Arts and Culture Texas magazine

This Time ʼRound: Jennifer Ling Datchuk at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Nancy Zastudil·October 20, 2021

San Antonio-based artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk reminded me of Brecht’s riddle-like assurance while discussing her current exhibition Later, Longer, Fewer: The Work of Jennifer Ling Datchuk, on view at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft until Jan. 8, 2022.

Houston San Antonio Visual Art

Show Up: Nic Nicosia at Erin Cluley Gallery

Nancy Zastudil·October 13, 2021

The everyday is extraordinary, or so it seems in artist Nic Nicosia’s exhibition homemade stories 2020-2021, on view at Erin Cluley Gallery through Nov. 13.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Immersive Nature: Anila Quayyum Agha at the Carter

Nancy Zastudil·October 8, 2021

A Beautiful Despair, Agha’s exhibition commissioned by The Carter, is on view at the museum through Jan. 9, 2022.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists

Nancy Zastudil·October 6, 2021

From slabs on the scene to teeter-totters at the border, and all manner of complexity in between, what happens in Texas does anything but stay put.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Lone Star Stories San Antonio Visual Art

Power Surge: Christopher Blay’s Solo Exhibition at Austin’s Big Medium

Nancy Zastudil·September 17, 2021

Language is everywhere,” says Christopher Blay, artist, art critic, and newly appointed chief curator at Houston Museum of African American Culture.

Austin Visual Art

Room to Move: Nicole Eisenman at The Contemporary Austin

Nancy Zastudil·March 14, 2020

Emotion, individualism, unfettered expression, fruitful rebellion, and spontaneous movement are not often the makings of everyday life. But sometimes the storm and stress of life bring such things into being.

Austin Visual Art

The Not-So-Secret Life of Objects: Hillerbrand+Magsamen’s Devices Spread Throughout Texas

Nancy Zastudil·February 22, 2020

Houston-based artists Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen, known collectively as Hillerbrand+Magsamen, address topics of family, communication, and consumerism, most recently through their ongoing body of artworks called The Devices Project.

Austin Houston Theater Visual Art

State of the Art 2020: San Antonio Artists at Crystal Bridges and The Momentary

Nancy Zastudil·February 18, 2020

San Antonio is having a moment, and it’s a good one.

San Antonio Visual Art

Seeing Language: Ed Ruscha at Blanton Museum of Art

Nancy Zastudil·January 17, 2020

Hollywood. Angel. Zoo. Just a few of the word-image artworks created by American artist Ed Ruscha, a master of using language as form, symbol, and material—and bringing words to the forefront.

Austin Visual Art

Graphic Nature: Prints from Self Help Graphics at The Blanton

Nancy Zastudil·November 14, 2019

Two years ago, the Blanton Museum of Art received a gift of more than 350 prints from collector Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, who holds one of the largest private collections of Latinx art.

Austin Visual Art

See for Yourself: Martine Gutierrez at The Modern

Nancy Zastudil·November 14, 2019

For better or worse, beauty occupies a contested space. Brooklyn-based performance artist Martine Gutierrez inhabits that space— well, beautifully.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Unsettled Images: Beatriz González at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Nancy Zastudil·October 23, 2019

Every once in a while, an artist steals our attention and shakes, shocks, or stuns us into awareness. Colombian artist Beatriz González also graciously opens our minds in the process, exposing the world to us in ways we may not have considered.

Houston Visual Art

Visual Art

Vision & Experience: Bart Keijsers Koning Takes the Helm of Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas

Imagination and Experience: Nathaniel Donnett Teases Out the Threads

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Stories From The Room: The Case for Live Performance

Immersive Worlds: Annie Arnoult’s Open Dance Project Celebrates 10 Years

Music

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Texas Studio: Listening Intently with Yvonne Chen

Stories From The Room: The Case for Live Performance

Theater

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Stories From The Room: The Case for Live Performance

Next Chapter: The New Stewards of Fort Worth’s Amphibian Stage to Continue Commitment to New and Underrepresented Works

Nancy Zastudil

This Time ʼRound: Jennifer Ling Datchuk at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Show Up: Nic Nicosia at Erin Cluley Gallery

Immersive Nature: Anila Quayyum Agha at the Carter

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists

Power Surge: Christopher Blay’s Solo Exhibition at Austin’s Big Medium

Room to Move: Nicole Eisenman at The Contemporary Austin

The Not-So-Secret Life of Objects: Hillerbrand+Magsamen’s Devices Spread Throughout Texas

State of the Art 2020: San Antonio Artists at Crystal Bridges and The Momentary

Seeing Language: Ed Ruscha at Blanton Museum of Art

Graphic Nature: Prints from Self Help Graphics at The Blanton

See for Yourself: Martine Gutierrez at The Modern

Unsettled Images: Beatriz González at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston