Sonifying Sculpture: Luke Fowler’s Atmospheric Commission for the Nasher Sculpture Center
May 23, 2018
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Sonifying Sculpture: Luke Fowler’s Atmospheric Commission for the Nasher Sculpture Center

Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker Luke Fowler aims to convey information through atmospheric means, layering affect…

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Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher
May 21, 2018
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Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher

What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20
May 21, 2018
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What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20

Once identified as the oldest microcinema in the Southwest, founded by then-MFAH Core Fellow Andrea…

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Superflat Superstar: Takashi Murakami at the Modern
May 14, 2018
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Superflat Superstar: Takashi Murakami at the Modern

When we think of the images created by acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, we…

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Hillerbrand+Magsamen: 147 Devices for Integrated Principles
May 8, 2018
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Hillerbrand+Magsamen: 147 Devices for Integrated Principles

“I have an absolute burning sensation to participate. I cannot just simply take a photograph…

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San Antonio Tree of Life: Margarita Cabrera and Mission Espada
May 2, 2018
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San Antonio Tree of Life: Margarita Cabrera and Mission Espada

For the better part of a year, Phoenix-based artist Margarita Cabrera has been working on…

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The Chapel and Accompanying Works: Francisco Moreno at Erin Cluley Gallery
April 25, 2018
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The Chapel and Accompanying Works: Francisco Moreno at Erin Cluley Gallery

Francisco Moreno’s The Chapel and Accompanying Works at Erin Cluley Gallery, on view through May…

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Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians
April 23, 2018
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Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians

“Where are you going?” asked Dallas’s favorite classical DJ Amy Bishop, as I was heading…

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What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston
April 23, 2018
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What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

Thank goodness, because one thing our arts communities do not need is another wannabe dictator…

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The mystery of Texas State’s Pledges of Allegiance Flag
April 20, 2018
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The mystery of Texas State’s Pledges of Allegiance Flag

Imagine a project so powerful that it can quietly subvert hegemonic control with a single…

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East Meets West: Kamrooz Aram Confronts Modern Art’s Hierarchies, at The Modern
April 20, 2018
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East Meets West: Kamrooz Aram Confronts Modern Art’s Hierarchies, at The Modern

Past exhibitions by Kamrooz Aram have carried such provocative titles as Unstable Paintings for Anxious…

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Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts
April 12, 2018
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Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts

The artist, Josiah McElheny, working with cosmologist David Weinberg, creates a gallery-sized installation, consisting of…

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Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
April 9, 2018
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Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Texas Lens: Art Pilgrims
April 5, 2018
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Texas Lens: Art Pilgrims

Architecture of Creation: Michelangelo and the Vatican at MFAH
April 4, 2018
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Architecture of Creation: Michelangelo and the Vatican at MFAH

The artistic process rarely garners as much attention and appreciation as the finished masterpiece, but…

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TX Studio: Gael Stack
April 3, 2018
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TX Studio: Gael Stack

“They’re either very big or very small,” Gael Stack says as we stand before her…

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Drawing on influences: Benito Huerta at William Campbell Contemporary Art
April 3, 2018
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Drawing on influences: Benito Huerta at William Campbell Contemporary Art

The latest one-man show from Arlington painter/professor/curator Benito Huerta is dominated by self-portraits.

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From the Lands of Asia: Art through the eyes of collectors at the Kimbell Art Museum
April 2, 2018
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From the Lands of Asia: Art through the eyes of collectors at the Kimbell Art Museum

While it is an integral component of the art ecosystem, the role of the collector…

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A-Typical Painting: Laura Owens at the Dallas Museum of Art
April 2, 2018
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A-Typical Painting: Laura Owens at the Dallas Museum of Art

Serendipity often plays a large role in life; it can in the art world, too.…

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FLATS: A New Way to View Photography
March 29, 2018
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FLATS: A New Way to View Photography

Detailed Portrayals at the Dallas Vignette Art Fair
March 20, 2018
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Detailed Portrayals at the Dallas Vignette Art Fair

Now in its second year, Vignette Art Fair will introduce the city of Dallas and…

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SHOW UP: Libbie Masterson
March 20, 2018
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SHOW UP: Libbie Masterson

Entering Libbie Masterson’s studio is like a breath of fresh air. A small outbuilding is…

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Imaginary Concerts & Charged Objects: Marfa Myths/Hyperobjects at Ballroom Marfa
March 17, 2018
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Imaginary Concerts & Charged Objects: Marfa Myths/Hyperobjects at Ballroom Marfa

Taking it personally: Artists lead the way with poignant, political works at CounterCurrent
March 17, 2018
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Taking it personally: Artists lead the way with poignant, political works at CounterCurrent

Let’s be honest, things are a bit crazy right now, no matter which side of…

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Ripple: Havel Ruck Projects at Cherryhurst House
March 5, 2018
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Ripple: Havel Ruck Projects at Cherryhurst House

Ripple, on view at Cherryhurst House through Jan. 1, 2019, is the latest and perhaps…

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Hopper Meditations: Richard Tuschman at Anya Tish Gallery
March 5, 2018
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Hopper Meditations: Richard Tuschman at Anya Tish Gallery

It's hard not to think of Richard Tuschman's Hopper Meditations in light of the #MeToo…

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Artists in Charge: An Uncommon Format to Celebrate San Antonio’s 300th Anniversary
February 23, 2018
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Artists in Charge: An Uncommon Format to Celebrate San Antonio’s 300th Anniversary

Ana Fernandez planned to major in history before the smells emanating from art classes at…

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What Happens When Goliath Listens to David: HALL Arts gets it right (finally) with Through The Lens
February 23, 2018
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What Happens When Goliath Listens to David: HALL Arts gets it right (finally) with Through The Lens

The arts communities of Dallas—like many art communities across the country—are prone to tribalism, which…

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Broad Visions in a Narrow Time: FotoFest 2018 Biennial Focuses on India
February 20, 2018
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Broad Visions in a Narrow Time: FotoFest 2018 Biennial Focuses on India

Houston’s FotoFest reconvenes, March 10 through April 22, with its biennial exhibition and region-wide gallery…

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Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida at Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University
February 14, 2018
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Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida at Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University

Two exhibitions dedicated to the life and works of the 20th-century Spanish Modernist sculptor Eduardo…

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Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’ comes to Austin and the Blanton
February 12, 2018
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Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’ comes to Austin and the Blanton

It seems facile to call Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin an instant icon, but an icon it…

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I THINK WE MEET HERE: Shana Hoehn, Yue Nakayama, and Felipe Steinberg at UT Austin Visual Arts Center
February 12, 2018
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I THINK WE MEET HERE: Shana Hoehn, Yue Nakayama, and Felipe Steinberg at UT Austin Visual Arts Center

Sleight of Hand: Francesca Fuchs at Lawndale Art Center
January 30, 2018
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Sleight of Hand: Francesca Fuchs at Lawndale Art Center

Francesca Fuchs has taken on the largest canvas thus far in her career, the north…

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Commanding Space: Women Sculptors of Texas at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
January 25, 2018
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Commanding Space: Women Sculptors of Texas at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

It’s been awhile since an exhibition prompted me to play the “Whither Texas art?” parlor…

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Christopher Knowles: In a Word at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
January 24, 2018
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Christopher Knowles: In a Word at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

While I was viewing this exhibition, a man approached me with an unsolicited opinion.

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Persona Euphonia: A Messaging Makeover for Public Art of UHS
January 23, 2018
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Persona Euphonia: A Messaging Makeover for Public Art of UHS

So what’s a fitting shape for public art to take, especially in Texas, on the…

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Eclipsed No More: DMA Shines Light on Rare Edward Steichen Murals
January 22, 2018
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Eclipsed No More: DMA Shines Light on Rare Edward Steichen Murals

In 1913, Agnes Ernst Meyer, the wife of financier Eugene Meyer, Jr., and pregnant with…

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Art Aglow: Light Charmer Electrifies Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
January 17, 2018
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Art Aglow: Light Charmer Electrifies Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

A shop owner flips a switch, sending a few thousand volts through glass tubes bent…

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Abstract Horizons: David Aylsworth at Holly Johnson Gallery
January 17, 2018
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Abstract Horizons: David Aylsworth at Holly Johnson Gallery

“I don’t really have a fixed idea when I start a painting,” says Houston painter…

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First Sculpture: Handaxe to Figure Stone at the Nasher
January 15, 2018
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First Sculpture: Handaxe to Figure Stone at the Nasher

Extraordinary examples of handmade stone tools, some of the first aesthetically-conceived objects known to humankind,…

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