Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss artist Jens Haaning's recent viral artwork, 'Take the Money and Run,' and also discuss David Hockney's recent essay about the state of abstraction. "This is the kind of thing that makes taxpayers angry in the U.S. … and this is the kind of thing that gets artists into hot water and gives them a really bad name." See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/10/10/art-dirt-artist-takes-83000-from-danish-museum-is-abstraction-dead/ If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

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Art Dirt: Artist Takes $83,000 from Danish Museum & Is Abstraction Dead?

Brandon Zech talks with San Antonio-based artist Mark Menjivar about archives, social practice art, and Menjivar's new virtual residency project with Glasstire. "My work sometimes — some people engage with it and are like 'Really, is this art?' I remember being at a talk years back and someone asked 'Are you an artist? A journalist? A social worker?'" View "Security Questions," Mark Menjivar's project with Glasstire, here: https://projects.glasstire.com/menjivar This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by CASETA, the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, and its 2021 Virtual Fall Forum celebrating Early Texas Art on Friday, October 1st and Saturday, October 2nd. The free program will feature a variety of lectures, tours and conversations with leading scholars and curators revolving around Early Texas Art. To see a complete list of events and register for the free program, please go here: https://www.caseta.org/2021-virtual-fall-forum If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: A Conversation With Mark Menjivar

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the rise of NFTs as online avatars, digital projects by Tom Sachs and Damien Hirst, and advertising's infiltration into the metaverse.  "The crypto market has been driven by individuals and groups of people creating these things more or less themselves. And now is the time when celebrities and companies come in." See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/09/12/art-dirt-nfts-where-are-they-now/ This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks here: https://texastalksart.org If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: NFTs: Where are they now?

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the effects that time has on our likes, dislikes, and perceptions about art. "The art that makes you uncomfortable, or that you don’t understand or that you’ve been dismissive of — that’s the stuff that can ultimately sneak up on you and become what you value the most." If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: Time & Our Changing Perceptions About Art

Artist Joey Fauerso joins writer Rainey Knudson for a discussion about how artist residencies can get you over the hump and on the path.

The Case for Artist Residencies

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss Kusama's pumpkin that recently fell victim to a typhoon, experiential underwater sculpture parks, and the relationship between climate change and art "Museums and collectors are trying to preserve things that are ephemeral...I can't believe that in 1000 years museums will have been able to fully fulfill their missions." See related reading here: https://glasstire.com/2021/08/15/art-dirt-kusamas-pumpkin-underwater-sculpture-gardens-climate-change/ This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks here: https://texastalksart.org If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: Kusama's Pumpkin, Underwater Sculpture Gardens & Climate Change

William Sarradet talks with Christopher Blay about his tenure as Glasstire's News Editor, the trends he's seen in Texas art, and how being an artist impacts the way he approaches writing and curating. "My art practice ran smack into my role as a writer and art critic pretty early on. I think it came from the lack of real criticism that artists crave, good or bad." See related reading here: https://glasstire.com/2021/08/01/art-dirt-exit-interview-a-chat-with-christopher-blay/ If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: Exit Interview: a Chat with Christopher Blay

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the optics and the reality of Hunter Biden's quest to be an artist. "There are many artists who are very successful who aren’t selling $500,000 paintings right now ... These are the kind of prices it would take an artist years to reach, if ever." See related reading here: https://glasstire.com/2021/07/18/art-dirt-whats-going-on-with-hunter-bidens-art/ If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: What's Going On With Hunter Biden's Art?

Via Peter Lucas for Glasstire: "Though his work as both a solo artist and a member of the collective Otabenga Jones & Associates has been widely exhibited, Houston-based artist Jamal Cyrus had not had a comprehensive museum survey until his exhibition 'The End of My Beginning' opened last month at the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston; it will travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 2022. Great things are being written about the show, and the forthcoming exhibition catalogue will feature essays and an interview delving thoroughly into the contexts, referenced histories, and larger importance of this impressive body of work.   "Jamal and I are longtime friends, and with our emergence from the Covid shutdown coinciding with the opening of this mid-career museum survey, it seemed like a good time for the two of us to sit down and catch up. Recorded recently in Jamal’s studio, this hour-long podcast is a casual and rambling conversation in which we circle around some of his background and early influences, his creative approach and process, and how he sees himself at this transition point in his career. "Of course, music is referenced throughout, as it’s a primary influence and conceptual frame for both of us. Because of this conversation's informal flow and its focus a bit more on the artist than the art, this will likely be more revealing to those who are already somewhat familiar with and interested Jamal's work. (If you haven’t already, see the show!)"

A Conversation With Jamal Cyrus

"Artist On Artist" is Glasstire’s video and audio podcast series in which Glasstire’s News Editor, Christopher Blay, also an artist, hosts Texas-based artists and art professionals in one-on-one conversations. This week: Christopher Blay interviews (and plays a game of chess) with young artist Kingsley Onyeiwu, on the event of Onyeiwu's solo exhibition of drawings at Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston. From advice to his students (Onyeiwu is a Visiting Professor of Fine Art at Texas Southern University), to his love of control and process, the Nigerian artist discusses the duality of his roots in two cultures, and where his work is headed. “I became this artist who fell in love with being patient, taking little steps — little steps — towards the big goal at the end.”

Artist On Artist: Kingsley Onyeiwu

Christina Rees and William Sarradet discuss some favorite LGBTQ offerings of the past month and beyond. Also: art they expect to see in museums and galleries going forward. "In which cases are we excused from dwelling in the depths of darkness?" See related reading, viewing, and listening list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/07/04/art-dirt-wrapping-up-pride-with-recommendations-art-we-hope-to-see/ This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks at Texas Talks Art’s website: https://texastalksart.org If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: Wrapping Up Pride With Recommendations; Art We Hope To See

From Hills Snyders' LOVE L-E-T-T-E-R-S (Part One): https://glasstire.com/2021/06/26/love-l-e-t-t-e-r-s-part-one/

Matthew Rose: Rosie's Fish 'n Chips

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss how the recent cultural swing toward honesty and sincerity has affected comedy, art, and music. "We’ve been through a decade of dishonesty and performance, and it seems like we’re in the middle of a swing away from that … there’s a real appetite for honestly." See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/06/20/art-dirt-on-sincerity-honesty-and-the-art-of-our-time/ If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: On Sincerity, Honesty, and the Art of Our Time

Christopher Blay interviews artist Annette Lawrence as she departs Texas for Bennington, Vermont to take a two-year teaching position. They talk about where their works intersect, and her journey from upstate New York to Denton, Texas after living in Houston in the 1990s. “All roads lead to Houston! All roads lead to Houston in Black art.”

Artist On Artist: Annette Lawrence

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss their most anticipated summer shows across the state, a jungle gym-like installation in Houston, and the optics behind Op art. "More than anything I just want to put my eyes on people and on art in these institutions … being in any of these spaces and looking at art is very moving." See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/06/06/art-dirt-on-summer-shows-installation-art-and-recommended-road-trips/ If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Art Dirt: On Summer Shows, Installation Art, and Recommended Road Trips

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