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A graphite drawing of a woman lying on her back in tall grass.

Top Five: December 26, 2024

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. 1. Janet Chaffee and Benito Huerta: She Said He Said Kirk Hopper Fine Art December

Comic: Keep Saturn in Saturnalia

You can see John Forse’s other comics by visiting his Glasstire author page. Some of the artist’s past comics have poked at themes of small-town living, the absurdities and contractions in the art world, Hurricane Harvey, and how Santa makes

Currents in Texas: 2024 in Art and Place

    “I wish all spells to be broken,” declares actress Jaroslava Schallerová at the close of the film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. It’s a sentiment that resonates

Installation view of a large blue mesh cube on a pedestal

Top Five: December 19, 2024

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. 1. Ariel Wood: rest, raze, cullect Lawndale Art Center (Houston) November 21 – December

A cockroach painted in psychedelic colors.

Glasstire’s Best of 2024

Glasstire’s staff and contributors share which Texas-based shows, events, and works made their personal “best” lists for 2024. **** Emma Ahmad Sheryl Anaya: Absurd Appetites (Tables for Two) at Cluley

installation of a replica of an olmec head sculture, an astronaut, a fiery earth and discarded tires

Art Dirt: Latinx Futurism

Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the cultural and political potential of Latinx Futurism. “A key component of Latinx Futurism is connecting back to past and ancestral knowledge –

An installation photograph of works by Letitia Huckaby.

Reflections on Home, Family, and Representation

I’m a 41-year-old woman and for most of my life the adults around me — educators, mentors, family — have given me the same consistent advice, “Whatever you do, don’t

Fabric reproductions of householed objects like doorhandles hang on the wall of a gallery.

The Poetics of Space: “Do Ho Suh: In Process”

Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space examines the psychological significance of domestic spaces, suggesting that intimate environments — such as rooms, attics, and cellars — become vessels for the imagination,

A photograph of a large conté drawing on wood by Whitfield Lovell.

Top Five: December 12, 2024

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. 1. Whitfield Lovell: Passages McNay Art Museum (San Antonio) October 23, 2024 – January

A oil painting of a landscape depicting hills and small groves of trees.

Dancing Freely: An Interview with William Stewart

William Stewart is most certainly an abstract expressionistic, gestural landscape painter, but categorizing his work in the canon of art history feels like trapping a hummingbird. His paintings read like

A gallery with four abstract pieces hanging on one wall and a large neon light abstraction on another wall.

Jay Shinn’s Icebergs

Fredrick Edwin Church’s Icebergs is an old friend of mine. For years, I have gravitated toward it every time I am in the Dallas Museum of Art. The painting became

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