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Words for Words
Spoken-word artists on their art form, the National Poetry Slam, and one another
"...The National Poetry Slam overtakes Austin starting Aug. 7 at venues all over town (see the..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature

Art Outside
"...Art Outside..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Review

Renaissance (and Baroque) Man
As a curator for UT's Blanton Museum of Art, Jonathan Bober played a pivotal role in securing the Suida-Manning and Steinberg art collections, thereby giving some of the world's great art a home in Austin.
"...tall, slender man in the upstairs gallery of the Art Building on the UT-Austin campus. The remark sounds a..."

April 4, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Transforming a Neighborhood Near You
Since 1985, Austin's Art in Public Places program has placed more than 100 works in 57 facilities, transforming not only the look of the city but neighborhoods and the lives of people in them.
"...not for long. This happens to walls sometimes. They start their lives humbly, purely functional, until someone singles them..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Numerous and Curious Tongues
What two new books -- Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America by Jacqueline Barnitz and Mexican Suite: A History of Photography in Mexico by Olivier Debroise -- arrive at, like the most chaotic of the Mexican murals, is a body of work that is crammed full of dissonant faces and lives while telling a seductive tale in numerous and curious tongues.
"...Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America by Jacqueline Barnitz University of Texas..."

March 16, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

Sin Fronteras
Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.
"...Is there a Latino visual art movement in Austin? Most observers would nod in the..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

ArtStartArt Helps Students Get Their First Sales
This Austin-based company helps university students break into the art market and gives art lovers a new source for original work
"...If you're studying art in college, you're naturally going to spend most of..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Buy What You Love'
Collector Glenn Fuhrman on 'A Secret Affair' and living with contemporary art
"...new Executive Director Louis Grachos, and for the celebrity-level artists whose work, until now, hasn't been regularly exhibited in..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

I Shutter To Think
Six photographers offer a snapshot of the state of the art
"...home to the world's first photograph, you'd think the art of the camera would rule. But despite the presence..."

May 20, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Inside Looking In
The meta world of Outside Industry, Alan Berg's new documentary about SXSW, coming soon to SXSW
"...And seeing as how Barbaro and Black had also started The Austin Chronicle, the movie would be the history..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

That Was Then; This Is Now
The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years
"...it became apparent to me that I like cold art. Work that is slick and uses plastic, ink, water,..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Salvador Castillo

Larger Than Life
The late Luis Jiménez created art on a grand scale – and lived life that way, too
"...associated with Luis Jiménez. The El Paso native created art on a grand scale, constructing vibrantly colored fiberglass sculptures..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Showcase Showdown
The Austin Museum of Digital Art's programming challenges our notions of creativity
"...& Grill on South Congress, a group of digital artists and musicians, as well as fans of digital art..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Smell of Success
Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.
"...posters from all over the world, Texas has been particularly good to us. Why is that?..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

A Patron Though Poor
In Collecting Art, Clint Boelsche Supports Artists
"...I am the friend of the artist. I must be available from the beginning to the..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

1% for Soul
Weighing the Costs of the Art in Public Places Program
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March 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Articulations
Getting Online With Art
"...Still puzzling out that connection between art and the Internet? Does art really connect on the..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column

Ip Man 3
Donnie Yen returns as the grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee his moves
"...director Wong Kar-Wai’s 2013 The Grandmaster nor quite as martially masterful as its predecessors, this third entry in Wilson..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ransom Acquires Ruscha
Influential artist who made art of words sends archives to UT
"...was seeing what he could do with them for art. He did plenty. This West Coast painter and photographer..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Theatre Thinker
In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star
"...by the British paper's theatre writers. The people who participate in discussions with Bedard online include names like National..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Depths of 'Desire'
Curator Annette Carlozzi invites art lovers to dive down into images of longing
"...reductively) making explicit the point of this assemblage of art. Just a single, simple word denoting an emotional state..."

March 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Are You Experienced?
Why art that actively engages audiences is quintessentially Austin
"...cheering on employees from the city's Solid Waste Services department as they performed choreographed dances with their carts, cranes,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beyond the Frame
Curator Elizabeth Dunbar likes art that punches through the gallery walls
"...She started with the exhibition that consisted of rearranging the walls..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

At Home at the Easel, If Nowhere Else
A new documentary captures Austin's homeless population finding purpose in art
"...around. But while Austin filmmaker Layton Blaylock's directorial debut, Art From the Streets, doesn't shy away from the cold..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Paranoid Park
Gus Van Sant's new film about young male skateboarders is breathtaking, heartbreaking, tragic, gorgeous, and psychically true all at the same time.
"...and Oliver Garnier. "I just feel like there's something outside of normal life," says teen skateboarder Alex (Nevins), the..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cartoon Heritage
Food faces, renegade puppets, rainbow purses, and nicotine washes – it's all part of the art of Matthew Rodriguez
"...This is the thing about stripped-down, bare-bones cartoon illustration: It can communicate important safety information or juvenile..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

That Darn Documentary
Director Zev Asher on 'Casuistry: The Art of Killing a Cat'
"...And while we're at it, what the hell is Art, anyway?..."

June 24, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper comedy dozen't add up.
"...Directed by: Shawn Levy. Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo and Hilary Duff...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events
Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week
"...of the best casts in Saturday Night Live history, starting as a writer in 1990 and becoming a beloved..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make
The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art
"...No sooner had SXSW been canceled and the CDC started circulating guidelines for keeping COVID-19 at bay than the..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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