'Folded, Torn, Cut, Woven, and Pulled'
Five artists let the paper do the talking in this intimate show at the Blanton Museum of Art
Salvador Castillo
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Arts, May 2, 2008
La Caja Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
This museum-within-a-museum's miniature works are less engaging and absorbing than the large works by the same artists
Arts, May 2, 2008
That Was Then; This Is Now
The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years
Arts, April 11, 2008
Women & Their Work: Sliding through an artist's work in 15 minutes
W&TW's 'Show & Tell' provides a quick and easy intro to an artist via slides
Arts, March 14, 2008
Jesse Burke and George Schroeder
This dual solo show didn't offer any connections between Schroeder's slender sculptures and Burke's polished photos
Arts, March 14, 2008
'The World Is Making Us Look Bad'
Can two failed ideas ever amount to greatness without creating more junk?
Arts, Feb. 1, 2008
Top 10 (Plus One) Memorable Discoveries of 2007
Chronicle Arts writer Salvador Castillo remembers 2007 in the visual arts
Arts, Jan. 4, 2008
The Book of Lenny
Jonathan Marshall's artwork and video illustrate a mythic journey that's *cough* Star Wars *cough* strangely familiar
Arts, Nov. 23, 2007
Pokey
Each artist in this group show brings together disparate elements and, like patchwork, creates a larger whole
Arts, Nov. 16, 2007
YLA 12: Embracing Chaos
Despite some enjoyable work by this year's Young Latino Artists, the show overall isn't impressive
Arts, Nov. 9, 2007
Ronnie Weeks: Reinventing the Wheel
Collage is a valid form, and artist Ronnie Weeks uses it well
Arts, Oct. 19, 2007
Femme Fantastique
The fantastic narratives presented are masterfully woven and most entertaining
Arts, Oct. 12, 2007
Serious Fun
Four local artists bid a playful, colorful adieu to summer
Arts, Sept. 7, 2007
Radical Nautical
'Radical Nautical,' maybe the most jam-packed show in Gallery Lombardi history, is a quirky, energetic celebration of water
Arts, Aug. 31, 2007
Interchange
'Interchange,' this year's three-part summer MFA show at Creative Research Lab, marks a positive departure from last year's
Arts, Aug. 17, 2007
Nohegan: Camping out for art
The art camp Nohegan is back for a second summer, with more camping, camaraderie, and creating art at McKinney Falls State Park
Arts, Aug. 10, 2007
'New American Talent: The 22nd Exhibition'
In 'New American Talent: The 22nd Exhibition,' we may be witnessing a return to structure
Arts, Aug. 10, 2007
Debra Broz and Adde Russell: 6.07 Works
At Salvage Vanguard Theater Gallery, artists Debra Broz and Adde Russell both try to say something important, but it's difficult to make out what
Arts, July 27, 2007
'Christine Gray: Mimeographic Spectrum'
Christine Gray's paintings at Okay Mountain recall old Dutch still lifes but delightfully play with our perceptions
Arts, July 20, 2007
'Whitney Lee: Power Craft'
Artist Whitney Lee has taken cute farm animals and adorable house pets – icons of traditional domestic crafts – and postered them across the streets of Austin
Arts, July 6, 2007
'Tom Molloy: Lone Star'
Tom Molloy's exhibition at Lora Reynolds Gallery may be critical of current U.S. leadership, but it also wisely opens queries instead of plugging in answers
Arts, June 8, 2007
'Lizzy Wetzel, Bradley Brown & Edward Setina: Agent on the Road'
This first part of the artist exchange between Dallas' Road Agent Gallery and Austin's Art Palace brings a stylistically different perspective to our town
Arts, June 1, 2007
'No American Talent 3 – The Common Deceit of Reality: Basim Magdy'
Basim Magdy's "The Common Deceit of Reality" questions
the scientific and historical postulates we derive from
partial evidence, but parts of the installation undercut the
whole
Arts, May 25, 2007
Mel Ziegler: The exit interview
As he prepares to leave Austin, internationally recognized artist and former Arts Commission Chairman Mel Ziegler reflects on the city and the arts over the past decade
Arts, May 18, 2007
'The Geometry of Hope'
'The Geometry of Hope' at the Blanton Museum of Art provides a survey of abstract art in Latin America over the 20th century, segmented into chapters by cities and decades
Arts, April 19, 2007
'Draw'
Gallery Lombardi is in its new space on Seventh Street with another group show hanging salon-style, but there's something a little different about "Draw"
Arts, March 16, 2007
'Owen McAuley: New Work'
Owen McAuley's late-night landscapes lit by street lamps and other artificial sources are all strikingly beautiful, but some struggle to achieve a sense of mystery
Arts, March 9, 2007
'Theresa Marchetta: Retreat'
As you look at the drippy, globular shapes on the canvases in "Theresa Marchetta: Retreat," your mind may get lost trying to figure out what's in front of you
Arts, Feb. 16, 2007
Top 10 Memorable Art Shows of 2006
Arts, Jan. 5, 2007
'Celebrated Skin'
The tattoo art on display in "Celebrated Skin" show
technical virtuosity and are visually arresting, but the
element that shines the most in the exhibition is the
respect for tattooing
