Art
Subverting the Whiteness of Antiquity
Lily Cox-Richard questions — and successfully subverts — a long-held association between the aesthetic qualities of classical sculptures with physical whiteness.
Blanton Museum of Art
Art
Mapping Non-European Visions of the World
Maps drawn by Indigenous artists at the behest of the Spanish in the 16th century illustrate the amalgamation of visual traditions during the early years of contact between Indigenous groups and colonizers.
Art
How Latin American Artists Have Used Language to Political and Poetic Effects
The artworks in Words/Matter suggest that language is not simply ethereal and cerebral, but infinitely malleable, corporeal, and tactile.
Art
The Proliferation and Politics of Copies During the Renaissance
Copies, Fakes, and Reproductions challenges viewers’ assumptions that “copies” must be “fakes” and therefore “bad.”
Art
Texas Museum Deliberates How to Display a Mural About Hate Crimes Against Latinos
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin took unprecedented measures to exhibit the controversial paintings of a modern-day Ku Klux Klan meeting.
Art
The Disappearance of Books Threatens to Erode Fine Arts Libraries
Two major public universities have recently moved to radically downsize or entirely relocate their fine arts libraries, which is in keeping with broader trends of libraries doing away with books.
News
Cisneros Collection Donates Works by 91 Contemporary Latin American Artists to Six Museums
In New York, 90 works are going to MoMA, with the Bronx Museum getting 12.
History
The Dance of Death Across Six Centuries of Art
The Blanton Museum of Art in Texas is exhibiting works on paper from the 15th to 20th centuries, all representing the danse macabre, or dance of death.
Art
Nina Katchadourian’s Playful, Persistent Questioning
A survey of the artist's work at the Blanton Museum of Art argues that there's a seriousness behind her irrepressible pluckiness.
Art
The Suburban Dad Who Took the 1960s' Eeriest Photos
Save for his unusual name, Ralph Eugene Meatyard had all the trappings of an ordinary man.
News
Will Ellsworth Kelly's Austin Sanctuary Out-Transcend Houston's Rothko Chapel?
Move out of the way, Houston, with your fancy Rothko Chapel. Austin’s fix’n to get one of its own, this time designed by Color Field artist Ellsworth Kelly.
Interview
A Texas Museum Helps Pioneer an Appreciation for Latin American Art
Latin American art has become fashionable these days.