Articulations

The passing of Texas regionalist pioneer painter Everett Spruce

"...gone. Everett F. Spruce, whose pioneering work as an American regionalist painter and whose decades of service on the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Symphony July Fourth Concert & Fireworks

With more than the usual musical suspects, the ASO managed to make its 39th July Fourth concert a rousing success

"...Fourth of July concert must seem like something most Americans could do in their sleep. Just plug in the..."

July 10, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...been roundly applauded for taking on (or taking over) "regionalism" -- even by people who turn right around and..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...That's why "regionalism" is bound to join "boondoggle," "social fabric," and (paradoxically)..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...the permanent collection wing of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Andy Warhol Museum in..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Mike Clark-Madison's journalistic leadership on regionalism is not new but has become more and more..."

July 30, 2004 Column

Point Austin: Good, Bad, and Ugly

Sustainability Project snap-shoots our present, future

"...between the rich, the poor, and the middle class.Discovering Regionalism..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Column by Michael King

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to stay home

"...names that made Shreveport's Louisiana Hayride as important to American music as Nashville, Tenn.'s Grand Ole Opry. Seeing James..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...Hall for Futrell to later regret, but unlike Our American President, the Austin city manager can credibly claim to..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Location, Location, Location

Detective Fiction

"...detective story since Sherlock Holmes' London. Most of the American detective series that started in the early part of..."

May 5, 1995 Books Feature by Louis Black

New Sounds of the Season

Christmas cheer for the ear from UT Wind Ensemble, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Conspirare

"...works provide a dip back into the waters of American music between the world wars, when composers here had..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize Exhibition

This year's five prize finalists all question what civilized society is, in Texas and elsewhere

"...In the 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize catalog essay, "Global Regionalism: The Texas Art Scene in 2007," Rainey Knudson and..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Texas Tropes

Is Don Graham Really Texas' Literary Curmudgeon?

"...it on PBS so everybody could feel good about regionalism."..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

State of Wonderment

The Texas Biennial's first outside curator describes what he saw in Lone Star art

"...although he has been labeled as a regional artist. Regionalism is a product of the New York art world's..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Market Study

With the opening of the new Whole Foods, the grocery business in Austin and elsewhere is at its apex

"...running for a week. By 1955, 60% of all American grocery shopping took place in supermarkets. But even as..."

March 25, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"...aspect of the playing field at this mecca of American independent cinema was democratized this year: The world narrative..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...development for Southwest Texas State University. "We need true regionalism. We need a multimodal transportation system. And to have..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...-- will not be a high point of fin-de-siècle American architecture...."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...Growth evangelists. For every percentage point of population growth, American metro areas grow 10 to 15% in land area..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...center of the ring. It doesn't matter that rap regionalism died 11 years ago the moment A$AP Rocky copped..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Point Austin: What the GOP Wants for You

The 2010 Republican Party platform is a real nightmare

"...gives somewhat short shrift to Mis­sis­sip­pi, but a certain regionalism is to be expected. There are nods to "state..."

July 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Making the Scene

Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world

"...elements and more expressive brushwork. The result is another regionalism engaged with modernist rather than social realist art. The..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Page Two

Forget the middle ground: Why don't the progressives take over the Democratic Party and make a real fight of this thing?

"...beliefs are their beliefs. They have no use for Americans who disagree with them, not only despising but anxious..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by John Sayles

Austin @ Large: Where's the Mayor?

Mayor Will Wynn visits European capitals – will anybody in Austin notice he's missing?

"...other local leaders are now so eager to embrace regionalism and urbanism, after years of thinking people like Will..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Johnson Treatment

It's been a dozen years since Robert Caro's previous book about Johnson, and now he's back, this time with Master of the Senate, an exhaustive and exhausting examination of the United States Senate during the years of Johnson's time there.

"...reminder of how, in many ways, the traditional North/South regionalism that evolved after the Civil War was still in..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Bruce Wagner: West Coast Wizard?

Is Updike's enthusiasm for Wagner warranted?

"...There is an informal tradition in American letters that allows a literary writer to pump up..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman