San Antonio’s seventh Colloquium, aptly named “Colloquium No. 7, will take place at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave, San Antonio on Tuesday, March 29th, from 7-10pm. No.…
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The University of Houston’s Red Block Bash annual open studios/art showcase party is this Thursday (THURSDAY?!), March 31 at the UH art building. Their facebook page promises free food, free…
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When I officially embarked upon YESQUEST 2011 (Where I’d say Yes! to everything), I just didn’t think…well, I just didn’t think. As I’ve spent the last few years in front…
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Humor and play pervade the exhibition New Image Sculpture at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. It features thirteen contemporary artists and art collectives and was organized by René…
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Even the Washington Post is beginning to question whether Austin can stay weird, or whether gentrification is inevitably pushing the slackers out. An analysis of the radioactive tsunami of affluent…
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David Adickes’ 67-foot sculpture of Sam Houston in Huntsville is again in the news, profiled on KLTV (Tyler/Longview) on the occasion of his recent painting show at the Gold Leaf…
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Details of the upcoming James Turrell commission at Houston’s Rice University were posted on Swamplot friday. Calling the piece a “giant ceremonial mound,” Swamplot’s scrappy posting includes drawings of the…
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Photographer Patrick Cariou has won his copyright-infringement lawsuit against Richard Prince and Gagosian Gallery, forcing the Prince and his gallery to deliver up all works judged to be derivative from…
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At noon on Tuesday, March 29, assistant curator Josh Fisher will give a ten minute talk on the Rice gallery’s current show; for the lunchtime talk, tables and chairs will…
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Ahead of Their Time, Arthouse, Austin’s an annual exhibition showcasing artists enrolled in advanced high-school art courses, is looking for likely Austin-area youth to submit work for consideration. This year’s…
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In an effort to engage other parts of town during the Dallas Art Fair in a couple weeks, some clever folks — Art Fair head honcho, Chris Byrne, and artist and…
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From Luminara attended by 300,000 to the Cammie Awards at Chrispark and the Seventh Annual Dignowity Hill Pushcart Derby, Contemporary Art Month is an eclectic celebration of new work by…
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Repeated vandalism, gunshots, graffiti, and attempted theft from Prada Marfa, Elmgreen and Dragset’s fake upscale shoe emporium in the West Texas Desert on highway 90 near Valentine, are slowly causing…
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Andrew Walker, who officially becomes the Amon Carter’s new director on Friday, is talking touchy-feely initiatives to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He’s moving his desk; introducing himself to staff,…
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The Chinati foundation is celebrating its new director, Thomas Kellein on Tuesday, March 29. Refreshments will be served amid the John Chamberlain sculptures from 5:30-7pm. Kellein, a Judd scholar, begn…
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Just days after Chuck Ramirez’s death in early November 2010, Glasstire approached me to write a remembrance of him. My first impulse was that this should be told in group…
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As part of the 2011 Dallas Art Fair, artists will invade the downtown Neiman Marcus, creating installations in seven windows. Will the results be exciting, subversive, co-opted or contemporary art…
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Menil Neighborhood Organization 3rd Community Arts Festival
by Bill Davenport 0 commentFun! fun! fun! in the serene Menil neighborhood as the Menil Neighborhood Association hosts its third annual community day on Saturady, April 2 from 11-5. In addition to the famly…
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As far as the art world is concerned, it’s difficult if not downright impossible to mention the town of Marfa without mentioning Donald Judd. Whether you love him, hate him…
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A lot of people claim to look at the glass as half-full. What you don’t hear is crowing about the half-empty glass. But with the exception of Larry David and…