Top 10 of Austin's Visual Art in 2013
Much of the year's most exceptional contemporary art drew inspiration from the past and from science
"...9) 'CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE AND THE ARCHIVE' (Harry Ransom Center)..."
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Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood
Squaring the Triangle
HRC pop-up exhibit recaps photojournalistic tour of Texas
"...tour of Texas, and on Saturday they partied. The Harry Ransom Center hosted a pop-up show of the pair’s..."
Dec. 12, 2013 Arts Post by Rod Machen
Shepherding Shepard
The material legacy of playwright Sam Shepard calls Central Texas home
"...miles to the north, at the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center. According to HRC Assistant Director for Acquisitions..."
Dec. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts
Film Flam
Pacino sightings, plus SXSW keynote drama
"...for a conversation Sunday, Dec. 8, 4pm, at the Harry Ransom Center, then walk across the street for a..."
Dec. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Photos as Objects of Art and History
Magnum Photos collection gets read in new book
"...The Magnum Photos collection that now resides at the Harry Ransom Center is a beast. The new book Reading..."
Nov. 26, 2013 Arts Post by Rod Machen
HRC Launches Digital Archive
You're out of excuses for not having perused its holdings
"...The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas announced this..."
Nov. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Alec Soth’s American Dream
Magnum photographer presents work and process to UT crowd
"...collective that recently had its archive acquired by UT's Harry Ransom Center. For 65 years, this agency has been..."
Oct. 24, 2013 Arts Post by Rod Machen
UT Crowd Welcomes Junot Diaz
Pulitzer Prize winner spoke about doubt, masculinity, and more
"...Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies and the Harry Ransom Center, both arms of the University of Texas...."
Sept. 24, 2013 Books Post by Rod Machen
Might Be More Art Than You Can Handle, Baby
Esopus. Rubber Repertory. So many links.
"...And it's still going strong. And in September, the Harry Ransom Center right here in Austin will present Radical..."
Sept. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
UT Acquires McSweeney's Archive
Ransom Center will host first editions, correspondence, and more
"...are coming to live at the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center...."
July 31, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
Don DeLillo Is Coming to Austin
Esteemed author reads at UT's Homer Rainey Hall
"...The Harry Ransom Center welcomes a special guest to campus this..."
July 24, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive
This photography exhibition at the Ransom Center demonstrates the life of archives
"...'Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive'Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21st, 512/471-8944 www.hrc.utexas.edu Through August..."
July 19, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin
Game On: Sports Films Hit the Ransom Center
Series pairs with 'Literature in Sport' exhibit
"...The Harry Ransom Center is batting a thousand with its upcoming..."
June 17, 2013 Screens Post by Russ Espinoza
Best in Show
The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Austin Chamber Music Center, New Music Co-op, line upon line percussion, and Texas..."
June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Austin Critics Table Awards 2013
Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees
"...been revived and can be seen on the Long Center Terrace – and above it – through Sunday, May..."
May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Linklater Loses Insurance Lawsuit
Director will not be paid for lost archive
"...had previously appraised the Robert DeNiro collection for the Harry Ransom Center. Linklater's production company, Detour, inform us that..."
May 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Texas Is 'Big, Hot, Cheap and Right'
Erica Grieder's ode to the Lone Star State
"...What follows that preface is not a straightforward bullet..."
May 1, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
Studio Visits: Elizabeth Chiles
This Austin photographer's studio space is her gateway to the natural world
"...off work for the collective's summer exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center...."
April 19, 2013 Arts Column by Andy Campbell
Changing of the Guard at the Ransom Center
Stephen Enniss steps up to take Thomas Staley's post
"...quarter of a century at the helm of the Harry Ransom Center, Thomas F. Staley is stepping down on..."
April 8, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
The 2013 Cohen New Works Festival
If you can count on one thing in this biennial binge of student-generated works, it's that you'll be surprised
"...Action and Classical Reinvention, a guided performance through the Harry Ransom Center combining live music, movement, and photography...."
March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
T.C. Boyle Reads at UT
The prolific author speaks tomorrow night on campus
"...his archives picked up by the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center, T.C. Boyle will himself be on campus..."
March 20, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
Figure in the Frame
The exhibit Arnold Newman: Masterclass gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait
"...is the focus of "Arnold Newman: Masterclass" at the Harry Ransom Center. Curated by William Ewing for the Foundation..."
March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull
Top 10 Visual Arts of 2012
The emergence and re-emergence of arts spaces, events, venues, and museums dominated the year in Austin art
"...6) 'CRUZ ORTIZ: HECHO FARM' (UT Visual Art Center) In this show curated by Kate Green, Ortiz, a..."
Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell
The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet
Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines
"...Fate of the Book" drew big crowds to the Harry Ransom Center this fall...."
Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry
Coffee Table Iconoclasts
Oversized books and outsized personalities
"...The Harry Ransom Center will shutter its current Norman Bel Geddes..."
Nov. 30, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones
Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow
Norman Bel Geddes didn't – and we're still dreaming about his future
"...the Future: Norman Bel Geddes Designs America," at the Harry Ransom Center through Jan. 6, 2013 – you'll see..."
Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'Creativity in the Face of Death: The Contemporary Resonance of Terezín'
UT symposium honors and ponders art created in the Nazi concentration camp
"...symposium sponsored by Texas Performing Arts and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, audiences can experience the work of..."
Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
So Much Specialness
David Byrne's cult classic True Stories captured a lost Texas and a prescient picture of today
"...an unpublished manuscript in Spalding Gray's archive at the Harry Ransom Center, the late monologist described Byrne as "the..."
Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner
Fall Arts Issue Critics Picks
From the arts harvest, our critics pluck choice treats
"...Sept. 13-22, Thu.-Sat. The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo. www.spacestation1985.com Cameron Carpenter..."
Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
More Tesla Than You Can Shake an Electric Pigeon At
The once-neglected eccentric genius is (finally) all the rage
"...3) You know that UT's Harry Ransom Center, while not promoting the legend of Tesla..."
Sept. 7, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Bullock Texas State History Museum
