Issue # 34October 1, 2004October 1, 2004share with a friend:reviewsComic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation Arthouse Through October 24, 2004 There are some good, engaging works of art in “Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation,” including those by Haluk Akakge, Christa Conner, Marcel Dzama, Gottfried Heinwein, and Melissa Marks. A large number of them are delightful, … Read More

Issue # 33September 24, 2004September 24, 2004share with a friend:eventsBridget Riley Lectures in Austin! Tuesday, September 28, 2004, 5pm Art Building, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas, Austin Opportunities such as this are rare in Austin, so rare we felt it deserved a …might be good of it’s own! Invited by the Art and Art History Department … Read More

Issue # 32September 21, 2004September 21, 2004share with a friend:reviewsTwister; Moving Through Color, 1965 -1977 Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin On view through December 23, 2004 Why might people who had a stake in 1970’s art have wanted to forget works that appear so optically exciting today? One might suppose that the vivid pigments … Read More

Issue # 31September 3, 2004September 3, 2004share with a friend:announcements: the election – you choose! REGISTER – if you haven’t you should! Nearly 76 million eligible Americans didn’t vote in 2000. Decisions are made by the people who show up, and time’s running out to register to vote. Do it online at the non profit and nonpartisan site www.declareyourself.com. What … Read More

Issue # 30July 29, 2004July 29, 2004share with a friend:opportunitiesArthouse Texas Prize for Contemporary Art Big news for Texas artists! Austin’s own Arthouse at the Jones Center has announced the Arthouse Texas Prize for Contemporary Art, the first statewide prize of its kind that recognizes innovation, talent and marked contributions to a thriving Texas art scene. Awarded bi-annually, this juried … Read More

Issue # 29July 16, 2004July 16, 2004share with a friend:reviewsTeresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Single Wide Whitney Museum of Art at Altria, New York July 22 – October 22. 2004 Austin-based artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler present their first U.S. museum exhibition, Single Wide, at the Whitney Museum of Art at Altria. Single Wide consists of a single-shot looped projection on … Read More

Issue # 28July 2, 2004July 2, 2004share with a friend:reviewsNew American Talent: The Nineteenth Exhibition Arthouse 12 June – 22 August 2004 This is the big show for Arthouse. Each year an esteemed guest curates from submissions this showcase of emerging talent. This year it was Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for the Village Voice. One wonders what didn’t make … Read More

Issue # 27June 24, 2004June 24, 2004share with a friend:reviewsManny Farber: About Face Austin Museum of Art, Downtown 5 June – 29 August 2004 I’ve been infatuated with Farber’s work, visually and intellectually, since I was in college, and I was ecstatic when I heard his retrospective was going to make Its way to AMOA. I think of Farber’s paintings … Read More

Issue # 26June 11, 2004June 11, 2004share with a friend:eventsThe Good, the Bad, and the Very Bad: A Year in the Life of an Art Critic Slide presentation and conversation with Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, the Village Voice, New York Arthouse Saturday, June 12, 1pm Senior Art Critic of the Village Voice, Jerry Saltz will present a public lecture … Read More

Issue # 25June 4, 2004June 4, 2004share with a friend:reviewsTreble Sculpture Center, Long Island City 16 May -1 August 2004 The trouble with Treble is also what makes it so smart; each work successfully syncs its visual components with invisible, usually audible elements that require everyone to slow down, think, perceive, and receive. The renovated garage of the Sculpture Center … Read More