Michael Agresta
Michael Agresta, an Austin resident, has written for Slate, the Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal.
Articles by Michael Agresta
Internment Camps Take the Stage in Houston, and We Wish It Were Just a History Lesson
A dance performance at the Asia Society marks the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order authorizing World War II internment camps.
Lives in Limbo
How activism, art and architecture are bringing the shadowy immigrant detention system into clearer view
In ‘Loving,’ a Valentine to Marriage Equality
Jeff Nichols' new film takes a quiet, deeply personal approach to telling a political story.
The Big Picture: Painting White Supremacy
San Antonio painter Vincent Valdez unveils a monumental work on the persistence of white supremacy in America.
Rattling Cages
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and their families.
‘Trapped’ in the Limelight
The everyday struggles of a San Antonio abortion clinic services director are at the heart of the acclaimed documentary 'Trapped.'
Texas’ Strange Brand of Cool
Revisiting 'Paris, Texas' — the film that made nowhere hip.
Photos of Dystopia
FotoFest, Houston’s biennial art photography fair, bears witness to a planet in peril.