Accused Menil Picasso Vandal Uriel Landeros’ Double-Trouble Bond Set for $500,000
Uriel Landeros, the artist accused of defacing Picasso’s Woman in a Red Armchair at the Menil Collection, appeared in court today in Houston. Landeros was transferred from Hidalgo County Sunday, after turning himself in at the US/Mexico border. He is charged with criminal mischief and felony graffiti, both third-degree felonies. A Harris County Judge set [...]
Brushed with Greatness: Mark Flood in NY Times, Beyoncé in Menil
Everyone’s favorite Houston art provocateur appeared in the NY Times, interviewed by Randy Kennedy: artist Mark Flood stuck up for Houston, the willful rich, and the American way, but declined the title of “sacred monster.” Meanwhile, back at the bayou, Menil Curator Toby Kamps and PR guy Vance Muse gave Beyoncé Knowles a special private [...]