The Best Thing in Texas: This George Strait Mural Honors the King of Country
Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio.
Storytelling, news, and reviews about works of art and the artists behind them
Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio.
The most iconic facial hair in Texas sports has proven to be a creative muse for Filip Peraić.
Plus, a hip-hop powerhouse from Houston, an immersive history exhibit in Austin, and a fictional boy genius in East Texas.
The artist's collaborative creation, like her other work, is deeply rooted in the communities she works with.
Plus, Tom Morello’s SXSW magic, a cancer researcher celebrated, and hand-painted jean jackets.
RAICES brings a challenging immersive experience to an event overrun by corporate brand ”activations.”
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the newly minted Texas Medal of Arts winner offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of classic sessions with Kurt Cobain, Willie Nelson, and Donald Trump.
Plus, explosive photography from Austin, instrumentals from Billy Preston, and a podcast investigation of Anna Nicole Smith.
As government land seizures roil the Valley, a German-born artist points to stark historical parallels.
Ruby City, Adjaye’s first building in Texas, is the vision of the late Linda Pace, and will house her personal collection.
‘The Upshaws of County Line,’ a new book and exhibit currently at the Museum of the Big Bend, chronicles a safe haven established by African American Texans.
In "Texas From Above," photographer Jay B. Sauceda captured the varied edges of Texas, from South Padre Island to the Panhandle.
It’s Whataburger as we always imagined it.
James Surls has a storied legacy as one of Texas’s greatest living sculptors. But at age 75, the eccentric artist is far from finished.
Georgia O'Keeffe's talented younger sister was forgotten by art historians. A new exhibit in Dallas aims to shed light on her work.
The San Antonio Twitter legend mobilizes a quarter-million followers to advocate for social justice (and sell a few books).
Troy Aikman can finally get the plate of his dreams.
The $40 million building is the most significant addition to the Menil campus in decades.
How a New York guerrilla artist has been stumping for Beto O'Rourke through mysterious coins.
An exhibition on police brutality prompts allegations, shutdown after curator is dismissed.
After six months of renovations, the Houston cultural institution is back.
For his latest book, photographer Randal Ford took a walk on the wild(life) side.
The first two installments of Vincent Valdez’s The Beginning Is Near trilogy—on view now in Austin and Houston, respectively—paint a picture of a fight for America’s soul.
The campus chapter of It’s On Us brought awareness to its community by displaying the clothing that survivors were wearing when assaulted.
The Nextdoor for Houston's Candlelight Oaks neighborhood isn't just for finding lost dogs anymore.
Texans are no strangers to long drives. Whether cruising from Mission to South Padre Island to spot great kiskadees, from Turkey to Lubbock while blasting Waylon Jennings, or catching the remote vistas from Marfa to Chinati Hot Springs, Texans often get to
The show, playing in Dallas May 24 through 26, explores how people communicate with emergent technologies.
Call it a comeback—for now.
"I think women want to be seen on the same world stage as any male artist, any white artist—any artist at all. There’s no push to take identity away in art as a means to address bias, but every artist wants their work to be taken out of a demographic."
On our latest podcast, Andy Langer talks to musician Nina Diaz of Girl in a Coma, then celebrates the late Chuck Ramirez with documentarians Angela and Mark Walley.
To make the illustrations for Lawrence Wright’s new book, California-based David Danz had to get to know the Lone Star state.
Artists Ana Fernandez and Cruz Ortiz on finding inspiration in their hometown.
Morton, renowned eco-philosopher and co-curator of a new art exhibit at Ballroom Marfa, sees global warming as a new beginning, not an end.
The author of a new biography on John and Dominique de Menil tells the story of how one of the world’s great museums wound up in Texas.
Anish Kapoor's sculpture has prompted an unusual conversation between the two cities with the biggest inferiority complexes in America.
We talked to William Middleton about his double biography of Dominique and John de Menil, which has been over a decade in the making.
Richard Overton, 111-year-old Austin resident, is still loving life.
With one of Houston’s top museums off limits until fall, here are five other free museums and galleries that you should check out.
The debut of a destination showpiece on the University of Texas campus marks a turning point for the Capital City.
The 77-year-old Houston painter Jimmie Durham has made a career working with Indian themes that he says are drawn from his heritage. But what if he’s not who he says he is?
The West Texan has sold more art than Picasso.
From aerial shots to James Harden to Instagram-worthy plates, these are our favorite images from the past year.
A Houston exhibition delves into the history of an obscure corner of Mexican popular culture.
A summit on art and activism at Houston’s Day for Night festival pulled no punches.
A lush new coffee table book highlights the Austin florist’s unexpected designs, which combine found objects like skulls and odd antiques with lush beauty.
The freewheeling sculpture garden Eclectic Menagerie is the most Houston museum in the Bayou City.
David Shelton Gallery presents new works by Alejandro Diaz in November.
What it meant to be fully present for “Scales" during Chinati Weekend.
Posters that come high in protein.
The 2017 Texas Biennial offers work from Texans around the state and across the border.