By Sarah Fisch on March 22, 2012
I. Some Art Context I have so much to show you. This is the first painting I ever saw by Rigoberto Gonzalez. It appeared in the Virginia Rutledge-curated Texas Biennial show of 2011, and it stopped me cold. The marriage of subject matter and technique felt shockingly fresh. This is a hell of an accomplishment; [...]
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By Bill Davenport on March 22, 2012
This Saturday, a 5-hour marathon of improvised music will fill complement Dan Flavin’s sideshow lighting at the Menil’s Richmond Hall. Eighteen graduates of the Nameless Sound creative music education program will perform back to back, with attendees free to wander in and out of the free event from 2:30-7:30. At 8pm, the concert moves next [...]
Posted in Newswire | Tagged dave dove, menil collection, nameless sound, pauline oliveros, richmond hall |
By Betsy Lewis on March 22, 2012
Weaving together the movie star and the rock star, Fame holds a place of honor in contemporary art. The Goss-Michael Foundation’s retrospective of the work of Russell Young includes pieces owned by Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, President Obama, and the late Elizabeth Taylor, and its paintings find Mick Jagger, Sid Vicious, and Elvis in the [...]
Posted in Blog, Don't Look. Okay Look., Uncategorized | Tagged Goss-Michael Foundation, Russell Young |