Review: There is no archive in which nothing gets lost
When nothing becomes something, things get interesting. Such is the situation in There is no archive in which...
Visual Art
Dara Mark Goes With the Flow
She’s a self-proclaimed starving artist who says she has been making things all of her life. Since her...
A Reflection of Chinese Culture
While Dallas doesn’t have a Chinatown, this year’s State Fair is going to add a surprising new feature — a Festival of Chinese Lanterns. Moreover, it’s being accomplished with an out-sized scale and flair that’s, well, Texas-sized. Dragon-oriented décor has been part of the Chinese culture for centuries [...]
The Greatest Names in American Art
Opening October 6, 2012 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, To See as Artists See: American Art from The Phillips Collection is a landmark exhibition tracing American art from the 1890s to the 1960s. It’s the first time this impressive collection from the esteemed institution [...]
Diego Velázquez: Painter of Painters
When Algur Meadows bequeathed his collection of Spanish paintings to create a “Prado on the Prairie,” he could not have foreseen that his namesake institution, the Meadows Museum, would become a significant partner with the Prado Museum in Madrid. This autumn marks the third and [...]
Art as a Lifeline to Healing
Art heals. This is probably not news to you by virtue of the fact that you are reading...
A Museum Milestone
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is opening the vaults this fall to display the largest exhibition...
Gallerists Who “Actually Like Each Other”
Texas Contemporary art fair touts camaraderie among dealers With the second iteration of the Houston Fine Art Fair...
At Home in the World
The Everyday Innovation of Craft As I write, a large-scale international art and technology symposium is taking place in the Southwest region: organizations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are hosting conferences, festivals, exhibitions, workshops, educational programs, and more. All this technology has me thinking about craft [...]
Taking a Bow and Sharing the Stage
Artist of the Year Aaron Parazette Presents New Work – His and Others’ A confluence of fortune has brought together two related painting exhibitions this fall: the 2012 Texas Artist of the Year exhibition at Art League Houston, FLYAWAY: New Work by Aaron Parazette [...]
Review: 10 Decades at Architecture Center Houston
On the occasion of the centenary of the Rice School of Architecture, a fascinating exhibition documenting its history is currently on display at the Architecture Center Houston downtown. It is rare to see an architectural exhibition in Houston that is open to the public [...]
Review: Danny Rolph at Barbara Davis Gallery
There’s a classic look and feel to London artist Danny Rolph’s new paintings. With shards of color that jostle alongside sinewy curves and biomorphic forms in a whirlwind of shattered rhythms, they look like something James Rosenquist might paint if he gave up popular-culture source [...]