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University of TexasArt + Architecture: Diana Al-Hadid’s “Suspended After Image”
Submitted by Lisa Gulesserian on Mon, 2012-02-06 00:01
Image Credit: Sandy Carson, taken from CultureMap Austin For those of us interested in architectural sculpture, the last few months in Austin (especially on the UT campus) have felt like gifts from the art gods. I’ve already written about one exhibition (the recently-closed El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa show at the Blanton Museum of Art). This month ushered in a second sculptural exhibition. New York sculptor Diana Al-Hadid’s Suspended After Image, a site-specific installation at UT’s Visual Arts Center’s Vaulted Gallery, is a feat of texture and height. As a fantastic example of architectural art, Al-Hadid’s most recent work for the VAC asks viewers to circumambulate the sculpture and ponder the relationship between memory, built objects, and humanity.
If Gardens Are Art, Who Is The Artist?
Submitted by Lisa Moore on Wed, 2011-11-09 11:00
Image Credit: upress.umn.edu Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of participating in a panel discussion on my book, Sister Arts. Several of my graduate and undergraduate students were there, including Max, an especially engaged member of my lower-division Introduction to Creative Writing class. Max asked the first question and it was probably the most productive of the whole discussion: "If gardens are art, who is the artist?"
Protesting What?
Submitted by Jay Voss on Sat, 2011-09-17 09:00
(Image Credit: Jay Voss) “Here we go again, same old rat again…” Students and staff at UT Austin have undoubtedly noticed the protesters outside of the University Co-Op this semester. Every weekday, 15 to 20 determined workers gather on the sidewalk just south of Guadalupe and 23rd Street, and picket all morning until noon. The spot is especially smart given that all major southbound bus routes let out at the exact spot. Thousands of UT students and staff pass by these protestors every morning during the final stages of their commutes. The group’s chants echo eastward through one of the campus’ main pedestrian thoroughfares, all the way up to the revered UT-Austin bell tower. So I was surprised when a polling of my students revealed that none of them knew what the group stood for. DJ Spooky Poster
Submitted by noelradley on Tue, 2010-09-14 08:15
Image Credit: Rob Mack for the DWRL H/T Stephanie Stickney We are really digging the poster for the upcoming DJ Spooky event! The artist who did the poster for the event is named Rob Mack. His new collection of art is displayed here at Philistine Workshop, and his more commercial portfolio is Eternal Return. For more on DJ Spooky, see my post from last week on Spooky's Art. |
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