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San Antonio weekend Art updates: December week 1
San Antonio Art Events, exhibits, concerns, activities and general info for the first week of December. Blue Star Arts Complex – First Friday Holiday music courtesy of Boneshakers Bicycle Pub (featuring The Circle School & Blessed Sacrament Elementary, The Weetles). Phillip King Exhibit “Four Decades with Colour” Dec 1- Feb 12, Main Gallery. Sculptural and [...]
Allen Keckonen | Dec 02, 2011 | Comments 0
Social Responsibility in Contemporary Art: Luis Cruz Azaceta and Susan Plum by David S. Rubin
For the contemporary art programming at the San Antonio Museum of Art, which is encyclopedic in scope, we are responsible for exhibiting a broad range of art, some of which may be topical. During the past year, we have had occasion to exhibit two works—one a recent acquisition and the other part of a large [...]
miscuser | Sep 25, 2011 | Comments 0
Rene Rodriguez: Sub-Trance Communication @ Studio 106b, Blue Star Arts Complex
Featured currently in the 106b Studio Space in the Blue Star Arts Complex is Rene Rodriguez and his show entitled Sub-Trance Communication. A local San Antonio artist, Rodriguez is only one of the many up and coming artists to exhibit at the space in recent years. The space, owned by Artist/Professor Alba DeLeon and [...]
Allen Keckonen | Aug 08, 2011 | Comments 0
The Ron English Triad at IMAS, South Texas College VAM and NAAG by David Freeman
The Ron English Triad at IMAS, South Texas College VAM and NAAG by David Freeman Ron English entered the Valley of South Texas in full force and occupied the art community and its Art institutions, demonstrating his seditious creative spirit in three independent and simultaneous exhibits. English’s approach is so pronounced that a distinctive, yet [...]
miscuser | Aug 03, 2011 | Comments 0
Gary Sweeny @ UTSA Satelite Space / Sabra Booth @ Cactus Bra by Robert B Gonzales
Gary Sweeny @ UTSA Satelite Space / Sabra Booth @ Cactus Bra by Robert B Gonzales In Gary’s Sweeney’s Take a Chance, presented at Three Walls Art Space, the artist has recycled local political signs, cutting out and arranging the pictures of the candidates. In smaller signage, written in cut vinyl, are the [...]
miscuser | Aug 03, 2011 | Comments 0
Tea Party Art? Not likely: by David Fisher
Tea Party folk appear to lack an artistic agenda as part of their political movement. For the most part, that’s a good thing. “Reactionary” best describes the attitude of Tea Partiers, the desire to turn back the clock to an idealized past when the individual was superior to the community, when liberty trumped equality. The [...]
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
Russell Stephenson: Approaching Infinity @ Anarte Gallery
Amazing San Antonio Artist Russell Stephenson’s show Approaching Infinity opens it’s doors at Anarte Gallery Aug 3rd! Stephenson’s work is amazing and the online samples simply do it no justice. These pieces need to be seen in person to appreciate. Stephenson, an educator and professional working artist for many years, has brought together some amazing [...]
Allen Keckonen | Jul 22, 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
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