Meditations on Life and Death at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
The 1971 temple to art and contemplation is still revealing its magic to visitors.
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Resistance Through Billboard Art
Musician Toshi Reagon created an image on display in Houston calling for civic engagement through art.
Poet Alok Vaid-Menon on Protest Art and Immigrant Detention
“So often the way that racism operates is through patriotism. ... I actually think there’s a way to be proud of this country in terms of inclusivity and intersectionality.”
Gabriel García Márquez and the (Comforting) Case for Embracing Failure
A new Austin exhibit reveals how much the acclaimed Colombian writer struggled to make a living and find success.
Eye on Texas: Border Tuner
In November, a massive public art project lit up the sky over El Paso and Juárez, prompting conversations both funny and serious, political and personal.
The Fantastic World of Cande Aguilar
The wildly imaginative Brownsville painter fuses pop culture with abstraction, family life, and his love of South Texas.
Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer on the Importance of Telling Complex, Nuanced Border Stories
A massive public art project lit up the sky over El Paso and Juárez this month, prompting conversations both funny and serious, political and personal.
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Goodbye to the Amarillo Art Mall
After 14 years, the artist colony inside a former Amarillo shopping mall is being laid to rest. Now the Panhandle creative-types who called the place home “are just gonna get scattered.”
Immigrants Put Down Roots in a San Antonio Art Exhibit
Admitted: USA paired immigrant artists with mentors who helped them write an artist statement and grant proposals, apply for public art commissions, and market themselves on social media.
Little Arthouse on the Prairie
In tiny Albany, Texas, you can’t shop at Walmart or buy a beer, but you can see one of the state’s best and quirkiest art collections.