Deborah Hay's New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation
The pandemic forced the Austin choreographer to adapt her dance and even premiere for an audience of no one
Barbara Purcell
26 entries
Arts, Sept. 9, 2021
Artist Calder Kamin Envisions "A World Without Waste"
With animals crafted from plastic bags, the Austin native turns our eyes to nature
Arts, July 1, 2021
Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art
In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves
Arts, May 27, 2021
"Renee Lai: A Study of Fences" at grayDUCK Gallery
In her grayDUCK Gallery solo exhibition, the artist considers not only what these barriers keep out but also what gets through them
Arts, Jan. 21, 2021
Top 10 Arty Ways 2020 Was the Best Year Ever
Barbara Purcell shares art highlights from a year that tested our sanity and humanity
Arts, Dec. 17, 2020
"Premember" Drawings Capture Austin Shops Before They're Gone
Northern-Southern gallery is showing Drew Liverman's art series focused on quirky local businesses that are still here, but maybe not for long
Arts, Nov. 19, 2020
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A Ghanian American scientist makes findings about herself
Arts, Nov. 11, 2020
Texas Book Festival 2020: Meet the Whiting Award Winners in Poetry
Three emerging literary stars on disturbing the peace
Arts, Nov. 10, 2020
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
In her book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet is a daughter who returns to her mother's crime scene to reclaim herself
Arts, Nov. 5, 2020
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Kevin Kwan offers another gloriously satirical and sharp sociological take on the insular lives of the untouchably rich
Arts, Nov. 5, 2020
Obey Giantess: Mega Mural of Feminist Proportions Pops Up Downtown
Artists Sandra Chevrier and Shepard Fairey give Austin a 12-story tribute to the centenary of the 19th Amendment
Arts, March 19, 2020
New Exhibit at the Blanton Will Have You Feeling the Bern
"The Avant-garde Networks of Amauta" explores the social movement from Latin America in the 1920s
Arts, March 5, 2020
Fernando Saralegui's Best Eats Havana
Dishing on the many flavors of Cuba’s capital
Arts, Feb. 18, 2020
Barbara Purcell's Top 10 Only-in-Austin Arts Highlights of 2019
The year seen through a lens of the city, upending the expected and lifting up the unusual
Arts, Dec. 19, 2019
Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights
The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas
Arts, Dec. 12, 2019
LGBTQIA+ at TBF: Loneliness in Fiction
Kristen Arnett & Kevin Huizenga weigh in on frustration and isolation
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
Festival 2019: Embracing the Journey
Anika Fajardo and Tembi Locke travel far to find what’s near
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
Festival 2019: On the Topic of Mothers
Saeed Jones, Michele Filgate, & Angie Cruz grapple with a mother’s love
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
Eastside's Past and Present Revealed in John Mulvany's Latest Exhibit
"Secure the Perimeter" at grayDUCK Gallery asks, “What if the outside force is an inside job?”
Arts, Oct. 3, 2019
"Andy Coolquitt: Pinto Beans" at Bale Creek Allen Gallery
The artist's solo show is a public display of well-organized chaos, a sculptural nirvana of randomness and resourcefulness
Arts, Sept. 19, 2019
“Jeffrey Gibson: This Is the Day” at the Blanton
The artist explores his indigenous roots and American identity in this solo exhibition
Arts, Aug. 8, 2019
Crime Month: Dr. Death
True-crime podcast is every patient's worst nightmare
Arts, July 5, 2019
"Mathieu Grenier: Expanded Nomenclature" at grayDUCK Gallery
In his first solo show in Austin, this Montreal photographer blurs language and lines
Arts, July 3, 2019
Ballet Austin's Night of Community
When a ballet's dress rehearsal becomes the main act
Arts, May 9, 2019
Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas
Conceptual artist brings "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?" to the Contemporary Austin
Arts, May 2, 2019
Kambui Olujimi Speaks Art to Power in "Zulu Time"
This Brooklyn artist’s solo exhibition at the Blanton shows how those in power make sure the world runs on their watch
Arts, March 13, 2019
Oswaldo "A.B." Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center
