A Kind of Dream: Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center
Many readers will be familiar with Mark di Suvero and his work.
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Strength, understanding and resiliency: Karin Broker at the Art Museum of South Texas
So, the Houston artist and Rice University printmaking professor, known for her collages, text-based work and prints and interest in gender roles, seized on her anger and a sense of purpose.
Discovering the Dallas Arts District
It’s the start of my whirlwind tour of the Dallas Arts District. Improbably, in all the years I have lived in Houston (23) and all the time I have been an arts writer in Texas (5), I had never been to Dallas. I am here now as a first time arts tourist, eager to absorb the wonders of a new place, open to every experience that might come my way.
The Aura of Honor: Suzanne Bocanegra weaves a wandering road through a 16th century tapestry
Honor, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was presented on Jan. 27, 2023, at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts.
Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum
In the work of Leslie Martinez, on view at the Blaffer Art Museum from through March 12, 2023, viewers tumble across landscapes as they explore the peaks and valleys of each piece unhindered by borders.
Shannon and William Cannings Collaborate on ‘Duplicity’ at Anya Tish Gallery
h Shannon and William Cannings are represented by Anya Tish Gallery, so showing them together at some point seemed predestined.
A Tour through the Bower: DiverseWorks and Texas Artists Celebrate the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens
“I am turning 80 on April 19, and this is one of those ‘woulda-gonna’ projects that is finally happening,” Surls said. “If I’m going to do it, I have to do it now.”
Informed by Labor: Day Jobs at the Blanton Museum of Art
There is actually no way to know how many artists support themselves solely through their artwork, but most people agree that it’s a fairly low percentage.
The Curatorial Imagination: Walter Hopps at the Menil
During a visit to the Getty Research Institute years ago, on an informal tour through the archives, I caught a glimpse of a box filled with Walter Hopps’s letters, marked “Top Secret” or some such about how the contents were to remain sealed until a certain date.
Show Up: Tammie Rubin at Big Medium
When I caught up with artist, professor, and 2022 Tito’s Art Prize winner Tammie Rubin, she was deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about to begin her second session at the Penland Artist Residency.
A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks
“Stepping into this exhibition truly feels like you’re embarking on a journey through time,” says Dr. Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art’s interim chief curator and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon senior curator of European Art.
Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Today, a bronze cast of The Freedman can be found at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.