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Luminaria 2013 brings ecstatic changesnew
Luminaria, San Antonio's version of the Nuit Blanche (White Night) art event that started began in Paris in the 1982, is happening again this Saturday, March 9 in its sixth annual iteration.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-06-2013 |
Art
Mummies of the World at the Witte Museumnew
What is it about kids and mummies? Maybe it's sheer exoticism, ghoulish delight, or their strange similarity to the familiar name for mother, but there's no denying that children are fascinated by the wrapped remains associated with the glory days of the Egyptian pharaohs.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-16-2013 |
Art
I.A.R. 12.3: Is there truth in photography?new
Artpace's current International Artists-in-Residence presents works by three artists who share a common interest: photography.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-28-2012 |
Art
Peter French's photography crosses the line in Connecting Momentsnew
The horizon is not a line. It is a zone that extends in width beyond the edges of vision, rising and falling with the land, becoming incredibly thick in the haze of twilight. At night, it retreats into memory.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
10-17-2012 |
Art
Jenelle Esparza's large format photographs capture prehistoric memoriesnew
Inspired by Mesoamerican imagery, Jenelle Esparza's first solo show since graduating from UTSA is an impressive debut. Shot on a large format film camera using archaic (circa 1950) orthochromatic film made for cinematography, the large black and white prints display fine skin tones, but exceedingly high contrast in capturing fabric.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
10-17-2012 |
Art
Fotoseptiembre at Rendon Photographynew
Photographers Scott Martin and Lance Keimig are masters of moonlight. Their haunting Fotoseptiembre exhibition at Rendon Photography and Fine Art presents strangely brilliant nightscapes captured through time-lapse photography, but the dream-like effects are abetted with a few lighting tricks of their own.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-20-2012 |
Art
EMEKA! Nigerian pride and textile exuberance come into balancenew
The brand, Emeka! was born of the artistic and entrepreneurial spirit of Emeka Okoro. In his art, Emeka draws heavily from his Nigerian roots and boldly displays the pulsating, multi-colored traditions of his country.
San Antonio Current |
Vyjayanthi Vadrevu |
08-10-2012 |
Art
Radcliffe Bailey discusses memory, biennials, and homenew
Radcliffe Bailey's retrospective "Memory as Medicine" opened at the McNay Art Museum in June and will be on view to September 2, 2012.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
07-26-2012 |
Art
Adobe Revival Beckons as Builders Return to the Mudnew
"You know how the good Lord wasn't popular in his hometown? That's kind of the way it is with us." So says Lawrence Jetter from his Southside earth-building compound about the near complete absence of adobe buildings in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-20-2012 |
Art
Radcliffe Bailey searches for life beyond the Middle Passagenew
Wrenching percussive sounds, like something very large breaking up, emanate from a conch shell. The gratings of a ship ripped by an ocean storm, perhaps.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
07-06-2012 |
Art
Picasso's 'Guernica' tapestry riots amid works of political consciencenew
As tourists walked by oblivious to the 25-foot-long woven mural on the wall, I could hardly believe my eyes. Hanging in the San Antonio Museum of Art's Robert and Helen Kleberg Gallery next to a painting of the stoning of Saint Stephen by José Orozco is the 1955 tapestry version of Pablo Picasso's Guernica...
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Art
Sex and Desolation: inside 'Seven Minutes'new
The appeal of art openings isn't just in looking at the art (which is often difficult to see, hidden behind other viewers), but in the opportunity to look at people looking at art.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Art
Tags: seven minutes
Luminaria's fifth brings ghetto-blasted animal cries, light sculpture, and poetrynew
Who would have thought a contemporary art festival could bring in the crowds?
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-08-2012 |
Art
Tags: luminaria, light sculpture
A treasure trove of lesser-known African-American artistsnew
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black athlete to play on a major league team.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-26-2012 |
Art
The Tragedies of Andy Warholnew
There is nothing more banal than death — it happens to everyone. But for collectors, death is the best career move an artist can make. It limits supply, driving prices up. And being dead, the artist is not able to diminish his legacy by making unacceptable art.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-08-2012 |
Art
