Anne Wilkes Tucker, the MFAH’s star curator of photography was awarded an honorary PhD by the State University of NY, Brockport. Although Tucker was unable to attend the graduation ceremony,…
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HuffPost on Credentialism Creep: growing pressure for PhD’s in fine arts at American universities
by Bill Davenport 0 commentTexas Tech in Lubbock is one of the only American universities to offer a PhD degree in art, but the disturbing trend may be gaining steam, says Daniel Grant in…
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Better late than never: James Magee video interview featured on ArtsJournal
by Bill Davenport 0 commentJames Magee, TX Biennial artist and creator of The Hill outside of El Paso, discusses his project in biblical terms with Jerome Weeks of KERA’s Art and Seek in today’s…
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Ai WeiWei Circle of Animals tour hits Houston in 2012; collectors (and news bloggers) salivate
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Houston Art Alliance is fundraising to bring jailed dissident Chinese artist Ai WeiWei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads to Houston. The piece (one of two copies) is owned by a…
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D Magazine recently ran an interview with longtime Dallas art dealer Barry Whistler, eliciting a bit of history and a bit of philosophy on the occasion of his 25th year…
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As the setting for a number of films including Giant, There Will Be Blood, and No Country for Old Men it only makes sense that Marfa would have a…
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The Arcata, California, Kinetic Sculpture Race finishes today, amid reports of high winds and tough going. In this venerable (since 1969) “triathlon of the art world” event all-terrain human-powered art…
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Austin Critics’ Table awards nominees announced: big public party on June 6
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Austin Critics’ Table has announced its nominees for 2010-2011 awards, to be handed out at an academy-awards style ceremony at the Cap City Comedy Club on June 6. Among…
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In honor of Memorial Day, here’s a round-up of some of my favorite war monuments, all politics and other contest-ables aside, and in no particular order. Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BC Consecrated…
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Registration by mail or fax (no email!) opens June 1 for $820 slots during the 16 days of portfolio reviews at this year’s Fotofest biennial in Houston. 160 intrepid curators,…
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In Venice? Stop by Blaffer’s Anton Ginzburg show! Still in Texas? So sorry!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentNext Thursday, June 2, there’s an opening reception for Anton Ginzburg: At the Back of the North Wind at the Palazzo Bollani, Castello 3647, 30122 Venezia from 6-9pm. Ginzburg’s installation,…
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iCubist app with x-ray vision lends added value to Kimbell Picasso/Braque show
by Bill Davenport 0 commentVisitors to the Kimbell’s Picasso and Braque show will be able to use iPads loaded with a specially-created app to analyze what they’re seeing. Working with Reza Ali of MegaVision,…
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Bill FitzGibbons and Karl Umlauf named official TX State Artists for 2012
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Texas Commission on the Arts has named its officially recognized State Artists for 2012: sculptor and Blue Star Art Space director Bill FitzGibbons to be this year’s State Three…
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Artists have a hard time organizing. We don’t have a union to bust, don’t have annual conferences, and it’s not all that shocking. Take a bunch of individualistic, over-worked, buck-the-system…
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The fantasy goes something like this: Most everyone was pleased with the clear, focused vision for the 2011 Texas Biennial. It was a brilliant success, with a tightly curated, single exhibition…
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AMOA+Arthouse merger: tectonic shift in Austin arts landscape coming!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentAustin Museum of Art and Arthouse are talking about merging, say the org’s officials. Austin arts supporter and Arthouse board member Mickey Klein’s all for it, seeing it as a…
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Origin Magazine debuts with a Houston launch party this Sunday, May 29 from 6-9pm at Colton and Farb Gallery. The new mag combines yoga and “conscious lifestyle” content with arts…
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The Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s board has selected three architecture firms to propose plans for a post-1900 art building. Morphosis, Snøhetta and Steven Holl Architects will submit concepts for…
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Attn: Shrimpin’ artists: Shrimp Boat Projects Regional Artist Exchange open call
by Bill Davenport 0 commentAfter a bottom job and bilge de-greasing, Shrimp Boat Projects has issued an open call to artists of any discipline to spend a day or two shrimping on Galveston Bay. …
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The Dallas museum of Art has announced the nine recipients of its 2011 artist awards. The four DeGolyer Fund (for artists between 15 and 25 years of age) recipients are…