Art
The Big Picture: Painting White Supremacy
In ‘Houston on the Move,’ the Bayou City Wakes Up
A pictorial history of Houston as it transformed, over and over again, between the 1930s and the 1990s.
A new book provides a pictorial history of Houston as it transformed, over and over again, between the 1930s and the 1990s....Read More
Rattling Cages
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and their families.
Dallas artist Sedrick Huckaby’s new work portrays the grief of incarceration for black men and families, exploring the trappings of race and fatherhood....Read More
Eye on Texas: San Antonio Charro Ranch
San Antonio photojournalist Darren Abate says the San Antonio Charro Ranch is one of his favorite places to shoot when he's shooting for himself....Read More
Poem: ‘Whitewashing’
The Observer's August poem: 'Whitewashing,' by Gerard Robledo, a San Antonio poet who works at San Antonio College and the Barrio Writer’s youth program....Read More
Meet the Texas Scholar Who Unearthed Walt Whitman’s 19th Century Clickbait
A closer look at the poet’s musings on “Manly Health.”
The many turns of fate that brought Dripping Springs native Zachary Turpin to an undiscovered Walt Whitman archive covering the hinterlands of health....Read More
Graphic Novel Profiles Brilliant, Bipolar Daniel Johnston
The Incantations of Daniel Johnston, a graphic novel released in July, narrates the creative, chaotic life of an artist and musician with bipolar disorde...Read More
Isn’t It Iconic?
The price tag on a new public sculpture in San Antonio renews a 20-year debate over whether a city program creates art — or just controversy.
The price tag on a new public sculpture in San Antonio renews a 20-year debate over whether a city program creates art — or just controversy....Read More
De Stijl Displays the Identity-Conscious Work of UT-Austin’s Only Black MFAs
In its 55-year history, UT-Austin's visual arts MFA program has seen seven black graduates. A new gallery is highlighting their work this summer....Read More
Growing Up a Texas-Mexican Woman
In a new book celebrating Tejanas in literature and art, Laura M. Lopez muses on memories that carry culture and identity from one generation to the next.
In a new book celebrating Tejanas in literature and art, Laura M. Lopez muses on memories that carry culture and identity from one generation to the next....Read More