Art
August 31, 1978
Of Mice and Mini
The large art of the very small.
Art
Storytelling, news, and reviews about works of art and the artists behind them
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Art
June 30, 1978
Rhythm ‘N’ Hues
Riding a color merry-go-round with America’s first modern painters.
Style & Design
December 1, 1977
Living in Glass Houses
The world is full of monuments to art—but how many can you live in?
Art
December 1, 1977
Flash!
Who won the Texas Monthly Photo Contest, and why.
Style & Design
August 31, 1977
The House That Art Built
What do you do when you have more paintings than walls to hang them on?
Art
August 1, 1977
From Here to Infinity
Smile, you're a candid camera.
Design
June 30, 1977
Hello, Walls
When is a wall not a wall? When it's a work of art.
Texas History
August 31, 1976
Making the Best of It
A great photographer looks at plain people caught in the hard times of another Texas.
Art
November 1, 1975
The Taxman Cometh
The IRS is waging a secret war against big art donors.
Art
September 30, 1975
Is Texas A New Mecca For Artists?
The word is out among young artists that our state is a good place to work.
Art
March 31, 1975
Three for the Show
Fort Worth’s art museums are a bigger attraction than the stockyards and, what’s more, most art doesn’t smell.
Art
August 31, 1974
Steel Walls Do Not an Art Museum Make
The Houston Contemporary Arts Museum has an acute case of schizophrenia.
Art
February 28, 1974
Touts
DEGAS IN DALLASBetter known for his paintings, the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas saw only one of his seventy-three sculptures exhibited in his own lifetime. Admirers of his work today are more fortunate. Seventy pieces, on loan for the first time from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, are currently
Food
January 31, 1974
Touts
Everybody, Sing! If you always wanted to sing with an orchestra but no conductor ever asked you, plan to be at “The Sing,” Houston’s bright new community sing-along.“The Sing” is for anyone who wants to sing the world’s great choral favorites (yes, of course, the Hallelujah Chorus is included). No less
Art
January 1, 1974
Touts
Modern Art In HoustonSince its establishment in Dallas 6 years ago, the Janie C. Lee Gallery has been known for showing the most celebrated of contemporary American artists. In mid-December, they opened a Houston branch that promises more of the same.The initial show is a group exhibition which includes most
Art
December 1, 1973
Touts
Future-Shocking ExhibitionHouston’s Contemporary Arts museum takes the prize again for the new and different in experimental art. Beginning sometime in mid-December (the opening date had not been selected at press time) the museum will present the combined efforts of the futuristic-oriented Ant Farm, NASA, and the Texas Medical Center, in
Music
November 1, 1973
Touts
Some recommendations on what to do, see and buy this month.
Art
June 30, 1973
Touts
Fiddle-FaddleFiddler’s festival? A hillside field and a lake would be the perfect setting. But now they’ve covered it over with a shopping center and a parking lot.Seminary South isn’t country heaven, but it’s all right for a shopping center—it has lots of grass and flowers and trees and fountains. And
Art
June 30, 1973
Letitia Goes to Town
Another Texan stuns the New York art and theater world.