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The Preserved Beauty of Italian Island Traditions
Alys Tomlinson traveled between Sardinia, Sicily, and the islands of the Venetian lagoon to document traditional community festivals.
Lauren Moya Ford
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Photographer Captures His Journey With Terminal Cancer
Stephen L. Starkman’s moving book about his encounter with mortality leaves a place for perseverance and hope.
Art
What Can Art Do for Women?
A group show of women artists at The Contemporary Austin addresses the weight and urgency of the current political moment.
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The Extraordinary Life of Barbara Chase-Riboud
The pathbreaking artist recounts milestones in her life through letters she wrote to her mother.
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William Eggleston’s Long Road to Recognition
A new book presents nearly 100 previously unseen photos from the artist’s influential, once-controversial body of work.
Art
Matthew Wong’s Tenacious Vision
The Dallas Museum of Art’s retrospective of the artist is an opportunity to reframe the conversation about Wong and his work.
Art
Texas Show Spotlights Brazilian Art and Activism
An exhibition at the University of Texas at Austin offers an alternative view of the nation through the lens of contemporary artists.
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Norman Rockwell's Exceptional Drawings, Revealed for the First Time
Extensively illustrated, Norman Rockwell: Drawings, 1911–1976 is the first book dedicated to the artist’s prolific but largely private drawing practice.
Art
The Complex Fashion History of Colonial Spanish America
An exhibition at Blanton Museum of Art encapsulates the complicated ways in which Indigenous and European traditions cross-pollinated through textiles and accessories.
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A Fresh Look at Flowers in Photography
Can photographers capture the vitality of flowers compellingly, innovatively, and beautifully? A new book gives a resounding yes.
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A Decade Among the Mennonites
Larry Towell’s images reveal a little-seen, isolated world and raise questions about the unforgiving impact of tradition on families.
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The Largely Unknown Story of Women, Abstract Expressionism, and Texas
Three Women Artists: Expanding Abstract Expressionism in the American West uncovers the little-known stories of professional and creative gains in the region, and especially in the Texas Panhandle.