Amon Carter’s John Marin: Modernism at Midcentury
Rugged individuals call for rugged environments. John Marin (1870-1953) does not render the mythological status in art history of Picasso or Pollock, but his work might be a missing link between those two behemoths and the eras they respectively symbolize. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s current exhibition John Marin: Moderninsm at Midcentury offers [...]
Attn: Shrimpin’ artists: Shrimp Boat Projects Regional Artist Exchange open call
After a bottom job and bilge de-greasing, Shrimp Boat Projects has issued an open call to artists of any discipline to spend a day or two shrimping on Galveston Bay. You get a bunk to sleep in, all the “catch” you can eat, and a chance to propose ideas for a commissioned, site-specific project based [...]
Glasstire regionalism report
To mark our 10th anniversary, Glasstire is bringing a star-studded group of thinkers to the region to think about regionalism next Saturday. Robert Storr, dean of the Yale University School of Art and curator of the 2007 Venice Biennale; David Pagel, Los Angeles Times art critic and associate professor of art at Claremont Graduate University; [...]