The Texas Monthly connection
Question: If you, as a Texan, were asked to select the must-see piece of artwork available for public consumption in the entire Lone Star State, what would you select?
Utilizing the input of more than 60 museum directors, curators, gallery owners, critics, and historians, Texas Monthly tackles this question in the October issue currently available on newsstands.
Unfortunately, not one of the ten selected works resides in San Antonio. However, Artpace was spotlighted as one of Texas’s most worthwhile stops, and a handful of Artpace alums were listed in the magazine’s Texas art scene constellation: El Paso-based Margarita Cabrera (IAIR 08.1), Denton-based Annette Lawrence (HSR), and Houston-based Dario Robleto (IAIR 00.3).
If you like keeping score, here’s the count by city: Dallas (2), Fort Worth (4), Houston (3), Marfa (1).
Let us know, San Antonio.
How do you feel about Texas Monthly’s list?
Image credit: Photo of Richard Serra’s Vortex (2002) at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, photo from Modern’s website
Ryan Sachetta
Ryan Sachetta is Artpace's Grant Writer. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 with a degree in Journalism. Ryan enjoys YouTubing videos of a more svelte Shawn Kemp, eating Honeycrisp apples, and puns.
Anthony Jacob
Sep 29. 2011
Alas, my beloved McNay didn’t rate a mention. That’s really surprising since it quietly holds one of the best collections in the state.