Renowned performance artist Nick Cave (not the renowned Australian alt-rocker), will be artist-in-residence at the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2011-2012. Cave,…
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The Houston Fine Art Fair and The Texas Contemporary Fair: Twice the fairs equals twice the drama
by Kelly Klaasmeyer 5 commentsSo you may have heard, Houston is getting an art fair. Um, actually two art fairs. There has been a ridiculous amount of controversy surrounding these fairs, a classic tempest…
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The Pop-Up MoP SHoP at Goss-Michael Foundation
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 1 commentYou can wear ugly clothes sort-of designed by Damien Hirst’s baby momma! You are so lucky! Remember buying that Peter Max t-shirt at Dillard’s in Plano in 1986? I know…
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With an economy that is closing many galleries, combining institutions, affecting artists’ practice and curtailing art publications it is encouraging to find someone willing to swim against the stream. Ariel…
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The most recent press release from Max Fishko of the upcoming Texas Contemporary Art Fair lists the fledgling fair’s participants, sponsors and friends so far: Moody Gallery, Sicardi Gallery and…
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New mix of charity, commerce and chutzpah: Austin artist Jennifer Chenoweth launches GenerousArt.org
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsAustin artist Jennifer Chenoweth, has launched Generousart.org, the latest permutation mixing charity giving, cold cash commerce, online promotion, and art. Here’s the deal: sales from the site’s online gallery are…
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Arts writers in hard times: notes from the chopping block
by Sarah Fischby Sarah Fisch 6 commentsFew jobs, but lots to talk about and new ways of talking about it: is this the golden age of hard times? Can we stick through the changes?
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El Paso Museum and its Border Biennials get US-Mexico Cross-Border Cooperation and Innovation Award
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe El Paso Museum of Art has received an award for US-Mexico Cross-Border Cooperation and Innovation, administered by the Border Research Partnership for its Border Biennial Shows that continue to…
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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was released “on bail” after three months in prison in a secret location. Slightly thinner, but in good health, Ai remains in a sort of…
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Juneteenth could possibly be seen as the most significant event in American history after independence itself—the eradication of American slavery. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President…
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Houston oilman Roland Sledge of VAALCO Energy is the archetype of the outsider art buyer the big auction houses are hoping to rope in to what they hope will be…
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Patrick Renner’s Window into Houston set to open at Magnolia; developer Petersen profiled
by Bill Davenport 0 commentPatrick Renner’s Window Into Houston installation, the second at Blaffer’s new satellite space in the display windows of the historic Magnolia Ice House and brewery building, is set to open…
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When we came back down to visit Texas a few years after moving to New England in a giant green Mercury Continental, I have the distinct memory of stepping out of the car and then…
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I love Galveston. But, like Houston, it’s an acquired taste. It’s got lovely old buildings in various states of decay interspersed with not-so-lovely and downright crappy structures. It’s gritty, with…
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Gary Sweeny, Kristy Perez, and Kimberly Aubuchon are selling custom T-Shirts, including the Catelope (below) at a “T-shirt release party” on June 23 from 6-9pm at MBS Fitness next to…
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New West TX pilgrimage: really big, really slow clock under construction near Van Horn
by Bill Davenport 0 commentOK, so you’ been to Roden Crater, You’ve visited Magee’s Hill, Chinati, Spiral Jetty and all . . .what next? Inventor Danny Hillis, futurist Stewart Brand, musician Brian Eno, Wired…
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Mary’s Lounge Mural Resurrected: Montrose Improvement Bureau Saves Gay Icon
by Bill Davenport 4 commentsWork begins today on the resurrection of the Mary’s Lounge mural on Westheimer near Montrose in Houston. The painting, which for years identified the iconic Montrose bar as ground zero…
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The Houston Chronicle‘s Naheeda Sayeeduddin attended Emily Sloan’s Southern Naptist Convention at 14 Pews, leaving confused about the event’s message. Although appreciating Sloan’s piece as religious satire, she sees Sloan’s…
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Who would’ve thought I’d ever be shilling for Texas, with a glass half-full at that? But having recently spent some time back in The Bayou City that’s exactly what I’m…