Erick Medel’s labor-intensive pieces pay tribute to the labor being done around him.
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An Intimate Look at the Landscape of the South Texas Borderlands
Though the area has been at the center of recent border wall debates, its complexity and diversity have been politicized and oversimplified for centuries.
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How Pop Became Political for Artists Across the Americas
From North to South America, artists used the bold colors, figuration, and appropriated imagery of Pop Art, but with a biting political message.
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An Under-Recognized Geometric Abstractionist Who Took a Different Path
Houston artist HJ Bott conveys a restless, open, and experimental temperament that is in dialogue with his better-known contemporaries.
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The Control Over Women’s Bodies, Expressed in Porcelain, Rope, and Hair
Jennifer Ling Datchuk’s exhibition is filled with the haunting, rhythmic sounds of gently clattering porcelain.
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Reunited for the First Time, van Gogh’s Olive Groves Reveal Secrets About His Work
An exhibition presents groundbreaking discoveries about van Gogh’s painting process and materials thanks to a years-long conservation and research project.
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University of Texas at Austin Studio Art MFA Program Opens Fall 2022 Applications
Driven by the individual interests of each cohort, this program based in Austin, TX promotes intellectual curiosity, visual acuity, and direct engagement with the larger world.
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Now at Your Local US Post Office, Day of the Dead Stamps
Minneapolis-based Chicano artist Luis Fitch designed the stamps, which were released ahead of the upcoming holiday.
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Maria Guzmán Capron’s Deliciously Tactile Fabric Figures, or “Hot Aliens”
Capron says her creations reflect herself and her immigrant, Latinx community.
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Faced With a Complex Sense of Home, Jagdeep Raina Turns to Art
“I’ve always felt that home is a fraught place which is constantly going through ruptures,” says Jagdeep Raina.
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The Close Creative Dialogue of Two Brazilian Painters, Alfredo Volpi and Eleonore Koch
Every Saturday, Eleonore Koch visited the older painter Alfredo Volpi’s São Paulo studio, learning, in her words, “through observation and being together.”
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Nao Bustamante Redesigns a Common Gynecological Tool
Nao Bustamante has been thinking of ways to make the speculum less unpleasant for the millions of patients who encounter it each year.