Today the Austin American-Statesmen reported that the Contemporary Austin will transfer most of its permanent collection to the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas. This collection of 700…
The Contemporary Austin
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech imagine a nubile young Farrah Fawcett; they try not to get dizzy watching video of Galveston upside down; and they armchair quarterback a ho-hum installation of…
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The Contemporary Austin has announced that this summer they are bringing two large-scale Ai Weiwei sculptures to Austin. One of the works, Iron Tree Trunk (2015), will be on view at The Contemporary Austin’s…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a new artist residency, finding grace in destruction, and this weekend's dialogue between two creative icons.
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on the wisdom of a nonagenarian artist, the first show at the DMA we’ve been psyched about in a while, and the lure of artists being intentionally opaque.
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Sosnowska's sculptures of mutilated building elements are not creative approximations of architecture; they are staircases and other building elements fabricated to industry specification, distorted and reassembled.
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Top Five Special Edition! Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on the top five art venues that have made it into our weekly Top Five.
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News
Contemporary Austin’s Reopening Includes Monika Sosnowska & Jim Hodges
by Glasstireby GlasstireFor the past few months, The Contemporary Austin’s Jones Center has been undergoing a major $3 million renovation. The project includes an expansion of the institution’s exhibition space (from 5,100 square feet…
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While Houston and San Antonio have had a rough start to the year for public art, Austin had a bit of good news this week: it was announced that the Dallas-based Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation…
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“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.” Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood: Gratest Hits Contemporary Arts Museum…
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Everyone in the art world complains about the art world all the time: "We all hate the art world and we’re not part of the art world!"
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"Alva Noë and Lawrence Weschler did a conversation together that touches on Robert Irwin, breastfeeding, and Spiderman. "
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This week, Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson take on single-work shows, dystopian preachers, and Japanese gardens. 1. Arthur Peña: SOLILOQUY The Public Trust (Dallas) September 19 – October 17…
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It has been announced that The Contemporary Austin is planning for a major renovation and expansion in the summer of 2016. This will be made possible by a $1.3 million…
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The Contemporary Austin announced this week the appointment of a new Manager of Marketing and Public Relations, Nicole Chism Griffin. Griffin will be responsible for helping push the new identity…
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What emerges from the uncensored, anonymous collective conscious? It’s a whole lot of love, sex, violence, monsters, animals, and fantastical, childlike absurdity.
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I love the show and I get it, but I feel struck in the head. With my curiosity overstimulated and my eco-conscience battered, I'm simply consuming another large-scale cultural production.
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Long’s installations are about watching others experience them: amongst the barrage of sensorial stimulations, we can see ourselves as a part of the crowd—the insatiable consumers of cultural experiences.
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Artist Nancy Holt died on Saturday, February 8, in New York City. From 1995 to 2013, she worked and resided in Galisteo, New Mexico. A pioneer of earthworks and public…
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It’s been a year since Louis Grachos took the helm at The Contemporary, and hired Heather Pesanti as Senior Curator. I sat down with them for a series of conversations on Austin and their vision for the rebranded institution.