This is an epic year for England. Well, for the UK, but mostly England. The Diamond Jubilee. The Olympics. The Tories sinking ever deeper into their own doo doo.…
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The new Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Aether, a semiannual e-magazine put out by a collaboration between Rachel Haggerty of Wally Workman Gallery, Amanda Gorence of REP Art + Photo Consultants,…
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The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is unveiling a new public sculpture at the Austin Nature & Science Center, a 15-acre campus located just west of Zilker Park.…
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DMA Appoints Gabriel Ritter as Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art
by Bill Davenport 0 commentGabriel Ritter is the new Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ritter is currently completing his Ph.D. in Art History at…
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. . . but the folks at austinartyards.com, who organized this year’s event, have thoughtfully collected photos of yards and “yardists” online, including a few artistic outdoor expressions that have…
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A crazy whirlwind of art and reunions in Dallas this past weekend. It was really hopping and I am exhausted. I’ll be moving back this Fall and I have to…
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Music of the Spheres at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
by Harbeer Sandhu 0 comment…and motion matched with motion, song with song– a song that, sung by those sweet instruments, surpasses so our Muses and our Sirens as firstlight does the light that is…
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The world lost Thomas Kinkade more than a week ago, an artist whose importance during his life was measured by product placement and marketing prowess. Kinkade’s work always fascinated me,…
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The Dallas Art Fair is back and seemed way better than last year. Here are some highlights: Conduit Gallery Dallas’ Conduit brought an interesting range of work. Charlie James…
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Isom’s Art is her Sport: Monument to Heavyweight Jack Johnson to be Dedicated in Galveston
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Galveston County Daily News interviews Austin sculptor Adrienne Isom on her work and her lifestyle on the occasion of her new piece, honoring boxer Jack Johnson, to be dedicated…
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Dornith Doherty and Wura-Natasha Ogunji: Two Texas Artists on the 2012 Guggenheim List
by Bill Davenport 0 commentDornith Doherty, photographer and professor of photography at UNT and Wura-Natasha Ogunji, video and performance artist have been awarded fellowships from the…
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Adickes Foundation Turns Huntsville High School into Single Artist Museum
by Bill Davenport 5 commentsHouston artist David Adickes, renowned for mega-kitsch roadside statuary, has purchased and refurbished his old high school in Huntsville into an 80,000 sf showcase for a lifetime of paintings and…
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The Menil collection has narrowed the search for an architect for it’s new 18,000 sf Drawing Institute building. After two years of visiting architects around the world, the Menil’s architecture…
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I had the incredible pleasure of visiting the studio of artist Pablo Vargas-Lugo a little more than one week ago. Pablo’s studio is temporarily nestled in a corner of the…
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Proposed Independent Art Collaborative Building in Midtown Houston: Pics!
by Bill Davenport 6 commentsDrawings of Houston’s proposed Independent Arts Collaborative building, by Lake/Flato/Studio Red architects are online. God, the air conditioning bills! So much space, so little building! When will the glass houses…
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Midtown Arts Fest Vies with Menil Community Arts Festivals to Blanket Houston with Art This Saturday
by Bill Davenport 1 commentIt never rains (or let’s hope not), but it pours: The 13th Midtown VISIONS Cultural Arts Tour returns on Saturday, April 14. From noon to 5 p.m., Midtown galleries, art…
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In his written interviews, Warhol often ceded control completely to the interviewer. A prominent example of this is his most quoted interview, Gretchen Berg’s 1966 text “Andy Warhol: My True…
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Houston Artist and Gallerist Lori Betz is opening a bronze foundry at Houston Summer St. studios, dedicated to hands on work with artists and affordable prices. The grand opening of…
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Austin Needs More Monuments: Willie Nelson Unveiling Set for April 20.
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsCapital Area Statues (CAST), yet another nonprofit dedicated to funding figurative bronze sculpture in Austin, has announced the April 20th unveiling of a monument to Willie Nelson. The eight foot…
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Chinati’s Newish Director Resigns, Staff to Soldier On at Fort DA Russell
by Bill Davenport 0 commentToday the Chinati Foundation announced that Dr. Thomas Kellein has resigned from his position as Director, which he has held for only fifteen months. He has agreed to continue to…