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A View From The Top

May, the relief month. Relief from school, relief for vacations, relief from the regular routine and relief from another publication season. I always enjoy the challenge of providing some insight into what is going on at The Studio but it’s nice to have a breather from these obligations to transfer to other obligations. I would

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Uncovering Identity

DMA hosts insightful view of 20th century Mexican art, culture To describe an all-encompassing exhibition in a few choice words is like describing a good meal as just being “tasty.” The Dallas Museum of Art’s “México 1900–1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde” is worthy of several thousands of descriptions covering some

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Cuba Mi Amor

Modern and Contemporary Cuban Art at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Yo soy un hombre sincero, / donde crece la palma,/ Y antes de morirme quiero/ Echar mis versos del alma. I am a truthful man/ From where the palm tree grows,/ And before dying I want/ To let out the verses of my soul. — “Guantanamera,” lyrics, adapted from

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TASIMJAE 2017

Walthall garners top prize, earns solo show in 2018 Lamar University graduating senior Travis Walthall placed first in TASIMJAE 2017 with his painting “Self Conscious Idiom No. 3.” Walthall earned a cash prize of $500 and a solo show in May 2018. The show attracted 85 pieces by 48 different artists, with 65 pieces from 41

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Around & About

The Dishman Art Museum will host Mind Garden, the Spring 2017 Lamar University senior thesis exhibition, in which art students will fulfill the requirements for their degree by presenting their thesis projects, ranging from graphic design and painting to ceramics and sculpture. The show begins with a reception, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., April 28,

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