Today I present Similar but Different #16 in honor of mothers everywhere who come in many shapes, sizes, species and even genders. I’ll start with the story of one son’s…
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Margaret Meehan
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There is too much to do in Austin this weekend! So whether you’re from here of need an excuse to visit these are my picks to help you manage your…
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I like pink because it is bubble gum and blisters. It is the color of innocence. I also like pink because it’s a dirty white tinged with flesh or blood.…
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The above video is based on a letter by the artist Sol LeWitt written to the artist Eva Hesse with slight alterations by Levni Yilmaz… Below is the actual letter…
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Humor and play pervade the exhibition New Image Sculpture at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. It features thirteen contemporary artists and art collectives and was organized by René…
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Like the intuitive and abstract connections we made as teenagers trying to make sense of that space between childhood and adulthood, Barry Stone’s exhibition Hum at SOFA Gallery functions as…
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Elizabeth speaks quietly but carries a large stick. Chris Powell’s sculpture Elizabeth is enough. An extreme minority: just one, she is enough to keep you company in an otherwise unoccupied…
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Not so much a Mirror Mirror of dual identity as it is two identities that have come together to influence and create something new. Mirror Mirror #4 highlights Austin poet…
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On a cold and (believe it or not) snowy day in Dallas, Texas I found myself at the entrance of 500X Gallery on the last day of Flotsam, an exhibition…
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Merry subversive Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours! I apologize to those of you who do not celebrate the holiday. I hope this will still entertain.…
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Art education at it’s best. Stephen Colbert and Steve Martin go all art insidery on the Colbert Report last week. With cameos by Frank Stella, Shepard Fairy and Andres Serrano;…
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Hot on the heels of my post about the VAC’s Anthropogenesis exhibition and because nothing says Fall in Texas quite like taxidermy and animal antics… I present Similar but Different…
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Animals have always been an important part of my life and a great emphasis in my own work as an artist. They remind me that soft and cuddly things can…
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For the next two weekends, artist studios, art galleries and theaters all over east Austin are open to the public for East Austin Studio Tour 9 – a chance for…
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In honor of Halloween and my wish to always be SUPER when in reality I remain extra-ordinarily human, I present Similar but Different #11: I am Superman. Gilles Barbier …
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It seems like today we’re going through a similar technological revolution to the one we went through over 100 years ago and like a 100 years ago this jolt…
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I’m kind of upset right now. My former professor and a huge influence on my artwork is lecturing at AMOA today Saturday October 16th at 5:30pm. That’s today!…
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These past few weeks I’ve been working my way around Austin’s gallery scene intent on introducing myself and discovering new venues as well as stopping by some old standards. My…
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It’s 2am and I can’t sleep, so I present Similar but Different #10: Sleeping With One Eye Open. My room is clammy and cold, Moonhandled And weird. The shivers Wash…
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Fittingly it was in an exhibition at Arthouse called Animations back in 2007 that I first saw the work of David Shrigley. The show had traveled from the Hammer Museum,…