From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art
New book catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti
Rachel Koper
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Arts, March 23, 2023
"Piecing It Together" Gives Credit to Austin's First Graffiti Artists
The Mexican American Cultural Center exhibition captures the lore and legends of the local graffiti scene early on
Arts, Jan. 23, 2020
Top 9 (Plus Three) Memories & Best Happenings in 2009
2009 was a good year for artists, young and old, getting their props
Arts, Jan. 1, 2010
'Jana Swec and Jared Theis'
This two-person exhibition at D Berman Gallery is a brilliant yet subtle pairing
Arts, Aug. 21, 2009
'Carol Marine: New Paintings'/'Suzanne Lewis: Dune Shack Summer'/'Lesley Nowlin: Guatemala'
The three exhibitions in two neighboring galleries is like the Neapolitan ice cream of art
Arts, July 31, 2009
Mourning for Landscape, Ritual for Shelter
Jen Frost Smith's installation explored notions of home as the artist prepares to move
Arts, June 26, 2009
Ghostsongs
Two makers of narrative figurative art grapple with death in a striking show
Arts, June 12, 2009
Wood & Steel: Works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid
Both artists here bend and even break rules to elevate humble materials into art
Arts, May 22, 2009
'Anagenesis': Shaggy Goat-Bears With Rocket-Firing Power!
Shaggy goat-bears with rocket-firing power!
Arts, May 22, 2009
Camp Bosworth: Three Day Bender and Other Stories from the Big Bend
This Marfa artist captures Texans' love of guns and beer in witty wooden sculptures
Arts, May 1, 2009
Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios
Austin Art Space offers happy art rainbows hidden in a strip mall
Arts, April 17, 2009
There Can Be Only One
Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16
Arts, April 10, 2009
Andrew Jeffrey Wright: Making us believers in art
The pop sensibility and humor of this Philadelphia artist feel a lot like Austin
Arts, March 20, 2009
Tom Molloy: Lucid
Tom Molloy's drawings are delicate but have the power to give you nightmares
Arts, March 20, 2009
Haven Gallery & Fine Gifts
The gallery does a nice job of mixing styles and types of artwork, all of it handmade
Arts, March 13, 2009
IF+D
IF+D is a good gallery with a deep vision of the role of art and laughter in your home
Arts, Feb. 27, 2009
Austin Arts at the Armory
Where art history is made
Arts, Feb. 27, 2009
Annette Lawrence: Free Paper
Artfully crafted stacks of junk mail address time, the environment, and much more
Arts, Jan. 30, 2009
Matt Stokes: These Are the Days
Start your own damn band
Arts, Jan. 23, 2009
Warren Oates in the Economic Crisis of 2008
The weathered character actor serves as outsider hero to this group show's artists
Arts, Jan. 23, 2009
A Grand Affair
With work by 30 artists, this show is like a mixed chocolate box of visual delights
Arts, Jan. 16, 2009
Top 10 Happy Moments of Art Appreciation and Artists Who Found a New Gear This Year
Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper remembers 2008 in the visual arts
Arts, Jan. 2, 2009
Top 10 Spaces With Art Maybe You Haven't Been To (In No Particular Order)
Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper on 2008's best new and undiscovered visual arts spaces
Arts, Jan. 2, 2009
3 New Artists
The name of the show doesn't have to be creative, because what's on the walls is
Arts, Nov. 14, 2008
Peat Duggins: Black Room
This museum room of a future race is an interior space addressing the outside world
Arts, Nov. 7, 2008
Jeffrey Dell: Big Pelt
These prints address the fact that looking at hair is fascinating and creepy
Arts, Oct. 10, 2008
The Politics of War
This show of political art by Robert Levers and Chris Reno is as timely as it gets
Arts, Sept. 19, 2008
Ben Aqua and Faith Gay: Bound for Big D
Two Austin artists will do residencies at Dallas' new Centraltrak art facility
Arts, Sept. 19, 2008
James Housefield
So long and thanks for all the good art talk
Arts, Sept. 5, 2008
WorkSpace: Fabián Bercic
Meditate on this: a Zen garden made of perfectly smooth, shiny plastic
