Texas Studio: Jose Villalobos
In my first brief conversation with San Antonio-based artist Jose Villalobos regarding his 2018 Luminaria artwork, La Carga de Tradición, the artist was incorporating dance-based performance with wearable sculpture.
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Texas Studio: Matthew Bourbon on Blunting the Edges of Certainty
Like so many artists, Matthew Bourbon holds an array of roles in the field.
Next Chapter: Artist, Curator, and Educator Benito Huerta Retires
The artist has held roles as Professor and Curator at the University of Texas at Arlington for twenty-five years, and the occasion of our conversation is his retirement.
Show Up: Kelli Vance at Cris Worley
The best parts of horror movies are always the early scenes, when a director can revel in the shadows and tease us with glimpses of the monster, allowing our brains to fill in the blanks.
Cultural Meeting Points: Amoako Boafo at the CAMH
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks was first exhibited at San Francisco’s moAD and has now traveled to the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, on view May 27 through Oct. 2.
Hovering Words: Ignasi Aballí at the Meadows
Palabras Vacias, which means “Empty Words'', is on view at SMU’s Meadows Museum through June 26, a minimal contemporary installation in an institution more often associated with the gilded frame than the white cube.
Historical Echoes: Mel Chin at UTA
Two of the central artworks in Mel Chin’s latest exhibition, Inescapable Histories, on view at the University of Texas at Arlington through March 30, are diptych paintings of a circular shape, resembling a solar body.
An Archive of Black Joy: Tito’s Prize winners Michael J. Love and Ariel René Jackson at Big Medium
This is Descendance, a work by artists and sometimes-collaborators Michael Love and Ariel René Jackson, who in April were named winners of the 2021 Tito’s Prize.
Connecting Across Disciplines: Vicki Meek Texas Artist of the Year
Getting in touch with one’s heritage is something of an American pastime.
Lost Time: Nastassja Swift at Galveston Arts Center
Nastassja Swift’s primary mode of artmaking in recent years has been needle felting—a form of textile production that renders wool into saturated, light-absorbing forms. Her dolls, figures, and tapestries of tiny faces are equal parts comforting and unsettling.
Recording the Landscape: Anna Elise Johnson at Cris Worley
Anna Elise Johnson’s Earthworks: West Texas, now on view at Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas through August 14, draws heavily from the mythology of the west, especially its deserts.
Art and Alchemy: Sedrick Huckaby at the Blanton
“Every person is like a novel. We all have a story.” Sedrick Huckaby says. “I’ve never met a boring person.”