Christopher Blay will start his appointment as the new Chief Curator at Houston Museum of African American Culture on September 1
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.”
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Related Reading: Selected Writing by Christopher Blay
—(Final) Letter From the News Editor
—Artist on Artist Podcast Series
—Artist On Artist: Deborah Roberts
—101 Black Artists Living and Working in Texas
—My First Coup
—Black Artists Should Sit Out Black History Month
—Elvis, Lee, Grant, Lincoln, and Wayne: My Visit to the Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement, Texas
—Good Hair: Jer’Lisa Devezin at Nasher Sculpture Center
—Ugly, Beautiful, Pretty, Kitsch: Monet’s Late Years at the Kimbell
—Takashi Murakami’s ‘The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg’ at the Modern
—Too Much of a Good Thing: “30 Americans” at Arlington Museum of Art
—Five Easy Pieces: Christmas Episodes of Black TV Sitcoms From The ’70s and ’80s
—Soul of a Nation: Three Doors That Lead Into the MFAH’s Current Exhibition
—A Baker’s+ Dozen: 14 Works of Art About Protest and Police Brutality [1963 – 2018]
—Art And The Public Sphere: An Interview With lauren woods
—Art Dirt: Racism, Art, and the Last Few Weeks
—Laurie Simmons’ Unnerving and Prescient Visions
—The Kobayashi Maru: Star Trek’s No-Win Scenario and The Great Lockdown of 2020
—Top Five: June 18, 2020. Art Versus Police Brutality
—Gordon Parks: ‘The New Tide’ at Amon Carter Museum of American Art
—How Many Guns Do We Have? A Lot.
—What’s In Your Fridge?: Artist Brian Fridge and Others Share Photographs With Glasstire
—For Veterans Day: Texas-Based Artists-Veterans, In Their Own Words
—In Praise of the Working Texas Artist
—dis America
—Letter From the News Editor: One Year On
—In Their Own Words: Stories From Artist Who Are Mothers
—Artists Make Love: Artist Couples Share Art Made For Each Other
