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?"

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/09/11/art-dirt-should-ai-generated-art-compete-against-human-made-art

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This week's podcast is sponsored in part by FotoFest and their 2022 Biennial exhibition "If I Had a Hammer," which will be on view September 24 through November 6, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Additionally, FotoFest is presenting the exhibitions "African Cosmologies: Redux," an adaptation of its 2020 Biennial, and "Ten by Ten," featuring selected artists from the 2020-21 FotoFest International Meeting Place Portfolio Review programs. Learn more here: https://fotofest.org/fotofest-biennial-2022

Jessica 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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Jessica 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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Jessica 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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William 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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For 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."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/07/03/art-dirt-discussing-recent-exhibitions-about-america

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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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William 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 through Sunday, June 12 at the Hilton Lincoln Centre in Dallas. The event will feature a variety of lectures and conversations revolving around Early Texas Art, along with an accompanying art fair. To see a complete list of events and register for the program, please go here: https://www.caseta.org/2022-caseta-symposium

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Jessica 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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Jessica 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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