Last week, Peruvian actor and environmental activist Richard Torres married a tree in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reports the Huffington Post. As part of Torres’s attempt to spread environmental awareness across…
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Controversial Tree Removed from Menil’s Permanent Collection as Supreme Court Mulls Gay Marriage
In a low-profile acknowledgement of a de-facto situation, the Menil collection’s Board of Trustees has approved the de-accession of Art Guys Marry A Plant, the hapless live oak tree that…
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Plant Saga Settles: “Hysteria over a somewhat silly piece of art” fades into “one of the more bizarre art world episodes in recent memory.”
D magazine’s Peter Simek summed up the Art Guys Marry A Plant saga for Salon Magazine Tuesday. No news, but it’s a foreshadowing of how the whole thing’s going to…
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Read All About It: Art Guys and Menil Given a UK-Style Thrashing in HuffPost, UK Way Back in 2011!
In case you missed it, (as I did!) a piece titled “Homophobia and the Arts” co-written by blogger James Payne and artist Michael Petry appeared in the Huffington Post, UK…
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Devon Britt Darby, neé Douglas Britt, former Houston Chronicle arts writer, and Reese Darby, his former wife are celebrating their divorce at Leon’s Lounge on Monday May 7 5:30-7:30 pm.…
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In an interview with Houston’s Culturemap, The Art Guys respond to the string of protests and vandalism that have marred the installation of their piece Art Guys Marry a Plant at…
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Houston Chronicle art Critic and “Art Guys Marry a Plant” dissenter Douglas Britt-Darby Darby-Britt Britt-Darby has a posted a new YouTube video. Filmed on Thanksgiving day, the video, titled “Dario…
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Art Gay Marries a Woman: Britt Counter-Ceremony Tonight; Art Guys Marry a Plant Dedication Tomorrow
Houston Chronicle art critic Douglas Britt has found a partner for his counter-ceremony and plans to marry female art publicist Reese Darby tonight at 10:30pm at Tony’s Corner Pocket, “his…
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Houston Chronicle art critic Douglas Britt relates his efforts to create a critical piece of counter-art in response to the upcoming Art Guys Marry a Plant dedication at the Menil…