César Martínez
Upon entering the exhibition space containing the thematically disparate works of César Martínez, one is overwhelmed by the artist’s productivity during his ArtPace residency. The soft, warm vanillas and pinks […]
Fort Worth Hot Shots: Nine Artists
ArtPace, A Foundation for Contemporary Art | San Antonio is pleased to present Fort Worth Hot Shots, originally presented by the University of North Texas Art Gallery. The exhibition, organized […]
Art Matters
The exhibit, ART MATTERS, provides a glimpse of the range of artists supported by Art Matters over the past five years. With two Texan board members, Laurence Miller, the Director […]
Mass (Colder Darker Matter)
By virtue of their unstinting permanence, monuments and institutions court destruction. Perhaps that is why a bolt of lightning struck a Baptist church in Lytle, Texas and burned it to […]
Still
The important thing, says Michael O’Malley when quizzed about his artistic intentions, is “resonance, rather than meaning.” Indeed, the disparate components of O’Malley’s installation are reticent as well as undeniably […]
States of Grace
I keep feeling we’re going farther than we’re going, a journey that started in the deep inkwell out of which all our days are written. Nothing is said to indicate […]
5,500 lbs. of Sonny’s Airplane Parts, Linda’s Place, 550 lbs. of Tie-Wire
For the time being—this is late 1998—Nancy Rubins’s 5,500 lbs. of Sonny’s Airplane Parts, Linda’s Place, 550 lbs. of Tie-Wire occupies the courtyard at ArtPace, soaring majestically from the pavement […]
they said there was a paradise way out west
When is a cliché not a cliché? When you are forced to experience it, rather than rely on it to represent a set of meanings for you. When you are […]
Peter Saul
At ArtPace, Saul has brought together a survey of work from the 1960s through the 1990s, including works from private collections in Dallas and San Antonio. This focused exhibit offers […]
Robert Montgomery
For his exhibit in the Hudson (Show)Room at ArtPace, Montgomery continues his investigations of consumer culture and the aesthetics of minimalism. The sculptural pieces in the shoe make architectural references […]
The Closet
In the late nineteenth century museums were founded throughout Europe and North America to collect and preserve the indigenous cultures of rural societies whose traditions were being lost due to […]
El Niño Effect
Two identical, clinical, white, sensory deprivation tanks occupy the central area of the exhibition venue. Behind, twin showers have been installed, each equipped with towels, shampoo and other amenities to […]
