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A Family-Friendly Day at SXSW: It's Possible
March 16, 2011 in Art Attack
Jenny Staff JohnsonThe Silos at Yard Dog: Family-friendly...up to a point.True story: Art Attack was supposed to be in Mexico this week, but we forgot to renew our passports. So...
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A New York Fashion Designer's Houston Education
March 04, 2011 in Art Attack
Flora Hanitijo for WLyn Devon in her NYC studio Fashion designer Lyn Devon didn't know what she'd find when she came to Houston to participate in our first-ever fashion week...
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2011 AIA Houston Awards Showcase Strong Local Design Talent
March 03, 2011 in Art Attack
Logan/Johnson Architecture"Barndominium" by Logan and Johnson ArchitectureTo win an AIA Houston 2011 Architecture Design Award, you either have to work in Houston or build here, so a glimpse at the...
Elaine Bradford's Elephant in the Room
March 01, 2011 in Art Attack
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War Correspondence Illustrated
February 25, 2011 in Art Attack
Jenny Staff JohnsonIs war boring? 32 year-old war correspondent David Axe says yes. "Covering war today is boring, because there's really just not that much shooting," Axe told his audience Wednesday...
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Go Vintage Texan
February 25, 2011 in Art Attack
Jenny Staff JohnsonFind hat-to-boot looks at Buffalo Exchange.This morning, ArtAttack is pleased to report that the elementary schools of Houston are thronged with children in their Go Texan Day best....
Hot Ticket: The SXSW Interactive Festival
February 23, 2011 in Art Attack
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Eye Candy and Up-Cycled Design at "Concrete Utopias"
February 22, 2011 in Art Attack
Jenny Staff JohnsonVlad Tenu, Minimal ComplexityThe bad news: When we headed down to the University of Houston on Friday to check out its symposium "Concrete Utopias: 1960s Architecture and Urbanism,"...
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Modernism's Gateway Drug
February 18, 2011 in Art Attack
Peel GalleryChairs by the design firm Marmol RadzinerIt might seem a paradox that some of the boldest, most ambitious architects often turn their attention to designing furniture and other small...
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Urban Market Finally Gets Urban
February 14, 2011 in Art Attack
Jenny Staff JohnsonNow available inside the loop...The Urban Market used to be held in a field adjacent to a suburban neighborhood, north of the Heights and outside the loop. The...
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The Sexy Side of Bayou Bend
February 11, 2011 in Art Attack
Courtesy of the MFAHWe know you want to...but no, you can't have sex here.Quick, think of the sexiest place in Houston. Okay, now imagine yourself enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon there...
The French Impressionists, Actual-Size
February 11, 2011 in Art Attack
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Hot New York Design Firm to Renovate UH's Blaffer Art Museum
February 09, 2011 in Art Attack
work.acWORKac's Diane von Furstenburg headquartersNothing gets us excited around here like "a dialogue between contemporary materials and the renovated elements," and that's likely what the Blaffer Art Museum had in...
CAMH Show Pits British Art Duo Against Houston's Art Guys
February 04, 2011 in Art Attack
DJ Spooky Performs Tonight at MFAH (Still On Schedule)
February 03, 2011 in Art Attack
Art Attack Visits The People's Republic of Travis County (Or Not)
February 01, 2011 in Art Attack
Architecture Can Keep You Young
January 27, 2011 in Art Attack
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A Rare Glimpse Inside the Rienzi Kitchen
January 24, 2011 in Art Attack
Courtesy of the MFAH and RienziThe dining room at RienziSunday was a big day for decorative arts fans, John Staub die-hards, and nosy Nellies of all stripes. Rienzi, the Museum...
Altitude Design Summit: Salt Lake City Is De-Zion for Design
January 21, 2011 in Art Attack
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The Dark Side of Animation
January 20, 2011 in Art Attack
Image from Jen Sachs' Velvet TigressSo you think animation is for kids? Maybe, but we think you'd better not show your offspring the one about the Velvet Tigress, the woman...
Inman Gallery Moves to Auxiliary Space After Flood
January 14, 2011 in Art Attack
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A Grab-Bag of Writing Styles at Gulf Coast Reading Series
January 13, 2011 in Art Attack
Erin MushallaZach Martin (the funny one)Funny fiction will be among the offerings at Brazos Bookstore next week as the University of Houston Creative Writing Program continues its Gulf Coast Reading...
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Tom Green Does Everything On Purpose
January 12, 2011 in Art Attack
tomgreen.com"Privacy is something that I've given up on," says Green.For those of us in our late 30s just beginning to wrestle with the privacy settings on our Facebook pages, we...
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The MFAH Launches New Website Design
January 12, 2011 in Art Attack
mfah.orgComing soon: Shop online at the MFAH.The Museum of Fine Arts Houston's new website is out in beta version, and they want to know what you think of it. The...
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Experience the "Nowness" of the Moment at Peel Gallery
January 07, 2011 in Art Attack
Courtesy of Peel GallerySpread Stack Ghost by Cordy Ryman "Nowness," a show opening at Peel Gallery tonight, brings together work from artists Cory Ryman and Diana Al-Hadid, two artists attracting...
