Glasstire

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss Meta's new virtual world and the recently proposed plans to modernize the interior of Notre Dame in Paris.

"That would put the fear of God into you, if you walked into Notre Dame and there was a giant Louise Bourgeois spider looming overhead."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/12/19/art-dirt-exploring-the-metaverse-the-disneyfication-of-notre-dame

This week's podcast is sponsored in part by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the museum's exhibition, "Francesca Fuchs: Serious and Slightly Funny Things," which is on view from December 18, 2021 through March 13, 2022. Houston-based artist Francesca Fuchs creates paintings and sculptures about artifacts from our daily lives. Using subtle color and shadow, Fuchs dissolves the distinction between high and low, between personal and public, between what we feel and what we know. AMSET is open 7 days a week and admission is free. For more information, visit https://amset.org

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Brandon Zech talks with Jessica Fuentes, Glasstire's new News Editor. 

"Looking at art tends to be very personal, so I think about personal connections to my past and about my interests. Once I dive through that personal journey, I try to step outside of it and think bigger." 

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/12/05/art-dirt-getting-to-know-jessica-fuentes/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech break down the good and the bad from this year's Dallas Art Fair.

"On one hand, you can't take your local dealers for granted and expect to have a successful fair. I think that's a fact. On the other hand, you can't have a successful fair if you're only showing local galleries."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/11/21/art-dirt-how-was-this-years-dallas-art-fair/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Brandon Zech sits down with guest Geraldina Interiano Wise to discuss ALMAAHH, a new organization aiming to create a Latinx-centered cultural and visual arts complex in Houston.

"We are gaining a seat of our latinidad, meaning a destination place. So it is a place by Latinos, for Latinos, as a gift to the city of Houston. What that means: it's really a complex; it's a campus. We don't fit in one building."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/11/07/art-dirt-exploring-almaahh-a-houston-complex-for-latinx-cultural-and-visual-arts/

This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks at Texas Talks Art’s website: https://texastalksart.org

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the recent sale of Banksy's famous shredded artwork, "Love is in the Bin," and also discuss how the Vienna Tourist Board is evading censorship by showing the city's nude artwork on OnlyFans. 

"If I were to purchase 'Love is in the Bin,' I would put the batteries back in the shredder, just to see what happens."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/10/24/art-dirt-banksys-25-million-shredded-sale-vienna-museums-create-onlyfans-account-for-their-nude-artworks/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss artist Jens Haaning's recent viral artwork, 'Take the Money and Run,' and also discuss David Hockney's recent essay about the state of abstraction.

"This is the kind of thing that makes taxpayers angry in the U.S. … and this is the kind of thing that gets artists into hot water and gives them a really bad name."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/10/10/art-dirt-artist-takes-83000-from-danish-museum-is-abstraction-dead/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Brandon Zech talks with San Antonio-based artist Mark Menjivar about archives, social practice art, and Menjivar's new virtual residency project with Glasstire.

"My work sometimes — some people engage with it and are like 'Really, is this art?' I remember being at a talk years back and someone asked 'Are you an artist? A journalist? A social worker?'"

View "Security Questions," Mark Menjivar's project with Glasstire, here: https://projects.glasstire.com/menjivar

This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by CASETA, the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, and its 2021 Virtual Fall Forum celebrating Early Texas Art on Friday, October 1st and Saturday, October 2nd. The free program will feature a variety of lectures, tours and conversations with leading scholars and curators revolving around Early Texas Art. To see a complete list of events and register for the free program, please go here: https://www.caseta.org/2021-virtual-fall-forum

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the rise of NFTs as online avatars, digital projects by Tom Sachs and Damien Hirst, and advertising's infiltration into the metaverse. 

"The crypto market has been driven by individuals and groups of people creating these things more or less themselves. And now is the time when celebrities and companies come in."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2021/09/12/art-dirt-nfts-where-are-they-now/

This week’s podcast is sponsored in part by Texas Talks Art, a weekly series of virtual, lunchtime conversations with curators from Texas’ leading cultural institutions and artists from across the state. Tune in every Tuesday at noon CST for these virtual talks, which are happening throughout 2021. All talks are free and open to the public. See the full schedule and register for upcoming talks here: https://texastalksart.org

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the effects that time has on our likes, dislikes, and perceptions about art.

"The art that makes you uncomfortable, or that you don’t understand or that you’ve been dismissive of — that’s the stuff that can ultimately sneak up on you and become what you value the most."

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

Artist Joey Fauerso joins writer Rainey Knudson for a discussion about how artist residencies can get you over the hump and on the path.