MBG Issue #38: December 10, 2004

Issue # 38December 10, 2004December 10, 2004share with a friend:eventsSynesthesia: Interviews on Rock & Art Presented by the Aurora Picture Show at Dean’s Credit Clothing Mondays through December, 9pm Aurora Picture Show is pleased to present Synesthesia: Interviews on Rock & Art directed by artist Tony Oursler on Mondays throughout December (12/13, 12/20, 12/27) at Dean’s Credit Clothing. Synesthesia features … Read More

MBG Issue #37: November 19, 2004

Issue # 37November 19, 2004November 19, 2004share with a friend:eventsEast Austin Studio Tour Saturday, 11/20, 10am – 5pm Sunday, 11/21, 1pm-5pm The Fall East Austin Studio Tour is just around the corner. On Saturday (11/20) and Sunday (11/21) come to the eastside as studios open their doors for the weekend. Extended to two days, this event gives everyone the chance … Read More

MBG Issue #36: November 3, 2004

Issue # 36November 3, 2004November 3, 2004share with a friend:reviewsAppetite for Deconstruction: Jonathan Faber and Eric Harvey The Fresh Up Club On View through November 24 As the moon dipped into the umbra during a recent eclipse, artists Jonathan Faber and Eric Harvey debuted new work at The Fresh Up Club in East Austin. DJs provided a mixture of warm … Read More

MBG Issue #35: October 20, 2004

Issue # 35October 20, 2004October 20, 2004share with a friend:reviewsFaith Gay at Dberman Gallery dberman Gallery On view through November 6, 2004 Faith Gay’s new installation at D Berman gallery shows the artist maturing and developing her colorful style in giant leaps. The paintings are more refined and the melted plastic wall hangings are her best yet. With more attention … Read More

MBG Issue #34: October 1, 2004

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

MBG Issue #33: September 24, 2004

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

MBG Issue #32: September 21, 2004

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