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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss all the ways the Banksy prank of half-shredding a painting during a Sotheby's auction was unimpressive.

A conversation with author Pete Gershon on the publication of his book Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972-1985. With Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees.

Neil Fauerso talks to Hills Snyder — a Texas and New Mexico-based artist and Glasstire contributor — about the draw of the American West, alternative ways of talking about and teaching art, and how a small New Mexico town differs from Marfa. “In my class at UTSA, I’m a sort of homeopathic tincture that’s an alternative to the usual Western art history trip you get at an American university art pro...

Neil Fauerso talks to Veronica Ortuño — owner and director of Las Cruxes in Austin (a gallery, shop, performance and community space) — about aesthetic development, her new interior projects in Detroit, and actualizing your vision.

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss the big Texas shows we'd most like to see, and why we're launching the Glasstire Art Writing Prize. “If you give the the strongest artists in Texas the space to stretch out and perform, and the resources to make really great work, they do it. They bring their game.”

Neil Fauerso, based in San Antonio, is Glasstire's Guest Features Editor this summer. In this podcast, Neil chats with Glasstire's Editor-in-Chief Christina Rees about the first art they were exposed to, the vitality of horror, the Trump movie trailer, and the art-political landscape of Texas.

In this podcast, Brandon Zech interviews circus performer and artist Johnny Meah about his life, his work, and how carnivals have changed over the past 50 years.

Julius Eastman was a provocative, outspoken composer active in the 1970s experimental music scene in New York. His titles for his works, including Gay Guerrilla, Evil Nigger, and Crazy Nigger, created an uproar at the time among academic circles and continue to provoke discomfort. His infamous 1975 performance of John Cage's Song Books, in which Eastman undressed a male volunteer onstage and made...

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss whether artists really have to be politically engaged in their work.

Brandon Zech on a series of signs that are ubiquitous in the Houston landscape. For a written version of this story, and for more pictures of the FIX OVEN A/C signs, go here: http://glasstire.com/2018/04/30/the-story-of-houstons-fix-oven-a-c-signs/

A conversation with host David McGee and guests Felicia Johnson and Stanford W. Carpenter about the cultural phenomenon of the movie The Black Panther, which as of writing is the top-grossing super hero movie of all time in the US, having surpassed $1.3 billion globally in revenues. Recording, mix, and original music by @cbeckermusic.

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss controversies in the museum world about where the money is coming from. "If the Kochs want to make a $35 million donation to Glasstire, we'll certainly consider it."

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss artist Christoph Büchel's proposal to designate the prototypes for a wall between the US and Mexico as a national monument, and whether any of this is art.

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss the new, $23 million Ellsworth Kelly artwork titled "Austin" on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, and why on earth the people in charge don't want it to be called a chapel.

Daniela Antelo is an artist and realtor living and working in Houston. Her art is primarily performative uses the body to deal with ideas around communication, relationships, and the urban landscape. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, she moved to Florida with her family at age 12, and after living abroad in Dubai, she moved to Houston in 2010 when her husband was relocated for work.  Together wi...

In this episode I interview Soledad Arias, an artist in New York who works as a medical interpreter. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Soledad has lived in NYC for almost 20 years. Being bilingual, her life, artwork, and (luckily) her job revolve around language. She is interested in exploring the human condition through the medium of speech. At a time when words seem to be thrown around bl...

In our latest Art Dirt podcast, Rainey Knudson speaks with Houston artist David McGee, who is the subject of two exhibitions in Houston this fall, at Texas Gallery and the Houston Museum of African American Culture. "Listen, Donald Trump should be the president of Sharknado."

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss the week's art news: the return of the Texas Biennial, the Guggenheim's decision to pull controversial videos from a new show, and the death of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (that's Lauren Hutton in her bunny outfit from the 1960s).

In the aftermath and psychic static of Hurricane Harvey, Peter Lucas brings us this special 2-hour radio show featuring a ton of Houston music and catching up with a handful of Houston musicians and DJs along the way. Blues, r&b, soul, jazz, funk, folk, psychedelic rock, punk, and more. May this homespun broadcast help you feel, deal, and replace the sheetrock of your soul.

Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees discuss the response to Rainey's article about painted electrical boxes as public art.

This episode is about Cathy Fairbanks, an artist living and working in LA who truly sees herself as having a dual career as a nurse. She primarily identifies with working in sculpture, specifically ceramics. But her work doesn’t really look like your traditional ceramics - they kind of morph into wonky yet delicate assemblages with materials like paper mache. You can find out more about her work a...

Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson discuss the week's news.

Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson discuss the week's art news. "One of the protest signs said 'When Did Blasphemy Become Art?' and I just had to have a chuckle."

This is Tommy Gregory, an artist living in Houston, TX. And, probably like everyone listening, he’s had his share of good and bad jobs over the years. After getting his MFA from UT San Antonio, he landed a job at the City as their Public Art Specialist. He then moved to Houston to be the Project Manager for Public Art at the Houston Arts Alliance. Currently he’s the public art program curator and...

Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson discuss the recent spate of removals of Confederate statues, and last week's dismantling of a Sam Durant outdoor sculpture at the Walker Art Center. Image of Robert E. Lee statue removal by Matthew Hinton, via the New Orleans Advocate: http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_40dccfac-3c91-11e7-8121-83e3757dd400.html