallas suburb that has landed numerous public works in various unsuspecting locations: Sculptures recently placed…
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This past Saturday independent curator Cynthia Mulcahy and artist Robert Hamilton had a public picnic and reception to celebrate the planting and subsequent bloom of seventeen hundred Aztec Gold sunflower…
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In addition to the piles of bands, gallons of sweat, and acres of pizza, 26 art projects compete for attention along the shores of Buffalo Bayou at this year’s Free…
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Citing the foundation’s big cash cushion, substantial oil and gas income, and an experienced management team, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘AA’ rating on $60.8 million in outstanding revenue bonds…
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SMU To Mint Masters of International Arts Manangement with New Degree Program
by Bill Davenport 0 commentIn collaboration with HEC Montréal and Bocconi University Graduate School of Management, SMU’s Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship program will finalize an agreement on May 30 to launch a new…
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William Pope.L, Foraging (asphixia version), 2008, Digital C-Print It was 2003 and “William Pope.L’s: eRacism was on view at Houston’s DiverseWorks as part of a national exhibition tour (also…
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South African President Zuma, Goodman Gallery Settle Lawsuit As Painting Is Removed From Show
by Bill Davenport 0 commentGoodman gallery in Johannesburg has been under fire from the South African government for exhibiting an unflattering nude portrait of the country’s president, Jacob Zuma; the white artist and gallerist…
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Seven Most Annoying Misconceptions About LA
by Carol Chehby Carol Cheh 6 commentsNot unlike Texas, Los Angeles suffers from some art world stereotypes. In honor of our recently launched Southern California site, Glasstire SoCal, we present Los Angeles writer Carol Cheh’s “Seven…
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I talk about Mexic-Arte Museum a lot and I always have. I have a long history with the institution, and I will say again that I want them to succeed…
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Culturemap’s Joseph Campana reports on his face-to-face tour of some highlights of the MFAH’s collection with newish director Gary Tinterow. It’s one of the few interviews I’ve seen in print…
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Scott Andrews of the SA Current recaps the progress being made over at Shane Heinemeier and Alison Ward’s Habitable Spaces in Guadalupe county, near Kingsbury, just off I-10 between San…
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Richard Prince Copyright Infringement Case Update: Appeal Outcome Uncertain
by Bill Davenport 0 commentArch-appropriator Richard Prince’s lawyers are fending off a lawsuit from photographer Patrick Cariou, whose images of Rastafarians served as the basis for Prince’s Canal Zone series of works. Last year…
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Jonathan Jones of the Guardian (UK) is worried about the art treasures at risk in the earthquake-ravaged regions of Northern Italy, extending other blogger’s worries over the effect recent seismic…
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Photoality: Student Mural to be Unveiled at SA’s Washington Irving Academy
by Bill Davenport 0 commentOn May 30, Artpace’s Semester Program and Washington Irving Academy will unveil “Photoality,” a 12×8 foot mural made by 8th grade students in collaboration with San Antonio artist Mari Hernandez.…
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DMA Considers Free General Admission: Perils of Pay Parking to Remain
by Bill Davenport 1 commentA rumor that the Dallas Museum of Art is considering moving to free admission, confirmed by Jill Bernstein, the DMA’s communications czar, is the subject of discussion in the online…
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Singularity Transmission: Tower of Babel to be Rebuilt for Burning Man, by Texans!
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsHouston sculptor Troy Stanley and architect Brey Tucker are in the T-shirt and fundraising phase for “Singularity Transmission,” a temporary sound installation/structure for this year’s Burning Man festival. In keeping…
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Flatbed Founder Mark Smith Ends 40-year Run in Austin with Move to Indiana
by Bill Davenport 0 commentAfter a productive twenty-three year partnership with Katherine Brimberry, Mark L. Smith, co-founder of Austin printmaking studio Flatbed Press, is moving on. In a blog post last week titled “Milepost…
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On Wednesday, Glasstire’s Rainey Knudson and Kelly Klaasmeyer were given a hard hat tour by the dapper Matt Johns of the Blaffer Museum, and they took the intern along! Me!…
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Reuters’ hardheaded finance blogger Felix Salmon takes a critical look at “Artnet’s Silly Indices,” debunking the notion that contemporary art is an investable commodity, like stocks in the S&P 500,…