The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...of those days when Dagoberto Gilb was about to start a scandal, and he needed some advice. Anyone could..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Art of the Sandwich

An Ode by the Cuisines Staff

"...is certainly not the only city with its own particular sandwich. Plenty of people visit Miami for the Cuban..."

May 18, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Paper Art: Still Obsessed

Papercut, Part. 2

"...the blade. A reader sent in a link to Cuban multi-media artist Elsa Mora's papercut blog. Inspired largely by..."

Aug. 11, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Turning the Lens on Us

Austin is hosting the 40th national conference of the Society for Photographic Education, which aims to consider how the United States has been represented by photographers in the past and where photographers need to focus their attention in the future.

"...event of the year, featuring lectures, panel discussions, and artists' presentations by some of the most important figures in..."

March 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Erina Duganne

Strawberry and Chocolate

"...tracks the development of an improbable friendship between two Cuban men, a friendship colored by the politics of their..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dreamland Via Cuba

Artists Virginia Fleck and Sandra Ceballos found dreams to be a recurring theme in both their work when Gallery 106 sent Austin-based Fleck to Ceballos' home in Cuba, and now they've collaborated on an exhibition titled "Dreaming My Dreams."

"...new show, "Dreaming My Dreams." Nestled in Flatbed World Headquarters, Gallery 106 has garnered kudos for bringing the work..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

The Marvelous Jew

Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness

"...and bodegas. A Tito Puente protégé and devotee of Cuban bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez, he was one of the first..."

Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Local Palette

Works by Cuban Artists

"...Various Artists..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Arts Feature

Tricks of the Trade

Keynote Address: Mark Cuban

"...Mark Cuban photograph by Greg Selig It's like my granddaddy used..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Cuba by Alan Pogue / Timeless Exposures: Europe, New York, Cuba

Local Arts Reviews

"...Flatbed World Headquarters,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Arts Review by Ben Willcott

Ibeyi Transmits

Sisters prove the measure of their society

"...French-Cuban twin sisters Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz come together as..."

April 13, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Arts in Context: Somos Krudas

AIC brings us a look at the life and work of hip-hop duo Krudas Cubensi

"...Austin gets a bit of Cuban flavor in "Somos Krudas,” Arts in Context’s latest episode,..."

June 24, 2015 Screens Post by Alexa Harrington

Before Night Falls

"...Directed by: Julian Schnabel. Starring: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Vito Maria Schnabel, Olatz Lopez Garmendia,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mambo Kings

"...by: Arne Glimcher. Starring: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty and Maruschka Detmers. This film adaptation of Oscar Hijuelos'..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Springtime in Texas means wildflowers and festivals abound

"...Start your bluebonnet searches at these helpful websites:..."

March 1, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

A doc not just for music aficionados, but a transcendent reminder that art matters

"...cultural sway over the music of the day. Soon, Afro-Cuban and American doo-wop start to influence the sound, and..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Che: Part Two

Steven Soderbergh concludes his two-part biopic with Che's Bolivian endgame.

"...Joaquim de Almeida and Lou Diamond Phillips. At the start of Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic about the life of..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Arturo Sandoval Sounds His Horn

Cuban trumpet great on Eastwood, Gillespie, and God

"...Closing in on 40 albums while boasting 10 Grammys, Arturo Sandoval’s legend speaks for itself. Cuban-born, the 70-year-old trumpeter..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Numerous and Curious Tongues

What two new books -- Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America by Jacqueline Barnitz and Mexican Suite: A History of Photography in Mexico by Olivier Debroise -- arrive at, like the most chaotic of the Mexican murals, is a body of work that is crammed full of dissonant faces and lives while telling a seductive tale in numerous and curious tongues.

"...Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America by Jacqueline Barnitz University of Texas..."

March 16, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

SXSW Film Review: Soy Cubana

Spirited doc transcends borders through a capella

"...administration in 2017 marked a fleeting period of amicable Cuban-U.S. relations. While the Obama administration made a point of..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

10 Minutes With Ry Cooder

Journeyman guitarist yes, ethnomusicologist maybe

"...working with the Rolling Stones to winning awards with Cuban supergroup the Buena Vista Social Club and recording in..."

Sept. 17, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...April morning of the funeral for slain Austin Police Department Officer Jaime Padron, Chief Art Acevedo stopped at Starbucks..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Notes on "Notes on Sugar"

The story behind Neon Queen Collective's first art exhibition

"...As an undergrad art history student at the University of South Florida, Phillip..."

Feb. 1, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean

Treasure Hunting

Alternate Current Art Space

"...it's my way. Which is why visiting Alternate Current Art Space on South First Street is such a problem..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature

The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...sedge! dwarf palmettos! – with spaces for sitting and artworks commissioned by the Blanton enlivening the way. On the..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...This popular ongoing series asks local dance artists to collaborate with an artist of a different medium..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

At Least Five Things You Should Know About, I Mean, If You Were Counting

The bimonthly literary/art/performative series Five Things happens Friday at the Art Authority

"...June 5 at the (very happily reopened) United States Art Authority next to Spiderhouse Cafe (510 West 29th). Doors..."

June 3, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Portable Worlds

In 'Sabina's Letters,' Cuban artist Eduardo Mu& #241;oz Ordoqui offers images in which video correspondence is projected onto everyday objects from his U.S. environment

"...Gallery 106, a space within Flatbed World Headquarters dedicated to showing contemporary Cuban art, is currently presenting..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

Review: Ground Floor Theatre's Anna in the Tropics

Life imitates art in this tantalizing production of a Pulitzer-winning play

"...winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, evokes the Cuban American world of Ybor, Florida, in 1929 – a..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Demons' / 'Witchboard'

Director Kevin S. Tenney talks scream queens and classic posters

"...have been the best piece of creepy ’80s horror art. So good that, according to director Kevin S. Tenney,..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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