A Biennial

Shine those boots and polish those buckles. The Texas Biennial arrives in Austin next weekend (March 6-8), with opening events all over town. Here’s the schedule of events, including maps to help you find the venues and sites.

A Pavilion

Ambition: Gavin Morrison’s got it. In a lecture at The Modern Fort Worth, the TCU curator will propose a hypothetical Texas pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennial in 2011 (also the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Texas). Seriously. Tuesday, March 3, 7pm at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

A Symposium

“Curating Contemporary Art” brings together curators from both coasts and somewhere in the middle (Dominic Molon of MCA Chicago, Christian Rattemeyer of MoMA, and Bennett Simpson of MOCA) to talk with respondent Anjali Gupta. Saturday, March 14, 10am at the Freed Auditorium, Museum of Fine Art Houston.

A Trip to San Marcos

Alyson Fox, Mimi Kato and Misako Inaoka, three artists whose work addresses issues of identity and culture, come together to exhibit sculpture, drawings, paintings and photographs that artfully blur the lines between their artistic studio practices. The gallery doesn't have a website, but you can find it on the Texas State campus in the Joann Cole Mitte building.

A Magazine

Cantanker Issue #7: Identity came out yesterday, and you already missed the party. But you can still get your hands on a copy of this artist-run magazine by contacting cantanker@gmail.com.