Texas Lens: Art Pilgrims
Sometimes, I forget about how Texas learns about itself from these pages.
Visual Art
Architecture of Creation: Michelangelo and the Vatican at MFAH
The artistic process rarely garners as much attention and appreciation as the finished masterpiece, but shaded charcoal figures, sculpted wax half-forms and rough wooden models–the staggered steps along the way to final creation–have their own magnificent beauty.
TX Studio: Gael Stack
“They’re either very big or very small,” Gael Stack says as we stand before her latest set of canvases.
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.
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 tends to be overlooked in the context of the museum, at least as far as the audience is concerned; the objects in a museum can seem like they’ve always been there, their presence unquestioned.
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. Laura Owens’s mid-career survey Laura Owens, is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through July 29, after a run at the Whitney Museum.
FLATS: A New Way to View Photography
When you attend a FLATS show, you won’t be going to any art gallery you have been to before.
Detailed Portrayals at the Dallas Vignette Art Fair
Now in its second year, Vignette Art Fair will introduce the city of Dallas and members of a wide international art market to the work of Texas-based women artists.
SHOW UP: Libbie Masterson
Entering Libbie Masterson’s studio is like a breath of fresh air. A small outbuilding is tucked away in a lush courtyard garden in Montrose, windows overlooking the urban greenery. Fitting for an artist who is fascinated by landscape.
Imaginary Concerts & Charged Objects: Marfa Myths/Hyperobjects at Ballroom Marfa
Sitting at a red light in Houston, behind a Range Rover with an “I [red cube] Marfa” (like I [heart] NY) bumper sticker, I’d say Marfa’s myth is at peak mythology.
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 the political aisle you’re on.
Ripple: Havel Ruck Projects at Cherryhurst House
Ripple, on view at Cherryhurst House through Jan. 1, 2019, is the latest and perhaps the most ambitious deconstruction/transition project by the Houston-based artist collective Havel Ruck Projects.