Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas.
For last week’s picks, please go here.
Lauren Kelley, film still from “Scene 8: The Aircraft’s Refrigerated Storage,” single channel video with sound.
1. Lauren Kelley: Scene 8: Aircraft Carrier
Texas State Galleries (San Marcos)
August 26 – November 9, 2024
From Texas State Galleries:
“In Scene 8: Aircraft Carrier by Lauren Kelley, the artist treats the gallery like a diorama or a set from her latest stop-motion animation video titled Scene 8: The Aircraft’s Refrigerated Storage. This exhibition is part of an ongoing series that conflates notes on travel with impressions of everyday life. Kelley builds malleable worlds to offset a robust protagonist whose quirks stem from efforts to correct the asymmetrical relationships they encounter.
Accentuating that which is off-kilter through drawings and videos, Kelley began this work in 2021 while an artist-in-residence with Skidmore College’s Tang Teaching Museum. Like everyone in 2021, she was maneuvering through a post-pandemic landscape. Expanding upon ideas about travel, Kelley is currently exploring global movement through the repatriation of heritage objects—meditating on pillage items departing museum collections and returning to their place of origin. Plasticine, toys, and souvenirs are employed to assess a heavy history freely and render the perpetual motion of a colonial journey like the African diaspora.”
2. Seriously?!
Fort Works Art (Fort Worth)
August 31 – September 21, 2024
From Fort Works Art:
“FORT WORKS ART is thrilled to announce its exhibition, Seriously?!, a group exhibition that brings together 20 artists from local, regional, and national backgrounds to explore the role of humor and satire in contemporary art.
Seriously?! delves into how humor and satire serve as powerful tools for addressing complex societal issues. Throughout history, humor has been utilized to provide a unique lens through which we can examine and critique the world around us. From the Dadaist movement’s playful irreverence during the chaos of World War I to the dark humor seen in contemporary pieces, satire in art challenges social conventions and encourages dialogue.”
3. An Early Education
Stinson House (Houston)
September 7 – 28, 2024
“An Early Education is an exhibition of new collage work by Anastasia Kirages and a release party for Daddy Issues No. 6 by Nick Stinson. Through the medium of collage, Kirages and Stinson delve into themes of coming of age, seeking out intimate connections, sexual exploration, and learning how to navigate relationally in the world. Even the physical act of collaging elevates these themes: organic matter pressed into juicy pulp, stiffened, sent out into the universe as disparate shapes and colors, discovered and brought together, and ultimately pasted down, layered, and/or overlapping with each other.”
4. Cultural Bounty: The Beckstead-Lerma-Annala Collection
Russell Hill Rogers (San Antonio)
August 1 – November 2, 2024
From Russell Hill Rogers Galleries:
“Explore an exciting display of 60 works from a generous donation to the UTSA Art Collection. This exhibition offers a diverse artistic journey, featuring notable pieces by Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe and a diverse range of artworks that showcase San Antonio’s local talent.”
5. EnPleinAirTEXAS: Painted Ranches
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
September 7 – 19, 2024
“The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts’ EnPleinAirTEXAS inaugural Ranch Fellowship presents its second Painted Ranches exhibition and sale of 2024, featuring studio and plein air works by artists Carla Bosch and Suzie Baker, two of this year’s selected artists. This exhibition will be open to the public during regular museum visiting hours at Gallery Verde (417 South Oakes Street, San Angelo). All exhibited works are for sale, with proceeds benefiting the museum’s programs.”
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