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An armadillo incense burner. An Andy Warhol self-portrait. The keys to the Alamo. Who knew what startling treasures you could find without ever leaving the state?…
Storytelling, news, and reviews about works of art and the artists behind them
An armadillo incense burner. An Andy Warhol self-portrait. The keys to the Alamo. Who knew what startling treasures you could find without ever leaving the state?…
A revival of "The Roads to Home" in New York proves the Wharton native's work is as relevant—and revered—as ever.
Prison Break Tattoos, designed to look like a jail cell, caters to law enforcement and first responders.
What to read, listen to, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Can the Texas Contemporary Art Fair turn Houston into a capital of Latin American art?…
Dorothy Hood was one of Texas’s greatest artists, yet her work remains largely unknown. Now, sixteen years after her death, can her fans bring her the acclaim she never received in life?…
The incandescent unreality of Rocky Schenck is on display in the photographer's second collection.
Robert Irwin’s long-awaited Marfa installation is a work like no other: a massive project that reflects the austere, light-filled beauty of West Texas.
How do you depict the "new Austin" on a magazine cover? By painting a mural on South Congress and photographing it, of course.
In 1975 the estate of J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964) established an endowment that would allow the University of Texas Press to keep his books in print for decades to come. Forty years later, the arrangement is still in place, and the press annually sells thousands of copies of…
What to watch, read, listen to, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
As one of Texas’ fastest-changing cities, Austin’s visual identity has shifted a lot, too—but at least one artist is determined to capture the days of neon and weirdness.
A look at what to hear, read, watch, and see this month in order to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The indie filmmaker is days away from the end of his Kickstarter campaign to tell the story of one of the nation's most vibrant public access television scenes. Here's what he's learned.
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Four other Confederates will maintain their vigil over the university, but Jefferson Davis is being moved out of plain sight.
What to read, hear, watch, and look at to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy. …
How the Spindletop gusher turned one prospector into an arts patron with an unusual flair for self-recrimination. …
Museum-goers in Texas will have to live with snapping their art selfies the old-fashioned way. …
One of Houston’s most cherished art landmarks can’t survive the ravages of the climate or the loss of its hyperkinetic, ever-improvising creator.
The legendary Texas comedian may have died in obscurity 20 years ago, but he’ll be remembered in bronze.
Your move, cat pics people. …
We'll never know who Farrah truly loved, but everybody has agreed that the painting belongs to Ryan O'Neal.
Mother! Tell your children to enjoy our local bars and restaurants!…
Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock reflects on his East Texas roots.
His "World Leaders" series of portraits opened last week at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, albeit to mixed reviews. What should the former President paint next? …
For all the criticism of the festival's co-opting by big brands, the power of art, music, and community were on display in the wake of tragedy. …
Paños, small cloth swatches decorated with detailed illustrations by inmates, now hang in New York museums and are snapped up by worldly collectors.
No matter how you feel about him, hearing the former President declare, "Well, uh, I've become a, uh, painter" over the faint strains of "Good King Wencelas" is pretty darn charming. …
Could the iconic Lonestar flag get even more iconic?…
Elmgreen thinks TxDOT needs to change their definition of an advertising sign.
Whose idea was it to install a Playboy sculpture in Marfa?…
On August 28, 2013, we talked to Richard Phillips, the artist behind the controversial Playboy Marfa installation. Read more about the art-versus-advertising debate here. FRANCESCA MARI: When were you tapped to do this piece for Playboy? RICHARD PHILLIPS: I was contacted before the New Year by Neville Wakefield, who…
When Playboy Enterprises—yes, that Playboy Enterprises—erected a forty-foot-tall sculpture near Marfa, it was convinced the town would appreciate its take on the local art scene. Instead it started a revealing debate.
"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston will take on the role of Lyndon Johnson in a play next month titled "All the Way."…
Can the famous piano competition survive without Van Cliburn?…
He signs his landscapes, dog portraits, and bath scenes "43."…
Does the George W. Bush presidential library need some art? A hacker who goes by "Guccifer" may have rustled up some options.
How the sex scandal consuming Amarillo art patron Stanley Marsh 3 also might bring down America's most famous roadside attraction.
Carrie Rodriguez, Singing Bach on the Flues, A Day With Dangerous Guitar, and the Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium . . .
Tales from Dell City, Texas, "Taquerías of Southmost," Terry Allen, and lessons in method acting . . .