Beyond the Blockbuster

With "Luca Cambiaso, 1527-1585," the Blanton bucks the trend toward superstar exhibitions and spotlights a lost Renaissance master

"...the public involved in art, what bring into the museum those who might otherwise spend an afternoon at the..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Matchmaking Masterworks

Drawing from alumni collections, the Blanton pairs great works of art in intriguing ways

"...Well, that isn't precisely true. The Blanton Museum of Art's curator at large definitely knew she..."

March 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...of art for the Smithsonian Institution doing running the Blanton Museum of Art? And how does one shift from..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Place of Calm and Light

The Blanton to build a structure designed by Ellsworth Kelly

"...designed by the artist and being built by the Blanton Museum of Art...."

Feb. 12, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Articulations

Blanton Architect Named

"...Ever since the Austin Museum of Art announced that Richard Gluckman had been selected..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Sold on the Cool

The Blanton's 'Birth of the Cool' is midcentury modernism made sexy

"...then, that the image is being used by the Blanton Museum of Art to advertise "Birth of the Cool:..."

March 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Acting Out and Causing Trouble

The works in "Difficult Daughters," the final installation in the Blanton Museum of Art's "Projections" series of contemporary films, show women acting out and causing trouble, but they also demonstrate how women of different generations approach feminism.

"...Blanton Museum of Art assistant curator Kelly Baum says the..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Review: “If the Sky Were Orange”

Journalist Jeff Goodell curates the Blanton’s call to action on climate change

"...The title of the Blanton Museum of Art's ongoing exhibition "If the Sky Were..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Lina Fisher

SoundSpace Reframes the Refugee Conversation

Blanton Museum music series explores the refugee experience

"...who have recently stopped listening might turn to the Blanton Museum to re-engage...."

June 3, 2017 Arts Post by Katarina Brown

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.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design the museum's..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Entrances and Exits

A distinguished curator and top scenic designer bid farewell to UT

"...time. First, it was Dana Friis-Hansen leaving the Austin Museum of Art and Ken Stein leaving the Austin Theatre..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Comes Austin

Blanton Museum breaks ground on Ellsworth Kelly chapel

"...This weekend, the Blanton Museum of Art is taking its first steps toward..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon

The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are

"...created in 2001), Indecision on the Moon, in the Blanton Museum's "Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser" exhibit. It's just a dark..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Review by Dave Randall

That Body, My Teacher

Deborah Hay dances her way into the Blanton to give us a lesson in expanding perception

"...We like our museum art still, don't we?..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hey, Look Me Over!

AFF and the Blanton team up to bring underseen films to Austin

"...Spirit Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum was at least in part the inspiration for AFF's..."

June 19, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Reading between the features in the Blanton's 'About Face'

"...But in the 40 works that make up the Blanton Museum of Art's current exhibit on portraiture, there's scarcely..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: B Scene

The Blanton Museum of Art, Friday, May 2, 2008

"...Texas is blessed with some of the finest art museums in the nation. One of them, the Blanton, is..."

May 2, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Articulations

Blanton Blooper?

"...announced that the firm which would design the new Blanton Museum of Art at Speedway and MLK was Herzog..."

July 16, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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

"...solo exhibition in Austin, currently on view in the Blanton Museum of Art's Contemporary Project gallery. The Black That..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

In the Company of Cats and Dogs

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

"...Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. MLK, 512/471-7324 www.blantonmuseum.org Through..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Sistering the Brothers Grimm

Austin-born artist Natalie Frank makes fables viscerally visual in her exhibition at the Blanton

"...currently fill several upstairs rooms in the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art. Organized by the Drawing Center in..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Home for 'Progress' (and 'Border Crossing')

The Blanton acquires a pair of Luis Jiménez sculptures

"...mention his career, so it's only fitting that UT's Blanton Museum of Art be home to two of the..."

Dec. 20, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

Finalists for Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art

"...roofs in the portfolios of the seven semifinalists for Blanton: The Sequel. All have experience working on university projects,..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature

Not "Off-White" Enough?

Why Mexic-Arte left one piece out of its "YLA 22" exhibition

"...This summer, Mexic-Arte Museum presented its 22nd annual Young Latino Artists exhibition, and..."

Aug. 26, 2017 Arts Post by Victoria Mycue

Articulations

AMOA Museum Campaign, We Have Lift-Off!

"...stepped up to the plate for the new Austin Museum of Art downtown museum. And they think it's your..."

March 5, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Finally Gets a Planetarium (Sorta)

Stargazers get home in Cedar Park, but still looking Downtown

"...Planetarium group, it's finally happening. Well, mostly. The Texas Museum of Science and Technology will open on March 20..."

Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...In January of this year, the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) officially scrapped its plans for a..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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.

"...curator of prints, drawings, and European paintings at UT-Austin's Blanton Museum of Art for the past 16 years --..."

April 4, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...plans were hatched for nine new or newly renovated museums, two new performing arts organization headquarters, one new theatre..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...Saint Cecilia's organ recital today hangs in the Blanton Museum of Art, up the grand staircase, two rooms..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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