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Monday Postpourri: Trick or treat, y’all

Happy Halloween and more importantly, happy birthday to Artpace Blog editor Wendi Kimura! Before you gorge on pumpkin-centric confections or pay someone to… more »

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Bring back the night

Before E.V. Day moved into Artpace for her 11.1 residency, she spent the summer of 2010 as The Versailles Foundation Munn Artists Program’s artist-in-residence… more »

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Swearing in to the arts

Last night Artpace was invited to attend the swearing-in and reception for Ronald Sanders, a San Antonian newly appointed to the Texas Commission… more »

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Art’s answer to Groupon

Are you a feverish subscriber to daily deal websites? Well, add one more option to your bevy of budget-conscious bookmarks. The recently launched Pavé… more »

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Retrospective reflections

Yesterday we told you that Glenn Ligon’s traveling retrospective AMERICA recently opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Last week,… more »

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Work-in-progress: Graham Fagen

Graham Fagen’s studio work table is splattered with thick drops of rich red wax and littered with pencils, scraps of paper covered in… more »

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This art you can touch

For 18 years now German artist and scientist Carsten Höller has created works of art he deems “confusion machines.” Carsten Höller:  Experience—a career… more »

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Happy Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day

Art is supposed to stimulate our senses, isn’t it? Well, if you’re a carnivorous patron of the culinary arts, let me be one… more »