Knitta, Please: My Girl Crush on Magda Sayeg
In any new issue of Texas Monthly, the first item I turn to is “Object Lesson,” Kristie Ramirez’s regular piece on the trinkets and baubles that notable Texans keep on their personal furniture. What clutter will we find on Jaap van Zweden’s piano? How fussy are the contents of Dean Fearing’s shoe closet? That sort [...]
Escena San Antonio: Leigh Anne Lester rocks on, Cruz Ortiz as auteur, a visit from Houston curators
Here’s an interesting cross-section of San Antonio arts news. Now that I look at it, though, “escena” looks a little too much like “eczema” so I’m gonna call the next roundup something else, like maybe roundup. Me, I’ve been completely distracted from my usual howdoyoudo due to grant application fever, writing about how there’s art [...]
SATX-ATX Manifesto with the strength of a thousand demons!
Since I titled this post thusly, I sort of want to write the whole thing in ALL CAPS FOR EMPHASIS. But I won’t. Hello! I’m Sarah Fisch, a fresh out of the box Glasstire blogger. I’m obsessed with contemporary art, sharks, and Julie Andrews, I hate mayonnaise, I’m a born and bred San Antonian who [...]