Laura Gilbert, writing in The Art Newspaper, has a fascinating account of the gray market in salvaged art, a suddenly important and visible secor of the at market dealing in…
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Three exhibitions currently on view in DFW highlight work in clay by three artists spanning four centuries. C.D. Dickerson is Curator of European Art at the Kimbell Art Museum and…
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Glowing Hoopers and Sparkle Heads: Houston Silo’s 10th Anniversary Tonight
by Bill Davenport 0 commentSpring Glow, a quasi-art party and light show “Where Mad Max Meets Houston” is set for tonight, April 5, at The Silo, the concrete shell turned alterna-venue at 4601 Clinton…
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The Houston Arts Alliance has cooked up a new marketing push labeled “Houston is Inspired,” and is convening a forum for the managers and PR people from Houston art organizations…
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Disorganized Documents of Houston Art history: CSAW Reminiscences, Now on Video!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentHouston artist, welder and filmmaker Lee Benner has put together a film tribute to Houston artist Mike Scranton and the good old days (the 1980’s) at Commerce Street Artist Warehouse,…
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Austin Art Mag Cantanker Says Thank You and Goodbye, But it’s Never Too late to Buy a Box Set!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentCantanker, after fourteen printed issues of themed interviews, artist projects and other “bizarre and interesting things” has called it quits with an email of thanks from the editors, and a…
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Katie Wynne‘s A chain of non-events at Lawndale is an installation of various bits of crap semi-connected to one another. I don’t say “crap” in a pejorative way. I use it in the way…
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A Hustle Here, and a Hustle There: Is it Caravaggio, or Just Another Card Trick?
by Bill Davenport 1 commentIf you’ve ever been to the Kimbell in Fort Worth, you’ve seen Caravaggio’s The Cardsharps, a centerpiece of the tiny musuem’s exquisite treasure trove, combining fantastic technique, historical importance, and…
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Robert Boyd’s PAN Art-fair, which debuted in conjunction with the Texas Contemporary Art Fair in Houston in 2012, has announced a Dallas edition, timed to coincide with the Dallas Art…
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Land and People: Recent Films of James Benning Brings Film Marvels (and Marvelous Filmmaker!) to Austin April 6-8
by Caroline Koebel 0 commentThe Austin Film Society in conjunction with Alamo Drafthouse will host trailblazing American filmmaker James Benning (b. 1942) for in-person presentations of four of his films on April 6-8. A…
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Texas Representative David Simpson Hatchet Man in Push to Cut State Arts Funding
by Glasstireby Glasstire 2 commentsRumors that an effort would be be made to zero out the Texas Commission on the Arts’ budget have come true: HB1 the new state budget bill set to be…
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I thought the handwritten price list was a humorous commentary on gallerist Paul Middendorf’s expectations for attendance and sales at the grand opening of Gallery HOMELAND!, a warehouse tucked behind…
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Is Blockbuster Lust Making Museums Cogs in the Exhibition-Industrial Complex?
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsBlake Gopnik, writing for The Art Newspaper, interviews a slew of museum professionals from established East Coast institutions (the lenders) about the ever-increasing dominance of exhibitions, and the attendance boost…
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The Parachute Cloth Method: El Paso Offers Free Workshop to Aspiring Muralists
by Bill Davenport 0 commentPhiladephia Muralist Eric Okdeh will train local artists in his “Parachute Cloth Method” of mural production at a free workshop sponsored by the city of El Paso’s Public Art Program…
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Holliday for the Defense: Culturemap Calls UT Prof to Rebut Perot Museum Thrashing
by Bill Davenport 0 commentCulturemap Dallas’ Jonathan Rienstra won’t take Christopher Hawthorne’s roasting of the Perot Museum lying down- after the LA Times architecture critic laid into the new museum with everything he’s got…
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Theres’ a New Grant in Town: SWAMP Inaugurates Houston Short Film Fund
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Southwest Alternative Media Project has been helping aspiring Houston filmmakers for decades; now, with start-up money from an anonymous donor, SWAMP has announced a new funding opportunity, the Houston…
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Depth/Flatness: Surface Tension at MASS Gallery
by Katie Gehaby Katie Geha 0 commentSurface Tension, the current show at MASS Gallery, is a quiet and considered study of the work of three artists. The photography and paper works on display relate to concerns…
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To All the Single Ladies (and LGBT’s Too): Lady Base Gallery Opens its Doors in the Lone Star Arts District
by Veronica Anne Salinas 0 commentEven as we tip our Miss CAM crowns to all of those who have shown, celebrated, inebriated and contemplated contemporary art in San Antonio this month, there are still a…
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Leonardo Shakes the Dallas Money Tree, New Endowment Falls in DMA’s Lap
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Dallas Museum of Art’s splashy failed bid for Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi last year has given the money tree a hearty shake; even though the orb-carrying savior won’t…
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UP Art Studio, an artist-run space managed by Noah Quiles and Elia (Margaret) Quiles, is off the beaten path, a burst of energy and color located at N. Main St.…