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Politics and Art by Howard Taylor
Artistic Energy in Service to the State Much of what we revere about our artistic heritage was created in service to centers of political power often to compel fear and foreboding for its enemies and servitude and adherence to a central authority by its population. Scanning a panorama of architectural monuments over a 5,000 [...]
miscuser | Jul 26, 2011 | Comments 0
Slice @ Cohn Drennan Contemporary By Lanny Quarles
The first exhibition I saw at Cohn Drennan Contemporary was Cande Aguilar’s, and, at the time, I remember having thoughts about subtle mixtures, loose combinations, and unlikely bedfellows like Winnie the Pooh and Matisse all smoothed into a canny sauce. So when I heard Cande was curating a show, I was interested to see what [...]
miscuser | Jul 26, 2011 | Comments 0
Kyle Olson’s ‘Its Rigged’ Exhibit at The Blue Star Art Space
Kyle Olson’s ‘Its Rigged’ Exhibit at The Blue Star Art Space by David Freeman Kyle Olson’s exhibit, ‘Its Rigged,’ at Blue Star Contemporary Art Space, demands that the viewer discard any notion that the title posted beside each piece in the exhibit describes the literal content of the art. Instead, each title becomes a conceptually [...]
miscuser | Jul 13, 2011 | Comments 0
Human Rights Exhibit and Human Trafficking Cinference @ South Texas College
Archive: Human Rights Exhibit and Human Trafficking Cinference @ South Texas College by Phyllis L. Evans For the past five years, South Texas College, located in the US/Mexico border community of McAllen Texas, has hosted a Human Rights themed exhibition in conjunction with an annual Human Trafficking conference. The art exhibit serves as an educational [...]
miscuser | Jul 13, 2011 | Comments 0
The History of The Division: Matt Shultz
THE HISTORY OF THE DIVISION: exhibition by Matt Shultz at the University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale by Adrienne Foster. The Southern Illinois University Museum of Carbondale held a truly unique exhibition this past March. Unlike the ceaseless run of postmodernist art that has deconstructed contemporary society to death without any opportunity for rebirth, [...]
miscuser | Jul 12, 2011 | Comments 0
Time and Incremental Progressions, Benito Huerta @ LAG
1989-2009: Time and Incremental Progressions: Exhibit by Benito Huerta at LAG, South Texas College, McAllen By Nancy Moyer, PhD Huerta’s works overlap and continually redefine his commitment to express issues. He engages his viewers with ideas about politics, movies, and dualities as he moves us through a summary of his artistic and social concerns spanning [...]
miscuser | Jul 12, 2011 | Comments 0
Political Art Month 2011 Coming soon…
That’s right everyone, VOA is proud to present the 2011 Edition of our Political Art Month Edition! Coming in the next few days will be scores of articles from the issue, galleries and any other extras we can pass on to our readers! The paper edition of the PAM Edition will soon be available in [...]
Allen Keckonen | Jul 12, 2011 | Comments 0
Master Prints & Anos de Miedo
Carlos Barberena at The Arthouse, Mc Allen by Nancy Moyer, PhD Carlos Barberena exhibited two portfolios, “Master Prints” & “Años de Miedo,” at the Art House. The works are all linocuts; both series are relevant. “Años de Miedo” (Time of Fear) is the result of a ten-year project; it is a tribute to victims of [...]
miscuser | Jun 05, 2011 | Comments 0
Linda Lewis @ Blue Star by Nancy Moyer
Linda Lewis has created a strong statement with these recent works with regard to the relevance of the Bible in today’s changed world.
miscuser | Apr 24, 2011 | Comments 0
Extreme Beauty
Jewelry has long been prized for its function of physical adornment. In this unusual exhibit, the tradition seems to have gone somewhat astray…
miscuser | Apr 23, 2011 | Comments 0