The artist’s works resonate in West Texas, where the story of dehumanized and exploited migrant laborers is tangible and ever-present.
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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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Stages Presents Acclaimed Playwright Lisa Loomer’s ROE
The Houston theater company sees its new production as a statement in defense of women’s rights statewide and beyond.
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Blaze Engulfs Former Juneteenth Museum Property
“I feel like my past is getting away from me,” said Opal Lee, who founded the institution 20 years ago. She said the collection was unharmed.
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Sounds From the Depths of a Texas Oil Basin
While never quite at the forefront of The Permian Recordings, a sense of doom and crisis permeates the space, even if only by geological reference.
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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.
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A History of Houston’s Creative Terrain
Impractical Spaces: Houston resurrects the stories of the city’s artist-run venues since 1947.
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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.
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Celebrate Robert Motherwell’s Drawings With the Dedalus Foundation and the Menil Collection
A panel discussion focuses on the making of Robert Motherwell Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonné, published by Yale University Press.
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A Better Museum Experience for Color-Blind Visitors
At the Dallas Museum of Art, visitors with red-green deficiencies can now check out a pair of color blindness alleviation lenses at no cost.
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The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin Offers Up to 70 Fellowships in the Humanities
Funded fellowships support on-site graduate and postdoctoral research spanning a variety of disciplines on cultural works in the center’s collections.
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Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Artists reflect on histories of oppressive power structures in Brazil in this exhibition at the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas at Austin.