Austin

When do materials matter? Some artists might say: always.

It’s doubtful that a mystic Carmelite nun was the inspiration for scientists at the German company Merck when they developed 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy and molly, in 1912.

Tavares Strachan wants to tell the story of the whole world.

Charles L. Davis II, an associate professor of architectural history and criticism at UT Austin's School of Architecture, researches the relationship between race and place.

“I was thinking about young Native artists and what would be inspirational and important for them as a road map,” said Wendy Red Star, curator of Native America: In Translation.