"The Indigo Show" at Recspec Gallery

This group show is appealing for the ways in which it showcases this most intense, moody, serene, and opulent of all the blues

"...show The Blue Dress. Hand-dyed and handsewn, the fabric sculpture as it hangs on the wall looks far from..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Swimming Holes With Nearby Watering Holes

Embrace the endless summer with water therapy and post-swim drinks

"...done swimming? Stop off for a cocktail, of course! Sculpture Falls..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...Instead, onlookers seemed to digest Icelander Ragnar Kjartansson's "sound sculpture" with relaxed appreciation since it proved more beautiful than..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Art City Austin Is More Fun Than Just Another Frame-Up

Annual extravaganza fills the Palmer and beyond with creativity

"...we mean: artists whose works encompass realms of painting, sculpture, fibers, metalwork, jewelry, and more, all of it on..."

April 9, 2018 Arts Post by Memory Harker

Five Recommended Arts Events in Austin This Weekend

In which your local cultural FOMO is subdued via this handy listicle

"...a good excuse to check out that lovely tree-studded sculpture park, anyway, right?..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Guide to Austin Greenbelt Entrances

Reroute no more! Here's a list of Greenbelt access points.

"...from the entrance that ends at the foot of Sculpture Falls, a concealed swimming hole, perfect for a post-hike..."

March 30, 2018 Events Post by Tinu Thomas

Five Arty Events: Jan. 12-14

The year continues! The present trips into the future! Who'd'a thunk?

"...afternoon is 2018’s first Family Day at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, and there’s seldom a better opportunity to immerse..."

Jan. 11, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: John Wayne’s Head in Lubbock

Hefty chunk of California sandstone becomes John Wayne’s head in Lubbock library

"...The sandstone boulder used to create the sculpture of the movie star was once in danger of..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"En Bola" at de stijl

The pairings of artists in this Los Outsiders exhibition yield works that are at once chaotic and harmonious, loud and quiet

"...– an image that is repeated in the pair's sculptures, Cantilever and Is This Seat Taken? In Love to..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Guy Clark Biographer Tamara Saviano

“He shared things with me he didn’t share with other people”

"...wanted Terry Allen to incorporate his cremains into a sculpture...."

March 30, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...A city of murals and outdoor sculptures and inspired graffiti, art is all around you in..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

“Mapped Refraction: Andrea de Leon and Micah Evans”

In this two-person exhibition, a symmetry of haunting forcefulness and colorful zaniness

"...is not in Interval, the geometric and somewhat fantastical sculpture the two artists worked on together, but in de..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

“Figure/Heads: David Bae and Erin Cunningham” at ICOSA Collective Gallery

It's rare for a show to combine work by two artists so different in such a complex and intensely unified way

"...Erin Cunningham's cast-iron sculpture, of a delicate nature, rises in five separate segments..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Sum You Some Me" at Butridge Gallery

This show pairing artwork by Felice House and Dana Younger feels dedicated and warm, a committed homage to the body

"...show is a collection of body parts rendered in sculpture, painting, and charcoal. A massive torso with its back..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...light, extending upward like tall insects or lithe Giacometti sculptures. I tend to forget them until I come across..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Young Latino Artists 21: Amexican@"

This exhibit is about being Mexican-American, but it will make things happen for you whatever your ethnicity

"...Take Vanessa R. Centeno's series of prints, video, and sculpture. Saint Thing I and Saint Thing II are photos..."

July 15, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Elizabeth McCracken and Edward Carey's Write Balance

The local literary duo discusses being a creative couple and how it affects their work and process

"...Well, I was about to make a piece of sculpture in Boston. And Elizabeth was living in Boston then,..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hyde Park Bar & Grill's Rare Bird

Classic eatery debuts Thanksgiving fork topper

"...The turkey is but the latest of the whimsical sculpture installations Whistler has created to decorate the fork sign..."

Nov. 9, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

"Luz y Movimiento: Ender Martos"

A new space for Camiba Art allows for a playful, active relationship to Ender Martos' vibrant Op Art work

"...nylon strings strung tight diagonally across the gallery. The sculpture confronts the viewer with a choice: Either shimmy past..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

"Mons Dew" at MASS Gallery

MASS Gallery's five artists bombard the senses with neon-bright objects linked to personal consumption

"...intends to "confuse, illuminate, and delight the senses" through sculpture, painting, and video work from five artists: Patrick Berran,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

"I'll Be It" at Pump Project

The exhibit of four Austin artists' work at Pump Project exposes the fun of objecthood

"...its exploration of bodily forms through both painting and sculpture. The show, overall, attempts to tackle a multitude of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...household name, he began his career forging ancient Roman sculpture. He created a new sculpture out of marble, then..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

"Kira Lynn Harris: Glittering Dystopias"

"...giant Tesla coil; the other being a site-specific found-object sculpture...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

"Robert Therrien"

The sculptor invites viewers to reconsider physical space with objects much larger and smaller than normal

"...much of his historical work includes these notable large-scale sculptures, Therrien's more recent studies explore almost theatrical renditions of..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Food Events

"...UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum Garden Party With honorary chairs Paul..."

April 24, 2015 Food Column

Poised for Success

"...work we’re doing now to build a contemporary art sculpture park in nature [“Glorious Renewal,” Arts, March 27]. I..."

March 27, 2015 Postmarks

Let Them Make Cake

The artists that make Austin the cake capital of the world

"...trick the viewer into believing the cake is a sculpture or, in some cases, a real life human," says..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Touring the Tour

A very meta experience, guided by Heather Pesanti, senior curator of the Contemporary Austin

"...explained the conceptual foundations of her sexually charged paintings, sculpture, and video, and how her professional history in the..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

"Michael Anthony García: Chimaera"

This ambitious solo show explores gender duality with the help of furniture and clothing borrowed from friends and family

"...book Sexual Personae on the nightstand, for example, or sculptures such as Hyperbolic Male, a helix of neckties that..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Food Events

April 19-24

"...› Umlauf Sculpture Garden's 16th Annual Garden Party Thu., April 24, 6:30-9:30pm...."

April 18, 2014 Food Column

« 1    ‹ BACK    2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11     NEXT ›    34 »