Renaissance (and Baroque) Man

As a curator for UT's Blanton Museum of Art, Jonathan Bober played a pivotal role in securing the Suida-Manning and Steinberg art collections, thereby giving some of the world's great art a home in Austin.

"...livestock, rendered by the likes of Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht Dürer, Giorgio Ghisi, Simon Vouet, Schiavone, Guercino, Picasso. Here..."

April 4, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New in Graphic Novels

The Chronicle Comics & Manga Team hunts down some inky delights

"...art is like a collaboration between Jim Woodring and Albrecht Durer as scripted by a loa-ridden Iain Banks; Koren..."

May 7, 2009 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"..."Albrecht Dürer: Prints From the Foundation of Lower Saxony and..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 21-27

"...by Bernini, a sketch by Picasso, a drawing by Albrecht Dürer, and a painting by Titian. I'm a big..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make

The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art

"...by taking a classic religious image, Praying Hands by Albrecht Dürer, and tweaking it for the quarantine era: sliding..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In the Company of Cats and Dogs

The Blanton has created a fun exhibition that reveals our evolving relationship to these fur babies

"...(Shotei)'s subject curiously slinks around a garden scene while Dürer's mutts wait anxiously underfoot in St. Eustace for the..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Women Printmakers of Austin: Under Pressure

A lovely, carefully crafted exhibition of ancient techniques that invite contemplation

"...a trio of enlarged microscope slides collaborated on by Albrecht Dürer and Showtime's Dexter. Small, quiet as the movement..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist

"...sections treating Jan van Eyck and particularly the fascinating Albrecht Dürer. Unfortunately, Ames-Lewis spends little time treating the prior..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Review by Tim Walker

"Ben Muñoz: Over My Head" at Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking

These bold new woodcuts capture the depth and bigness of life

"...ago and whose carving and compositional skills might've impressed Albrecht Dürer (out of Germany) even more generations ago...."

July 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Prints from the Leo Steinberg Collection: Part II"

The Blanton Museum of Art's "Prints from the Leo Steinberg Collection: Part II" continues the display of works from the 3,200-work collection begun earlier in 2003, and while this batch may contain fewer masterpieces, it's no less captivating or transporting.

"...his foe's head. There is St. Christopher, rendered by Albrecht Dürer in a piece as small as a playing..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

An Artist, a Life, a World

"The Mystical World of Kelly Fearing: A Sixty-Year Retrospective" covers the work of this longtime Texas artist from his days with the Fort Worth Circle, introducing modernism to the Lone Star State in the 1940s, through his 48-year career on the UT-Austin Department of Art faculty, experimenting with form and style.

"...Sixty-Year Retrospective," it almost sounds like he was teaching Albrecht Dürer how to cut wood blocks. Naturally, Kelly Fearing..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...up the group’s core trio with her husband/bassist Kyle Albrecht and drummer Matthew Shepherd. “This is the last song..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the front side of the truck, APD spokeswoman Laura Albrecht said. It is unclear whether the truck struck Wierup..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Bantú Mama (Dominican Republic) D: Ivan Herrera Screenwriters: Clarisse Albrecht, Ivan Herrera Producers: Ivan Herrera, Nicolas LaMadrid, Franmiris Lombert..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Cissi's Market

The new wine bar offers a superb wine list for the connoisseur and the neophyte alike

"...Plate ($14) is a classic combo for the Lucien Albrecht Brut Rosé ($31), although the Pascal Jolivet Chateau du..."

April 10, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

A Very Fuzzy Profile

Police officer Tim Enlow's "racial profiling" case may not be open and shut.

"...to do his or her job, APD spokeswoman Laura Albrecht responded, "No, [APD policy] does not hamper their ability..."

Dec. 28, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...Michael G. Albrecht..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. APD spokeswoman Laura Albrecht said investigators concluded that Boswell had disregarded a red..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Marjorie Lawler, Cheri Bemis, Jackie Potts, Nisa Sharma, Lisa Taylor/Albrecht, Karen Rheudasil..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

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"...Mike Albrecht..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

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Get a Hog!!

"...Michael Albrecht..."

April 17, 1998 Column

Five Things to Appreciate on the West Austin Studio Tour

Highlights of the sunset side of the ambulatory artistic experience

"...display – Amanda Witucki, Court Rogers, Wolf Garden, Mitch Albrecht, and Jessica Nacovsky among them – and a bonus..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Weekend Wine: French Bubbly Without the Champagne Price

'Tis the season for all things sparkling

"...find is luckily also one of the best. Lucien Albrecht’s Crémant d’Alsace ($20) is made from Pinot Auxerrois, Pinot..."

Dec. 28, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Seen the Future: Norman Bel Geddes Designs America," Donald Albrecht, curator;..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Coffee Table Iconoclasts

Oversized books and outsized personalities

"...retro medium. Norman Bel Geddes Designs Americaedited by Donald Albrecht Abrams, 400 pp., $65..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

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"...Jeff AlbrechtParallelsDear Editor,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Column

TV Eye

Questions and answers

"...Cable and HBO. As HBO chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht stated in his keynote speech, HBO's support of NALIP..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Joy Division

Record Review

"...because he couldn't hear the low notes over Bernard Albrecht's (aka Sumner's) guitar frenzy. Drummer Stephen Morris was a..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

TV Eye

NBC actually dropped Freaks & Geeks -- the smart, funny, refreshingly true-to-life high school comedy? Well, duh. Also, a look at the WB's DC, the latest ensemble drama to feature incredibly good-looking people.

"...HBO: Chris Albrecht, President of Original Programming, 2049 Century Park East, Ste...."

March 31, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta