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ISSUE March 2019
Click here for online edition Inside: Capsula Stellis Inter in Nave Keith Carter: Fifty Years Making a Killing in the Art Market and more
View From The Top
Work at The Studio continues. You may have observed the ceiling light rack above the lower deck of the gallery. It seems to give more direct lighting to the work and saves a lot of climbing on the 12-feet ladder. Along with the track lighting in the lobby you will be pleased to see real
CAPSULA STELLIS Inter in Nave
TASI March exhibit to boldly go to way-out space frontiers Outer space is an infinite dimension of time and distance. It is a boundary between light and shadow, between science and superstition — and between the pit of humanity’s fears, and the apex of imagination and knowledge. “Capsula Stellis Iter in Nave: Have Space Capsule Will
50
Keith Carter’s new book celebrates five decades of memories At 320 pages, with 250 photographs, “Keith Carter; Fifty Years” is an epic tome that serves as an autobiography of the Beaumonter’s formidable career. The book is arranged so the images shift between years seemingly at random. “It was my idea to not make it a
MAKING A KILLING
Documentary and satirical horror examine cost of high-end art market Warning: The following contains spoilers. The high-profile art market is fertile ground for intrigue and drama with its cast of gallerists, critics and big-money collectors. The lowest form of life, it seems, and certainly the least rewarded, are the artists. Two recent movies have turned
‘After School Special’ call for LU alumni
The Dishman Art Museum and Lamar University’s Alumni Association have an open call for entries for “After School Special,” The second juried art exhibition specifically for Alumni. To qualify to enter one must have had completed at least 30 credit hours at Lamar (alumni- no degree) and one may be of any major, not just
LU Friends of the Arts to present Le Grand Bal, March 30
The Lamar University Friends of the Arts will present Le Grand Bal 2019, March 30, co-chaired by Rusty Chemino and Dean Terrebonne. The theme of the event is New Orleans Inspires LU, and the evening promises to be filled with Southern elegance and a twist of the Crescent City. The evening will begin with a
Around & About
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will present “Jooyoung Choi: Big Time Dreaming in the Age of Uncertainty,” March 16 through June 2. The exhibition will delight visitors with a mixed media, site-specific installation inspired by Choi’s ongoing investigation of her Cosmic Womb mythology. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Choi was adopted at the age
PYROMANIAC
Fulbright’s science fiction written in fire Under the covered workspace with the January rain pouring down outside, John Fulbright digs through an assortment of metal objects — hinges, cogs, plates, refuse from some long dismantled machines. He places them on an old piece of shelving whose paint has long since peeled and faded. He pulls out