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GlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Longtime Glasstire Writer & Artist Bill DavenportBrandon Zech speaks with Houston artist Bill Davenport, who was Glasstire's first-ever contributor, about how he found his way to Texas, the artists he's seen grow up over the years, and writing criticism.
"I always said my writing was like a pair of pliers — it got the job done. Clarity, truthfulness — it opened my mind, and anything else was extraneous."
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2026-02-0835 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Glasstire Founder Rainey KnudsonBrandon Zech speaks with Glasstire founder Rainey Knudson about what led her to create the publication in 2001, the early years of Glasstire, and the projects she has undertaken since leaving the organization.
“In the early days, most galleries did not have a website, a lot of them didn't even have email, and they would physically mail me transparency slides and/or postcards. I would scan the slides and scan the postcards on a flatbed scanner to get a tiny crummy JPG image that we would use for an event listing.”
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GlasstireArt Dirt: Talking About Glasstire's Favorite Books of 2025William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss some of their favorite books they read in 2025, including literature on American history, craft, films, and more.
"I had been reading a lot of postcolonial nonfiction and got a bit bogged down in that, emotionally... so I thought I should read some fiction, but most of what I found ended up being the kind of heavyweight postcolonial content I had been trying to turn away from. I think it's good for us in this moment to really think about our history and how culture processes the present moment with a historical lens."
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2025-12-1434 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing Obituaries and Generational ShiftsJessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss the art of writing obituaries for Glasstire and the generational shifts we are witnessing as young leaders step into new roles across Texas.
“Rainy Knudson, the founder of Glasstire, told me, ‘I think that when we lose somebody in an art community, it's just a passage to the next generation. In the larger sense, the more of these you experience, the more you really see the continuum over generations; and how each of us plays our role during some section of that continuum.’”
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2025-11-2937 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Pricing Your Art, Gallery Representation & Alternative SpacesBrandon Zech, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank answer Glasstire readers' questions about pricing art, working with galleries, and exhibiting in alternative spaces.
“Showing up to everything you can is the first step… talk to the galleries who show work that you like, ask them questions about their program, and learn what they’re interested in. It’s really about continuous engagement with people and building relationships, which doesn’t happen over night. But, the more you focus on it, the more you start to see those results.”
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2025/08/23/art-dirt-pricing-your-art-gallery-representation-alternative-spaces/
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2025-08-2452 min
GlasstireGlasstire - Art Dirt - Reporting on the Austin Art FairsWilliam Sarradet speaks with artist, lecturer, and Glasstire contributor Renee Lai about the inaugural Friends Fair and the Affordable Art Fair in Austin.
“Every room that I went into, I looked in the bathroom first... I got my impression from each booth by what was going on in the bathroom. The more outrageous or custom or funny the bathroom was, the more it predisposed me to whatever else was in the room.”
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2025-06-0141 min
GlasstireArt Dirt - Glasstire - Monsters of ArtJessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the book Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma and some of the cultural creatives who have committed monstrous crimes.
"There aren't good celebrities and bad celebrities. They're all just people. There is a spectrum of behaviors with people. There's nobody that's purely good, and there are maybe a few people who are purely evil, but it's rare. It's kind of ridiculous to assume that any person is going to always be good. I don't say that to excuse any of these truly heinous and criminal behaviors. I don't think they should be excused... I think...
2025-03-0747 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Latinx FuturismJessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the cultural and political potential of Latinx Futurism.
"A key component of Latinx Futurism is connecting back to past and ancestral knowledge – pre-colonial cultural ways of knowing. Seeing how different artists infuse that into their work is interesting to take note of...It's an acknowledgment of the knowledge and technology that existed."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/12/15/art-dirt-latinx-futurism/
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2024-12-1431 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Fall RoundupWilliam Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez review the photography, painting, and installation exhibitions that stood out this season.
"This is one of the magical things about photography. It can be completely constructed and artificial or it can be as close to a document of reality as humanly possible."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/12/01/art-dirt-fall-roundup/
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2024-11-2939 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Jacqueline Overby On the Importance of Affordable Art StudiosWilliam Sarradet talks with artist Jacqueline Overby about developing affordable art studios and their significance in building community.
"MotherShip's presence there has helped solidify the scene in a way. By creating the San Marcos studio tour we've given the art community something that everybody gets to participate in. Everybody gets to come together and celebrate and it's something to be proud of."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/11/17/art-dirt-jacqueline-overby-on-the-importance-of-building-affordable-art-studios
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2024-11-1536 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Interdimensional: Meow Wolf HoustonBrandon Zech and Gabriel Martinez discuss their experience visiting "Radio Tave," the new Houston branch of the Meow Wolf franchise.
"One of the things about Meow Wolf and about the individual, but ultimately collective, authorship is that in someone's room, it doesn't say who the artist is, with a little plaque on the wall. It's about the experience — it's about the feeling that the room creates."
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2024-11-0242 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: Robert Boyd On The Art Of Underground ComicsGabriel Martinez talks with Robert Boyd about Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and the art of underground comics.
"The publishing industry doesn't work the way the art industry does. You have a royalty system. Whereas if you resell a painting, unless you're in California, the artist doesn't get anything."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/09/22/art-dirt-robert-boyd-on-the-art-of-underground-comics/
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2024-09-2237 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Summer Exhibition RoundupJessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez discuss this summer's group exhibitions and upcoming fall shows.
"Altering photographs has always been a possibility and a practice. I think sometimes people forget that or only think about the seemingly limitless possibilities now in the digital age and with AI, but photographers since the beginning of the camera have been altering images in different ways. "
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2024-08-2534 minGlasstireArt Dirt: History And Sci-Fi - Summer Reading RoundupWilliam Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez discuss the links between a critical history of Latin America, a fictionalized account of a military coup, and our robotic future as depicted in animated sci-fi cinema.
"Short War is a bildungsroman with the setting of the dissolution of a political regime. It's funny and charming and sweet and dramatic."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/08/11/art-dirt-history-and-sci-fi-summer-reading-roundup/
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2024-08-1141 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Beheaded Sculptures, Fake Picassos, and Cave PaintingsLeslie Moody Castro and William Sarradet talk about recent events in the art world including the beheading of a public sculpture, the discovery of the oldest cave art, and fake Picassos in a Tasmanian Museum.
"I connect with the sentiment of exhibitions as being a site of experimentation and play. I appreciate at some level vaunting art canon as the be-all-end-all record of what is important and aesthetic in human history but at some point, you trip over yourself just to have a handful of people be successful and valued."
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2024-07-1436 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing Arkansas' "Delta Triennial"Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the redesign and expansion of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art and the upcoming "Delta Triennial."
"Traditionally, the Delta is a juried exhibition. This year AMFA decided to also have an invitational component. It still functioned as a juried exhibition, anybody could apply that fell within that geographic region, but the jurors also selected one artist from each of the states to be the invited artist."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/06/30/art-dirt-discussing-arkansas-delta-triennial/
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2024-06-3036 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Erin Dorn Of Seven Sisters GalleryBrandon Zech talks with Erin Dorn about her experiences working in Houston's art institutions and starting her own gallery, Seven Sisters.
"It's a relationship-based industry, and being able to anticipate what your clients would like or would respond to and introducing them to new material is part of the cycle that comes with the territory."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/06/16/art-dirt-talking-with-erin-dorn-of-seven-sisters-gallery/
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2024-06-1637 minGlasstireArt Dirt: "Problemista": Magical Realism In The Art WorldWilliam Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez discuss the Julio Torres film Problemista and its depiction of the difficulties of succeeding in the contemporary art world.
"One of my favorite things about art film is that it certainly can follow a conventional narrative arc; it doesn't just have to be talking about Snow White and Prince Charming."
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2024-05-1934 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Staffing Changes, New Museums & Other Recent NewsLeslie Moody Castro and Jessica Fuentes discuss new art organizations, the appeal of non-urban spaces, and the many changes occurring at art institutions across the state.
"There might be more opportunities in these smaller places because there are less restrictions and more space. It will be interesting to see how they continue to build, and develop, and how they find ways to sustain themselves."
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2024-05-0529 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking Art, Architecture & Photography With Paul HesterBrandon Zech talks with Texas artist Paul Hester about his over 50-year career taking photographs.
"There are photographs that I look at and say 'that just feels right,' but there are others that bug the hell out of me, and those are the ones that stick with me."
See related readings here:https://glasstire.com/2024/04/21/art-dirt-talking-art-architecture-photography-with-paul-hester
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2024-04-2148 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Recapping Dallas' Art FairsBrandon Zech, Leslie Moody Castro, and Gabriel Martinez talk about the 2024 editions of the Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas Invitational.
"The opening night party was kind of sparse. Normally it's a zoo; you can't walk through the lobby, the valet line is a mess. There was a nice crowd, but nothing like I have experienced in the past."
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2024-04-0737 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Houston's Changing Museum SceneBrandon Zech and Gabriel Martinez talk about the changing state of Houston's art scene and what the future may bring.
"I think we're seeing one of the most significant changes in the Houston museum landscape in the last ten years. Galleries come and go, artist-run spaces come and go, smaller nonprofits come and go, but the places that we think of as our museums generally don't tend to come and go."
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2024-03-2430 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Cheech Marin Talks Texas ArtBrandon Zech talks with actor, comedian, and art collector Cheech Marin about how he came to collect Chicano art, the Texas artists he's looking at today, and his museum, The Cheech, in Riverside, California.
"The other great center of Chicano art was San Antonio, because they had a lot of artists and they supported them, but there was no director of any major museum that wanted to put their neck on the block and say yeah this is Chicano art. They loved me as a comedian but they weren't so sure about me as an authority on Chicano art, because...
2024-03-1045 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: Music & Photography with Barry Stone's Porch Swing OrchestraLeslie Moody Castro talks with artist, musician, and podcaster Barry Stone about how he engages with local artists, performers, and photography through his long-running project, Porch Swing Orchestra.
“The relation of image and sound is, at its core, really what Porch Swing Orchestra and 'Vast is the Sea' is about. So, all the artists are bound, in diverse ways, through explorations of image, sound, and community.”
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2024-02-2549 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking With Natalia PadillaWilliam Sarradet talks with Natalia Padilla about making art in Dallas, her work as a designer, and tips on applying to grants in the city.
"My project, 'Yellow,' is a poem to the Dallas community. I love this city. It has taken care of me and allowed me to have a practice and explore my creativity."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/02/11/art-dirt-talking-with-natalia-padilla
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2024-02-1135 minGlasstireArt Dirt: An Exit Interview with the Blaffer Art Museum's Steven MatijcioBrandon Zech talks with the Blaffer Art Museum's outgoing director, Steven Matijcio, about his approach to curating in peripheral art cities, engaging with local communities, and what he'll miss about Houston.
"I have really come to love working in the unexpected place. Because in a lot of ways, I feel like you can spread your wings, you can oftentimes have more of an impact, you can get to know the community better. I really have loved these so-called non-center cities because I found a lot of richness in curatorially responding to them."
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2024-01-2840 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Glasstire Editor-in-Chief Gabriel MartinezBrandon Zech talks with Glasstire's new Editor-in-Chief, Gabriel Martinez, about what makes a good work of art, how music, writing, and art differ, and why artists should know art history.
"Every artwork is in dialog with art history, and I think it's important for artists to contextualize where their work stands in that conversation. It becomes shorthand, because you're using these past iterations of similar ideas and you’re speaking to them."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2024/01/14/art-dirt-talking-with-glasstire-editor-in-chief-gabriel-martinez
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2024-01-1443 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Houston's Harrison GuyLeslie Moody Castro talks with Harrison Guy about Houston's Fifth Ward, his Urban Souls Dance Company, and what keeps him motivated to build community in the city.
"Our projects are based on this thought process that memory builds the monument. The way that we look at it is that if you don't have a lot of assets in your community, because they're gone, for a lot of different reasons beyond your control, the thing that you do have is your memory...so if we look at the memories as the capital and we start to build from that, then we're s...
2023-12-3143 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Looking Back at 2023Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss memorable art happenings, exhibitions, and events from 2023.
"For a long time, and even still now, the art world has been caught up in the idea of a single genius, a singular voice, and the prestige of a solo exhibition. But I think coming out of the pandemic there was this need for community and coming together, and perhaps the amount of group shows this year is an extension of that."
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2023-12-1733 minGlasstireGlasstire Art Dirt - Rounding Up Fall Art News & Exhibitions We've LovedJessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss recent shows they've seen across Texas, the opening of new galleries in Houston, Austin, and Wimberley, and the art news that's been making headlines this fall.
"In a lot of ways, Jeremy Strick's retirement from the Nasher Sculpture Center isn't surprising — we've talked recently about how we're kind of at a turning point where organizations across Texas are starting to see a certain generation retire or step back and new people come in to lead. It will be interesting to see what will happen next for the museum."
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2023-11-1937 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing the Rise of Art & Culture Worker Unions, with Guest Darryl RatcliffJessica Fuentes talks with Dallas' Darryl Ratcliff about the rise of unions for arts and culture workers.
"Ultimately, we're all served by a more engaged public, and we're all served by taking care of people. And I know that our large institutions and their supporters want to do that, and sometimes it is up to us as artists, as culture workers, as people who are more on the ground, to help lead the way."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/11/05/art-dirt-discussing-the-rise-of-art-culture-worker-unions-with-guest-darryl-ratcliff
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2023-11-0538 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Artist & Galveston Artist Residency Director Eric SchnellWilliam Sarradet talks with Eric Schnell about what it's like to live, work, and run a ten-month residency program in Galveston.
"Galveston is exactly the right size, where you can hold the whole island in your brain at one time. If it were bigger, that wouldn't be possible."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/10/22/art-dirt-talking-with-artist-galveston-artist-residency-director-eric-schnell
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2023-10-2240 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing Fall Exhibitions in TexasJessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss exhibitions they've seen so far this fall, including shows at The Warehouse, Ruby City, Inman Gallery, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and beyond.
"If you're going to use a kooky installation technique for a show, you've got to go all or nothing."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/09/24/art-dirt-discussing-fall-exhibitions-in-texas
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2023-09-2439 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Are We Living in a Barbie World?To wrap up the summer, Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss what this season's hottest blockbuster says about our current moment.
"The film has this incredible potency, but somehow it very neatly ties up what it aims to do...which is totally fine, but I feel like there's some need to find out what happens next, because we just spent a year waiting for this movie to come out and now it's over...so what's next?"
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2023-09-1034 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Changing of the Art Guard + When a Locally Run Art Fair is Bought OutJessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss our recent loss of numerous influential Texas art legends, and talk about the implications of Frieze's acquisition of The Armory Show and EXPO CHICAGO.
"The people who are building a future in Texas are very much committed to being here and working here and buffing up and adding to the Texas art scene."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/08/27/art-dirt-a-changing-of-the-art-guard-when-a-locally-run-art-fair-is-bought-out
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2023-08-2735 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Museum Admission Prices, Sotheby's Buys the Breuer Building & the DMA's Big RedesignLeslie Moody Castro and Brandon Zech discuss what's been happening in the art world this summer, including Sotheby's buying the Breuer Building in NYC, an increase in museum admission prices, and the Dallas Museum of Art picking an architecture firm to redesign its building.
"One element of this new design is a major almost floating contemporary art gallery at the top of the museum...this design and this incoming collection could transform the Dallas Museum of Art into one of the more important museums for contemporary art in America."
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2023-08-1341 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Artist Andrea TostenWilliam Sarradet talks with Dallas artist Andrea Tosten about calligraphy, her artwork, and her new position at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center.
"I think my main point of being in this position is to get city dollars into artists' hands — public hands."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/07/30/art-dirt-talking-with-artist-andrea-tosten
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2023-07-3032 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Visit to Meow Wolf GrapevineJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss their visits to Dallas-Fort Worth's newly opened Meow Wolf location.
"One of the things about truly great art is that it changes every time you revisit it; you bring something new to it, you see something new in it, and you get to continue to explore it in various levels over an extended period of time."
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2023-07-1632 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Talking with Ann Graham from Texans for the ArtsBrandon Zech talks with Ann Graham, who for the past ten years has run Texans for the Arts, about the ins an outs of art funding policy and how to advocate for art in your community.
"At Texans for the Arts, we know that the arts are essential to our lives, so how do we bring that passion and commitment to the fore so citizens can get engaged, artist leaders and artists can get engaged, and elected officials and decision makers can get engaged."
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2023-07-0250 minGlasstireGlasstire - Art Dirt - Talking With Writer Lauren ShultsWilliam Sarradet talks with Lauren Shults, who is a Glasstire contributor and a reporter at the "Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post," about writing, art, and what it's like to live in a smaller, Hill Country town.
"In smaller Texas towns, the social fabric is a little more tenured; people know each other — there’s a history that’s not getting wiped away with every generation."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/06/18/art-dirt-talking-with-writer-lauren-shults
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2023-06-1828 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Is the Supreme Court's Andy Warhol Ruling Bad for Artists?Leslie Moody Castro and Brandon Zech discuss a recent decision by the Supreme Court, which ruled against The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
"Forget about separating the art from the artist. Instead, can you separate the art from its intent?"
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2023-06-0447 minGlasstireArt Dirt: What Does it Mean to "Make it" in the Art World?Jessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss "The Art of Making It," a 2021 documentary that explores the underside of the art world.
"A lot of issues the documentary points out are just issues in the world, period."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2023/05/21/art-dirt-what-does-it-mean-to-make-it-in-the-art-world
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2023-05-2130 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Conversation with Galveston Artist Nick BarbeeWilliam Sarradet talks with Nick Barbee about his artwork, his founding of the Galveston Art Lending Library, and why he decided to settle in the city.
"The longer you stay on the island without going over the causeway, you become more relaxed and move at a different sort of pace."
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2023-05-0735 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Reporting from the Dallas Art FairBrandon Zech and Leslie Moody Castro break down the trends they found at the 2023 Dallas Art Fair.
"Faux naïf surrealist figuration is the era we are solidly in right now."
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2023-04-2335 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: What You Don’t Know About Public Art, Part 2Brandon Zech talks with artist and public art specialist Tommy Gregory about the possibilities and pitfalls of making a public art project.
"I think that art can be pretty, but it also should be challenging. It should make people think and look at the world differently, and that's always been my motivation."
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2023-04-0942 minGlasstireArt Dirt: What You Don't Know About Public Art, Part 1Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee, who recently completed a large-scale installation in Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, about the possibilities and pitfalls of making a public art project.
"They don’t teach you business 101 in art school."
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2023-03-2644 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Visit to The Valley & South Texas, Part 2Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the art they saw and the art spaces they visited in Laredo, McAllen, Corpus Christi, Rockport, Harlingen, and beyond.
"One of my favorite things about traveling around Texas and going to different museums and galleries is seeing works by familiar artists in different spaces, because each space adds to the context and perception of the work, and can really change the way you view it."
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2023-03-1231 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Conversation with Vicki MeekLeslie Moody Castro talks with Dallas artist Vicki Meek about her Nasher Sculpture Center fellowship, for which she and a group of artists are researching, documenting, and interpreting the history of the Tenth Street Historic District Freedman’s Town in Oak Cliff.
"I wanted to be able to have a group of artists tap into this community, which is currently under siege in Dallas. We don't know whether or not it is going to survive."
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2023-02-2642 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Visit to The Valley & South Texas, Part 1Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss their recent visit to Laredo, McAllen, Corpus Christi, Rockport, Harlingen, and beyond.
"Today we're talking about some of the people we met through the museums, the institutions, the cultural organizations, and the collectors of South Texas."
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2023-02-1232 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Commercialization of ArtBrandon Zech and Leslie Moody Castro discuss Yayoi Kusama's new Louis Vuitton collaboration, the coopting of Frida Kahlo's image, and other instances where an artist and their work is thrust into the commercial world.
"My question is: are these artists actually controlling their image, and does this image reflect what their ethics are as an artist?"
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2023-01-2938 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Cave Painting, the Death of the Author & Visiting GalleriesJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss some of their big-picture takeaways from Jerry Saltz's recent lecture at the Dallas Museum of Art.
"If you're in art and culture for the long haul, if you're a lifer, you know cycles happen, and when people start to say something is out, cheesy, or needs updating, these are interesting clues that attitudes have shifted and something is coming up as a consequence."
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2023-01-1528 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Is Art Good for Your Mental Health?Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss how looking at art and being in art spaces impacts our mental health.
"In the same way that being out in nature can be restorative, being in a museum, where you're looking at works of art and are surrounded by groups of people, is a way to get people out of their house and into a social environment."
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2023-01-0120 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Looking Back at 2022Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss memorable art happenings from 2022.
"In the past year, art-related issues and stories have been picked up more in popular media in a really interesting way."
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2022-12-1827 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: How Artists Respond to War and ViolenceJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the different ways artists create work in response to violence.
"When you're engaging with a work of art that responds to violence, it's really important to have quiet time to reflect and take in the seriousness of what you're looking at."
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2022-11-2029 minGlasstireArt Dirt: An Upside-Down Mondrian + Climate Protests in Europe EscalateJessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss the recent revelation that a Piet Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down since 1945, and also talk about the escalation of recent climate protests in Europe.
"This Mondrian is going to remain upside down, probably for the rest of its existence, because of the sensitive nature of the artwork."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/11/06/art-dirt-an-upside-down-mondrian-climate-protests-in-europe-escalate
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2022-11-0630 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Paranormal Art: a Conversation with J.R. RoykovichOn the occasion of his exhibition at the Galveston Artist Residency, William Sarradet talks with artist J.R. Roykovich about the paranormal and how supernatural concepts can be activated in art.
"I'm interested in the mechanics of how you reach an unknown entity, or an unknown destination, which I think is not at all dissimilar to artmaking."
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2022-10-2335 min
GlasstireArtist on Artist: Will HeronWilliam Sarradet talks with artist Will Heron about his current show at Cluley Projects in Dallas, and his role as a liaison for Meow Wolf's upcoming location in Grapevine.
"I'm of the mindset that if you want something, if you're curious about creating something, do it. Put yourself out there."
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2022-10-1531 minGlasstireArt Dirt: What Do We Think About Art Prizes?William Sarradet and Brandon Zech on the recent cancellation of the Guggenheim's Hugo Boss Prize, and how Texas' art prize status has risen in recent years.
"Texas is awash in these big money art prizes."
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2022-10-0932 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Things They Don't Teach You in Art SchoolJessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss the practical, real-world implications of being in the art world.
"After you get out of school, being an artist is a lifestyle. It's a full-time job that oftentimes you don't get paid for, so you're really holding two full-time jobs so you can life your life and make art."
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2022-09-2538 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Should AI-Generated Art Compete Against Human-Made Art?William Sarradet and Jessica Fuentes discuss the implications of an AI-generated painting's recent art competition win.
"What does it mean to create art using AI? How is writing a phrase for AI software different than text-based artwork?"
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2022-09-1132 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Michael Heizer's "City" and Other Big ArtJessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss the opening of Michael Heizer's gargantuan sculpture, and how the work relates to other "big" art.
"What is the biggest contemporary artwork?"
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/08/28/art-dirt-michael-heizers-city-and-other-big-art
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2022-08-2829 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Visit to the Texas Panhandle, Part 2Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the museums, galleries, and art you should see in Plainview, Canyon, Amarillo, and Wichita Falls.
"We found that there are absolutely hidden gems in these locations — the people at the museums and universities have a longstanding history in the region. Even if they aren't from the Panhandle, they've been there a long time."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/08/14/art-dirt-a-visit-to-the-texas-panhandle-part-2
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2022-08-1430 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: A Visit to the Texas Panhandle, Part 1Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the museums, galleries, and art you should see in Lubbock, Albany, and Abilene.
"Texas art isn't as simple as 'all of the best museums are in Dallas and all of the best nonprofits are in Houston' — there's always some standout in other parts of the state."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/07/31/art-dirt-a-visit-to-the-texas-panhandle-part-1
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2022-07-3122 minGlasstireGlasstire Art Dirt - On Art, Money, And The Recent UK Just Stop Oil ProtestsWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss recent demonstrations in the UK, for which protesters superglued themselves to the frames of famous artworks.
"If total divestment from a supposedly toxic industry is not possible in the short term, I would think the protest strategy would be to demand as big a piece of the pie as possible from the companies involved."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/07/17/art-dirt-on-art-money-and-the-recent-uk-just-stop-oil-protests
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2022-07-1733 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing Recent Exhibitions about AmericaFor the Fourth of July, Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss recent Texas exhibitions in which artists made work about what it means to be an American.
"The act of taking apart the American flag and reconstructing it is an act of an artist using their First Amendment right...and shows how fortunate we are to be in a country where we can make those kinds of statements."
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2022-07-0330 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Is the Golden Age of TV Over?William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the recent history of TV, streaming, and how the industry has changed our culture.
"Maybe we're ready to get back to sequential stories based around narratives; maybe we're a little binged out."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/06/19/art-dirt-is-the-golden-age-of-tv-over
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2022-06-1941 minGlasstireArt Dirt: On Speculation, Art Flipping, and the MarketWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the current speculation around figurative art, and how artists are impacted when their works sell for exorbitant prices.
"We pay a lot of attention to the flippers and the markets, but we don't think about what it's doing to the artists, because they're contradictorily the people with the least power, even though it's their work."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/06/05/art-dirt-on-speculation-art-flipping-and-the-market
Today's podcast is sponsored in part by CASETA, the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, and their 18th Annual Symposium and Texas Art Fair happening Friday, June 10...
2022-06-0536 minGlasstireArt Dirt: On Women-Only Art ExhibitionsJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the merits of the myriad women-only art shows that have come about in the last few years.
"I look at the women-only shows we've had in Texas over the past few years and see a lot of nuance."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/05/22/art-dirt-on-women-only-art-exhibitions
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2022-05-2225 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing Machine-Made ImagesJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the wider implications of machine learning in the creation of digital images.
"I worry that we'll get caught up in discussing how many rules need to be placed on these technologies, when sometimes you can describe the issue simply by saying 'it's a machine — it can only solve specific problems.'"
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/05/08/art-dirt-discussing-machine-made-images
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2022-05-0824 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Recapping the 2022 Dallas Art FairWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the Dallas Art Fair's return to normal.
"Who doesn't love a big, bright, blotchy swath of color?"
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/04/24/art-dirt-recapping-the-2022-dallas-art-fair
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2022-04-2421 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Jeff Koons' Moonshot + Warhol's Fair Use Case Goes to the Supreme CourtWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech talk about Jeff Koons' ploy to send artwork to the moon, and discuss the Supreme Court's decision to hear a fair use case against Andy Warhol.
"In some instances, the judges, in their opinions in these cases, delve into a sort of art criticism."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/04/10/art-dirt-jeff-koons-moonshot-warhols-fair-use-case-goes-to-the-supreme-court
This week's podcast is sponsored in part by SFAI and Littleglobe, two Santa Fe-based arts nonprofits committed to collaboration as a way to support artists, creative practitioners, and culture bearers. “Santa Fe Stories from the Inside Out” are Littleglobe TV (LGTV) episodes and SFAI...
2022-04-1040 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Andy Warhol Diaries & jeen-yuhs: A Kanye TrilogyWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the similarities and differences between two new Netflix documentary series.
"Andy Warhol did kind of invent the persona as a brand, but at the time he pioneered it, there was no pride to his persona. With Kanye West, his brand is 98% pride."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/03/27/art-dirt-the-andy-warhol-diaries-jeen-yuhs-a-kanye-trilogy
This week's podcast is sponsored in part by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and their exhibition "Billy Hassell: Topography," on view March 26 through June 19, 2022. Billy Hassell is well-known for his depictions of Texas flora and fauna, often emphasizing the need for conservation of...
2022-03-2729 minGlasstireGlasstire Art Dirt - On CARNE Y ARENA, A VR Experience In DallasJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss "CARNE y ARENA," a virtual reality experience by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, on view at Fair Park.
"It truly is immersive — it transports you from where you are both physically and emotionally."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/03/13/art-dirt-on-carne-y-arena-a-vr-experience-in-dallas/
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2022-03-1331 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Anna Delvey's Scam + Galleries Flock to Los AngelesJessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss the story of Anna Delvey, and also talk about why so many galleries are moving to Los Angeles.
"If these galleries are regularly showing artists who could be acquired by big LA museums, moving to LA is a quick way for them to propel their artists' prices even higher."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/02/27/art-dirt-anna-delveys-scam-galleries-flock-to-los-angeles
This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture, which has a robust line-up of art to discover for free. Currently on view in the depar...
2022-02-2736 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Conversation with Leslie Moody CastroBrandon Zech sits down with Leslie Moody Castro, who is currently serving as Glasstire's Guest Editor, to discuss the art scene in Mexico City, the foibles of curating, and a no-nonsense way to teach prospective artists.
"There's not an HR in the art world; there's no one way to do things. We're all figuring it out as we go along...none of us know what we're doing!"
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2022-02-1331 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Dallas Museum of Art's Expansion + Dutch Museums Protest LockdownsJessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech discuss what they'd want to see from a new Dallas Museum of Art building. Plus, they recap a recent COVID-19 lockdown protest by over 60 Dutch cultural institutions.
"This is just another phase in Texas museums deciding that because of collectors and because of work they've been acquiring, or work that they've been promised that hasn't come in yet, they need more space."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/01/30/art-dirt-the-dallas-museum-of-arts-expansion-dutch-museums-protest-lockdowns/
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2022-01-3030 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Discussing "Insurrection," Andres Serrano's New FilmJessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss artist Andres Serrano's new found footage film.
"I feel like Serrano as an artist often presents things so that you can digest them…he often plays with imagery that provokes very strong reactions."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/01/16/art-dirt-discussing-insurrection-andres-serranos-new-film/
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2022-01-1637 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Looking Back at 2021William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss memorable art happenings from 2021.
"One of the things that we haven’t seen this year, that I really thought we might, is the closing of smaller nonprofits and smaller galleries."
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2022-01-0237 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Exploring the Metaverse + the "Disneyfication" of Notre DameWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss Meta's new virtual world and the recently proposed plans to modernize the interior of Notre Dame in Paris.
"That would put the fear of God into you, if you walked into Notre Dame and there was a giant Louise Bourgeois spider looming overhead."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/12/19/art-dirt-exploring-the-metaverse-the-disneyfication-of-notre-dame
This week's podcast is sponsored in part by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the museum's exhibition, "Francesca Fuchs: Serious and Slightly Funny Things," which is on view from December 18, 2021 through March 13, 2022. Houston-based artist Francesca Fuchs creates paintings and sculptures about artifacts...
2021-12-1936 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Getting to Know Jessica FuentesBrandon Zech talks with Jessica Fuentes, Glasstire's new News Editor.
"Looking at art tends to be very personal, so I think about personal connections to my past and about my interests. Once I dive through that personal journey, I try to step outside of it and think bigger."
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2021-12-0530 minGlasstireArt Dirt: How was this Year's Dallas Art Fair?William Sarradet and Brandon Zech break down the good and the bad from this year's Dallas Art Fair.
"On one hand, you can't take your local dealers for granted and expect to have a successful fair. I think that's a fact. On the other hand, you can't have a successful fair if you're only showing local galleries."
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2021-11-2134 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: Exploring ALMAAHH, a Houston Complex for Latinx Cultural and Visual ArtsBrandon Zech sits down with guest Geraldina Interiano Wise to discuss ALMAAHH, a new organization aiming to create a Latinx-centered cultural and visual arts complex in Houston.
"We are gaining a seat of our latinidad, meaning a destination place. So it is a place by Latinos, for Latinos, as a gift to the city of Houston. What that means: it's really a complex; it's a campus. We don't fit in one building."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/11/07/art-dirt-exploring-almaahh-a-houston-complex-for-latinx-cultural-and-visual-arts/
This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with cu...
2021-11-0741 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Banksy's $25 Million Shredded Sale & Vienna Museums Use OnlyFans Account for Nude ArtworksWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the recent sale of Banksy's famous shredded artwork, "Love is in the Bin," and also discuss how the Vienna Tourist Board is evading censorship by showing the city's nude artwork on OnlyFans.
"If I were to purchase 'Love is in the Bin,' I would put the batteries back in the shredder, just to see what happens."
See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/10/24/art-dirt-banksys-25-million-shredded-sale-vienna-museums-create-onlyfans-account-for-their-nude-artworks/
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2021-10-2436 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Artist Takes $83,000 from Danish Museum & Is Abstraction Dead?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/
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2021-10-1037 minGlasstireArt Dirt: A Conversation With Mark MenjivarBrandon 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 Earl...
2021-09-2640 minGlasstireArt Dirt: NFTs: Where are they now?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 Tuesd...
2021-09-1239 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Kusama's Pumpkin, Underwater Sculpture Gardens & Climate ChangeChristina 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...
2021-08-1531 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: Exit Interview: a Chat with Christopher BlayWilliam 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/
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2021-08-0130 minGlasstireArt Dirt: What's Going On With Hunter Biden's Art?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/
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2021-07-1828 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Wrapping Up Pride With Recommendations; Art We Hope To SeeChristina 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...
2021-07-0442 minGlasstireArt Dirt: On Sincerity, Honesty, and the Art of Our TimeChristina 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 becom...
2021-06-2032 minGlasstireArt Dirt: On Summer Shows, Installation Art, and Recommended Road TripsChristina 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/
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2021-06-0633 min
GlasstireArt Dirt: On Reopenings & Getting Back to "Normal"Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the things about the art world we don’t miss, the things we do miss, and how to pace yourself when venturing back out.
"The way artists make their name in the world is by building consensus. And you can’t build consensus if people don’t see your work and talk to each other about the work."
See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/05/23/art-dirt-on-reopenings-getting-back-to-normal/
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2021-05-2327 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Menil, The Broad, and the Rise of Private MuseumsChristina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the proliferation of private museums in the U.S.
"Nowadays, museums are trying to figure out what the public wants and will show up for, and there's a kind of need for the spectacular. These private museums have the money and the means to make those shows happen in a way public museums don't."
See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/05/09/art-dirt-the-menil-the-broad-and-the-rise-of-private-museums/
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...
2021-05-0934 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Why We Love (and Hate) Art Meme AccountsWilliam Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss how art meme accounts have taken over Instagram.
"The intersection of what is considered to be mainstream and what is considered to be the elitist underbelly of the art world comes to a very weird point in these accounts."
See this episode's reading list and a list of art meme accounts here: https://glasstire.com/2021/04/25/art-dirt-why-we-love-and-hate-art-meme-accounts/
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2021-04-2531 minGlasstireArt Dirt: Should Museums Deaccession Their Collections?Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on the ongoing debate about museums deaccessioning objects from their permanent collections.
"If MoMA could build a new building because they knew someone who would buy Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' for $600 million... would they sell it then?"
See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/04/11/art-dirt-should-museums-deaccession-their-collections/
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2021-04-1139 minGlasstireArt Dirt: The Mural Boom in TexasChristopher Blay and Christina Rees discuss the recent explosion of murals across the state.
“I wonder if artists are being commissioned to beautify cities in a way that ignores the time that we live in.”
See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/03/27/art-dirt-the-mural-boom-in-texas/
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...
2021-03-2835 minGlasstireArt Dirt: What are NFTs and how did one sell for $69 million?Christina Rees and Brandon Zech break down the meteoric rise of NFTs.
“These things aren’t necessarily meant to be bought and kept — they’re meant to be flipped — that’s the point. That’s how they gain value.”
See this episode's reading list here: https://glasstire.com/2021/03/14/art-dirt-what-are-nfts-and-how-did-one-sell-for-69-million/
This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) and its current exhibition, Delita Martin: Conjure. The show, which features Martin’s twenty-one new portraits of Black women, presents viewers with a profound celebration of Black women’s lives and experiences. The exhibition runs March 13 – May 23...
2021-03-1441 min
GlasstireArtist On Artist: Being Together with Carolyn SortorArtist 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.
For this episode, Blay participates in a session of Carolyn Sortor’s “Being Together,” one of two projects Sorter created for her Glasstire artist residency. The conversation explores the true nature of being together, our present state of isolation, artificial intelligence, and free speech.
Learn more about Sortor’s Glasstire residency here: https://glasstire.com/2020/12/05/announcing-carolyn-sortor-as-glasstires-virtual-artist-in-residence
2021-02-2030 minGlasstireArt Dirt: How Does Texas Arts Funding Work?Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist and Glasstire contributor Henry G. Sanchez about the challenges of public arts funding during a pandemic. If you'd like to learn more, you can read Sanchez's recent articles about arts funding in Texas:
Part 1: https://glasstire.com/2020/11/23/arts-funding-in-pandemic-texas-part-1
Part 2: https://glasstire.com/2020/12/01/arts-funding-in-pandemic-texas-part-2-houston
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
2021-01-1750 min