Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build its new..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Tilling the Soil of Tomorrow

How one design firm is tackling technology gaps to build the farm of the future

"...Africa last summer, they were on unfamiliar terrain. For starters, they were more accustomed to working with ideas than..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Tubes of Art

"...Antonio. We're going to hear the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's senior curator of film and media arts, John G...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...illustration by Robert Faries..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Art and Photography Books Picture This!

"...Holidays and art books go together like rum and eggnog -- the..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Books Feature

"Whitney Turetzky: Feminine Grandeur" at the Elisabet Ney

In the way she transforms antique photographs of anonymous women, Turetzky elevates their subjects’ status to something holy and sacred

"..."Whitney Turetzky: Feminine Grandeur," the latest exhibit at the Elisabet..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Review by Marisa Charpentier

The Gospel of Lead

Arthouse's Talking Art with Dario Robleto and Jeremy Blake is a good bet for a stimulating afternoon, with two rising art stars who have a history of weirdly personal, spicy commentary

"...Surgery," and "Eunuch Euthanasia" are past exhibition titles conceived of by the young and feisty San Antonio artist Dario..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...Face coverings are the fashion statement of 2020. There’s no reason to go with plain-old boring..."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Spatial Engineer of the Invisible City

He is everywhere. He is unavoidable. He is Tha' Subliminal Kid.

"...a universe," DJ Spooky writes in the liner notes of his 1996 Songs of a Dead Dreamer. It's both..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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

Here Comes Austin

Blanton Museum breaks ground on Ellsworth Kelly chapel

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

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Seeing Through Animation Darkly

On paper, artists Trenton Doyle Hancock, Arturo Herrera, Jeremy Blake, and Ellen Gallagher may share little in common, but in the Blanton Museum of Art's "Cartoon Noir" curator Annette Carlozzi has skillfully grouped works by them to reveal a shared interest in cartoon's darker underside as a means to explore moral complexities in contemporary life.

"...Who says cartoons are just for kids? Clearly not many, as the..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Erina Duganne

Next Edition

For more than 13 years, Flatbed Press has been producing some of the most exquisite collectible prints made by contemporary Texas artists, but these days its owners are starting to plan for a new incarnation of Flatbed that may not include them.

"...a diary. Newspapers and books are printed. Each resulting artifact has a different life span; grocery lists and newspapers..."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Making the Scene

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

"...Images courtesy of Carl R. McQueary and Robert Summers..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Exhibitionism

The Mystery of Irma Vep: Summer Camp

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Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Review

Articulations

The passing of Texas regionalist pioneer painter Everett Spruce

"...He was one of the "Dallas Nine," a group of Lone Star artists..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Texas Prize, Big Time!

Arthouse launches a major new award for the state's artists

"...In art, it seems, as in all other aspects of life,..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arthouse Texas Prize Finalists

Arthouse has named four finalists for its first-ever Arthouse Texas Prize, worth $30,000

"...One of the biggest local arts stories of 2004 was the..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...The eyes of a child? An adult? Both?..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in American Art

AMOA's shows rejoice over blurred lines between interested corporate marketing and disinterested beauty

"...Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in American Art/Everyday Objects: Extra-Ordinary Austin Designs..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Articulations

AMOA Selects Architect

"...architect to design a permanent downtown facility, the Austin Museum of Art provided the city with news that was..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Short Cuts

More Third Coast coups to coo over: Hanhardt, Haynes, and The Alamo.

"...series, and then there are lecture series. The Austin Museum of Art, in conjunction with the Austin Film Society..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Culture Flash!

Art prize finalists, grants for a dancemaker and a new musical, and Mother Ginger

"...on receiving a USA fellowship grant from the national artists' advocacy organization United States Artists. Only 50 artists are..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...do a lot worse than rush over to the ArtPlex at 1705 Guadalupe right now, where Super-8 avant-garde pioneer..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

ACL Music Fest Friday Interviews

Get behind him Satan. Austin's iconic prodigal son returns.

"...beloved prodigal son to unprecedented levels. His endearing battles of precocious optimism and unrequited love have transcended every possible..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Curatorial Reportage

The Blanton Museum's ever-shifting WorkSpace offers up- to-the-minute views of what's happening in contemporary art

"...In the visual arts, we talk a lot about the white cube, a..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Larger Than Life

The late Luis Jiménez created art on a grand scale – and lived life that way, too

"...associated with Luis Jiménez. The El Paso native created art on a grand scale, constructing vibrantly colored fiberglass sculptures..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Glorious Renewal

The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria

"...but if you know where to look, the spirits of the city's past residents still buzz about. They debate..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Vision 2020: "Deborah Roberts: I'm"

Nationally known Austin artist will get a solo show at home

"...Deborah Roberts has been making and showing art in Austin for decades, most of that time plugging..."

Jan. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Maverick Outsider

Avant-garde artist Willie Varela discusses politics, the nature of personal work, a career on the fringes, and what it's like to be a Chicano filmmaker.

"...renegade avant-garde filmmaker from El Paso, a Chicano visionary artist, a lone West Texas shooter, an illuminating teacher, and..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Athina Rachel Tsangari

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