Portrait of Wally

UT film professor Andrew Shea’s documentary is an engrossing account of how this Egon Schiele painting changed hands over the years.

"...still makes waves. One piece in particular, the tender Portrait of Wally, ignited an art-world war and influenced the..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The People's Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light

The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state

"...– white dress, flirty smile – at the People's Gallery exhibit at City Hall. "I always tell people, 'It's..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Feature by Laura Jones

Portrait of the Artist as a Righteous Dissident

Filmmaker Alison Klayman discusses her new doc, 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

"...and emotional significance on a daily basis. The Beijing National Stadium created for the 2008 Beijing Olympics (aka the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Culture Flash!

A Blanton curator goes south, a solo show master goes back to Houston, an area quilter and portraitist go national, and the Long Center and KMFA go to the bank

"...being selected as a semifinalist in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C...."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

10 Pinky 10 Stinky

2010 was a year for the queers! Kindof.

"...which Austin’s Queerbomb and Pride festivals were in the national spotlight. Trailblazers R Us, and truth be told, it..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Alan Pappé: In Memoriam

The man who gave us thousands of memorable images from Hollywood and the music scene has passed

"...look at one of his shots – say, his portrait of Liza Minnelli in the film Cabaret that was..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature

Gay Place

Top 10s from the bottom to the top

"...8) PULLING DAVID WOJNAROWICZ FROM THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY At the insistence of ultra-conservative groups and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Fall is full of fairs and fests

"...way of the exhibition “Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol.” The exhibition features 150 objects..."

Oct. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Perfect Moment to Scream

NPG takes down Mapplethor… er Wojnarowicz, cos it's too gay.

"...if you haven't already heard or gotten involved… the National Portrait Gallery has just taken down a video work..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Austin on Authorship

"...for spring break, I saw an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery that collects together many of the documentary..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Tug of War Between Art and Morality

Andrew Shea's Portrait of Wally follows the trail of Nazi plunder

"...By that point the painting – titled Portrait of Wally, after Schiele's mistress and muse Valerie "Wally"..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...Neil Coleman at the original Pro-Jex Gallery photograph by Brenda Ladd..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Are You Local? Crit Group Reunion Redefines What it Means to be an Austin Artist

Two-part retrospective exhibition brings local creatives together, and to the main gallery

"...suited to the local level, as opposed to a national or international scale. But the brief comment made me..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Made Pictures

The Photos of the Wittliff Gallery & Mariana Yampolsky

"...Writers Collection and the inauguration of the new Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography, Dr. Jerome Supple distinguished..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Eastside's Past and Present Revealed in John Mulvany's Latest Exhibit

Secure the Perimeter" at grayDUCK Gallery asks, “What if the outside force is an inside job?”

"...In "Secure the Perimeter," now on view at grayDUCK Gallery, John Mulvany asks us to consider the unnerving possibility..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Art

Art Openings

"...ARTPLEX GALLERY, 1705 Guadalupe, 474-7799. Multimedia artist Beeaje Quick exhibits his..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Art

Art Openings

"..."Dance Show," Skylight Gallery (Mar 4); "Definientia II," Gallery Lombardi (Mar 4); "New..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Local Palette

"...Current's Mojo exhibit set the tone for what the gallery and exhibit are all about: young, untested artists given..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...of which there will be 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, and..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Culture Flash!

Big honors for a local portraitist, a pianist, and two high school seniors, plus Austin Books raises $2K for First Amendment protection

"...selected as a semifinalist in the Smithsonian's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006. Chosen from a field of some 4,000..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Duke

Jim Broadbent is charming in this socially minded true-crime comedy

"...passion for the underdog. In 1961, Francisco de Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from London’s..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Setting the Table

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

"...is adding a new feather in its cap of international renown with the opening of "Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...where home crew VORTEX mounts its signature shockers and national solo artists such as Karen Finley, Annie Sprinkle, and..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...up for people to gather and interact. There's a gallery that helps visitors experience music beyond what radio can..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Black Watch, National Theatre of Scotland, presented by Texas Perform­ing Arts..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Worth a Thousand...

Words Play Off Images in Four New AMOA Exhibitions

"...On the floor in the upstairs gallery is a huge piece of cardboard, laid out like..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...(United States, France) D: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Based on the international bestseller, A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...to the moon to fanciful pictures including a 19th-century portrait of a man in a solar themed costume...."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...multiple gender roles, spawned the art of kabuki actor portraits. From 1978 to 2000, Tsuruya Kōkei worked as resident..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...series 3 Body Problem, Netflix's adaptation of Liu Cixin's international smash hit science fiction novel, The Three-Body Problem...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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