Football by the (Negative) Numbers

Welcome to the real athletics budget

"...public parking spots in West Campus, in addition to spaces lost during the stadium expansion and the upcoming construction..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Cartoon creations from Kobe to Goldilocks

"...directors Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata’s dreamy, Jan Švankmajer-influenced "Negative Space." Stop-motion animation, papier-mâché, and Wes Andersonian detail add..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Strange things are afoot in the morgue

"...horror film, making the most of the story’s cavernous negative space and prosthetic guts. The film’s sound design by..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Night House

Rebecca Hall falls into a void of despair in this enthralling ghost story

"...Negative space scares artists. The instinct is to fill gaps..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Colombia's Child Soldiers Captured in Monos

Alejandro Landes on breaking the feelgood narrative of youth

"...like sculpture or monuments, the idea of positive and negative space. God forbid, we're all in the house, the..."

Sept. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Encounters at the End of the World

Werner Herzog, contemporary cinema's most consistently lyrical examiner of the (in)human condition, returns to the documentary form in yet another wonderfully improbable locale: Antarctica.

"...and abandoned the Earth altogether in favor of a space-y Brad Dourif (The Wild Blue Yonder). Here, Herzog travels..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alice, Darling

Anna Kendrick is crushingly brilliant as a woman in an abusive relationship

"...cast her. It's braver to embrace that there is negative space around her, like the yearning gaps between her..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A White, White Day

Icelandic revenge drama is really a perfect study of stifled grief

"...by Sigurdsson. He is a character defined by the negative space around him, and Palmason lets Sigurdsson crack the..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Status Quo Kills Neurons, So Train Your Brain

Niki Weber on why your brain needs negative feedback

"...Weber took the stage on Saturday to argue that negative feedback is essential to optimal brain function – and..."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

The Termite King

AMOA hosts Manny Farber at the Movies

"...compiled output of published film criticism is comparatively slight: Negative Space, a compilation of essays from The New Republic..."

July 2, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Then There's This: Turf Fight at Auditorium Shores

Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space

"...its off-leash acreage while other cities have added more space. The shrinkage argument is amping up in advance of..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

What We’re Listening to This Week

Angela Strehli, Quentin Arispe, and an improvisation supergroup

"...Trachtenberg Lisa Cameron/Jonathan Horne/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Joshua ThomsonPlace Is the Space (Personal Archives)..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Column by Jay Trachtenberg

Danny Barnes Works Harder

Seminal ex-Austinite talks banjo, minimalism, and experimentation

"...so much data in the world that I think negative space is valuable because it gives people a bit..."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'They Never Die They Just Go to Sleep One Day'

Scott Eastwood's exhibit juxtaposes life and death, offering a noteworthy glimpse into memorials of the future

"...right corner in Big Wheel, while the reverse image, Negative Big Wheel, maps out the original image's negative space..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

'Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape'

When you look at the art in this solo exhibition, it's all about the light

"...of the beads work with their arrangement and the negative space between them to create a buzzing field of..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

This Week's Waste of Time

Don't worry, it's easier than last week's

"...are easy: left and right keys to move and spacebar to jump. But instead of portals to help you..."

May 28, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

J Soulja's hip-hop open mic, an Elliott Smith tribute, and more recommended local shows

"...mic events by emphasizing the presence of a dedicated space for hip-hop creatives to mingle. Soulja also hopes that..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Diana Al-Hadid

The artist's VAC installation creates an afterimage for the afterworld

"...a solid-gray, muddy mass. Walk five steps, and the negative space is suddenly showcased, and the once-heavy sculpture now..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

"Superstring"

Superstring, the theory that attempts to gather all the laws of physics into one comprehensive, easy-to-digest recipe, may be not quite fully baked, but "Superstring" the show from UT's Creative Research Laboratory presenting new works by nine MFA candidates, is perfectly cooked and damned tasty.

"...Douberley make excellent use of the industrially gorgeous CRL space within Flatbed World Headquarters in presenting these explorations of..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Exhibitionism

Big: a Bit By-the-numbers

"...Anything and everything is grist for the musical mill...."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Review

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...exceptional directorial restraint. This introspective journey transcends time and space, leaving a lasting impact through its exploration of human..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Interview: Bradley Grant Smith’s “Male Gaze Gazes on the Male Gaze” in Our Father

Dick Wolf, Chicago, and the politics of writing female leads

"...actors, so I was very eager to give them space to bring themselves or change lines here and there...."

March 26, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

A Painter’s Guide to East Austin Studio Tour 2019

Five artists you don’t want to miss on this year’s EAST

"...painting air to breathe. She makes beautiful use of negative space, and her monotypes are especially alluring. Third Space..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Caroline Wright

"Kira Lynn Harris: Glittering Dystopias"

"...exhibition strikes a distinctly new tone for the often-bright space: Now a moody scene unfolds with an overwhelmingly dark..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

This Week's Waste of Time

The playable Independent Games Festival entries, part 2

"...only seen in first-person shooters that have a glitch. Negative space becomes positive space and walls become an infinite..."

Nov. 4, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Arthouse Reopening Celebration Schedule

"...art activities, and, naturally, the opportunity to explore the space and see the wealth of new exhibitions. Part of..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...in Negative Space...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"...council agenda might have, controversy "fills up the empty space that exists."..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Jan Heaton: Watercolor in her blood

Watercolor master Jan Heaton, who's been painting since she could hold a brush, explains how she makes art

"...JH: Details. Color. Light. Values. Expressions. Silhouettes. Negative space. Positive space. Forms. Characters. I look at something,..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Presto Christo!

Christo and Jeanne-Claude are coming to Austin for the Austin Museum of Art, which has just gotten a splashy new look

"...on a black rectangle, the logo plays cleverly with negative space and geometric figures, while offering a playful nod..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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