Potent Ingredients: Stephen Lapthisophon at Conduit Gallery
The canvas’ title, Sogni Dorati, translates from Italian as “golden dreams.”
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World Building the Cosmic Womb: The Complex and Joyful Narratives of JooYoung Choi
Forget the latest superhero blockbuster, this summer we’re nabbing our (free) ticket to experience the ongoing adventures of Pound Cake Man, Sweet Slice, Prime Weaver, Pom Pom Thunder, Vorax and the newest powerful force for radical change in perception, Wondervision.
Texas Studio: Lauren Moya Ford
“What does it mean to make an image of a woman now?” Lauren Moya Ford asked during our recent studio visit. For her, the question is not sensational or rhetorical; instead, it’s personal.
Art on the Run: Austin’s Artist Run Club
Every Wednesday, people run around Austin to get a good look at contemporary art.
Staying in the Moment: Mayuko Ono Gray at Galveston Arts Center
A single calligraphic line runs through Mayuko Ono Gray’s large-scale graphite drawings.
Fresh Pictorial Spaces: Michael Frank Blair at Conduit Gallery
Michael Blair is trying to get to a place where everything is open and possible.
From Beer to Art: ‘Still Brewing Art’ at the San Antonio Museum of Art
“Everything comes back to the water,” said San Antonio Museum of Art Curator Regina Palm.
Maya Masterpieces at the Kimbell: Why you’ll likely never see these rare works again
The term “once in a lifetime” gets thrown around a lot, but it is entirely accurate in the case of Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art at the Kimbell Art Museum.
‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Draws Devotion at the Menil
By the late ’60s, Foy’s drawing practice had waned, and by 1975 he had stopped drawing altogether, seemingly for Lerman’s sake.
Seeing Things: Sarah Fisher at landSPACE in Austin
Sarah Fisher walks constantly, and she is always looking.
Texas Studio: Carlos Donjuan transforms grief and loss
Carlos Donjuan is known for his surrealist paintings of masked figures punctuated by pops of searing color, striking minimalist shapes, and spurts of spray-paint that nod to his graffiti-painting artistic origins.
Transportation to Another Realm: Ming Smith: Feeling the Future at CAMH
Photography has been ever present in the life of Ming Smith. A hobby of her father’s, cameras weren’t anything new when Smith picked one up, but the appeal was a slow burn.