The Progressive Hammers Are Out, Looking For Nails
October 14, 2021
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Bad-faith readings of other people’s intentions are built into their thinking.
Bad-faith readings of other people’s intentions are built into their thinking.
Menchaca keeps expanding their vision and method.
"The new position of Chief Curator needs a unique blend of curatorial expertise, community engagement know-how, and Afrocentric knowledge. Christopher…
We are divided people — divided from one another, and ourselves.
I was looking for the motivation I used to find in watching Frank Serpico move into his place, and over…
The Dallas Art Fair’s inability to reimburse the galleries even a part of their expense is a triple whammy for…
Not getting to see art in person has gone from feeling like a temporary and honorable discomfort to a kind…
Artists are responsive, and survivors, and will make art. For the sake of our own wellbeing and humanity, we need…
The show of 1990s fashion at the McNay in San Antonio makes me wonder if, even as the digital revolution…
Art is great, but so is nature, and food, and movies, and books.
Mr. Galbreth’s influence on and contributions to the growth of Houston’s robust art scene cannot be overstated.
The show is not just romanticizing the artists. It's also nostalgic for a time when art like this could be…
La precisión con que acomodan cada chaquira es increíble. Una curadora me dijo que los artesanos huicholes trabajan sin plantillas.…
If the fair displaces longstanding galleries with newcomers who don’t return, what would lure back the loyal-but-spurned galleries?
Huichol artists work without templates. They just go at it, free-hand, like great jazz players improving off the Dorian minor…
I gravitate to HCCC despite my own bullishness regarding art and craft as separate worlds, but I think that’s a…
I think Ruby's impulse is limited to making cool-looking shit, so I’m often mystified by his seemingly unchecked success.
You could make the mistake of believing that these paintings happened overnight, but anyone who’s made a leap forward in…
Clever artists who had some ironic or absurd fun with Instagram in the beginning are tired of producing its content…
