If you’ve never seen more than a still or a clip from Andy Warhol’s 1963 avant-garde film Sleep, now is your chance to experience the full 5 ½ hour epic…
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A day of celebrating beloved Houston artist and personality, Cleveland “The Flower Man” Turner (who passed away in December) and a last look at the living work of art he…
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A day of celebrating beloved Houston artist and personality, Cleveland “The Flower Man” Turner (who passed away in December) and a last look at the living work of art he…
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If you’re not one of those people who stay in, turn off the porch light and pretend you’re not home when the doorbell rings, you might still be looking for…
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By bringing these images and ideas to the present, the viewer is able to engage with a time when people saw political action as a tangible thing.
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If 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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With demand dropping for dull piety in art, contemporary artists have left the Nativity, the Annunciation, etc. to popular illustrators, and have rallied around Halloween as the new iconographic nexus.…
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BlogThe Open Blog
The Big Impact of a Small Film Fest: HCFF in Fredericksburg
by John Aaspby John AaspAttending the third annual Hill Country Film Festival in the enchanting town of Fredericksburg April 26-29 was a treat. I arrived opening night for the free screening of short films…
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Patrick Butcher, one of Australia’s leading Aboriginal contemporary painters, presents Puuya Kuntha – Strong Heart, an exhibition of paintings by northern Queensland’s Lockhart River’s “Art Gang,” at Booker-Lowe Gallery, co-sponsored…
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It’s time for Halloween, and do we even have to finish this introductory paragraph? You know what’s coming. Let’s get to it. Sharon Kopriva In the pictured…
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This past Thursday the Austin Film Society presented another edition of their Avant Cinema series: No Drinks Allowed In Screening Room. This time around, Rhizome darlings Ben Coonley and…
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San Antonio artist Bettie Ward collaborated with a family of artisans in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, to create many of the works from the narrative embroidery series entitled The…
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Profile
Interview with Zoe Nauman about her latest series: The Lower Bottoms
by Erin Keeverby Erin KeeverLike a number of photographers before her, Nauman's work exposes a very specific group of people that some would describe as fringe or underground.
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Review
Satyrs and Martyrs on Hallowed Ground, (or, How Many Babydolls can Mr. Biscuit Nail to a Cross?)
by Alana Keresby Alana KeresWalking through Hallowed Ground, Gallery Lombardi‘s latest group show, is a little like running your radio up the dial as you cruise through a big city. Between static and blips…
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Op EdStaff Picks
¿Por qué no hay artistas de Texas en la Bienal del Whitney este año?
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechBrandon Zech hace una pregunta pertinente.
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From the Menil Collection: “The Menil Collection is pleased to announce Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions, on view April 26–August 25, 2024. The exhibition highlights work made by artists who…
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Birmingham-based artist Lynthia Edwards has filed a countersuit against Austin-based Deborah Roberts, claiming her 2022 copyright infringement lawsuit is defamation.
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Op EdStaff Picks
Why are there No Texas Artists in this Year’s Whitney Biennial?
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechBrandon Zech asks a pertinent question.
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News
UH Students & Faculty Hold Conversations about Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Controversy; Video Work will Reportedly be Installed
Earlier this month, students and faculty at the University of Houston organized talks addressing the protests around “Witness,” a temporary public art piece by Shahzia Sikander.
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From the MFAH: “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is the first major museum exhibition devoted to exploring the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States…