Lorna Simpson: Head on Ice
The entry to FOCUS: Lorna Simpson is almost completely filled by a Madonna-esque diptych.
At 5-by-8 feet, “Famous Statue Damn” and “Famous Statue Volcano” depict...
Second Annual Visionary Awards
Here’s a conundrum: How can Fort Worth have such an incredible array of art-related institutions and not be an “art town”? (At least not...
Pass the Peas, Please
Jeremy Joel has ambitious plans for Fort Worth. As we sat chatting at a West Magnolia Avenue bar, the self-described “outsider folk artist” focused...
Beautiful Industry
A mural contest by Trinity River Distillery recently drew sharp criticism, largely because the pay is “$1,000 in whiskey.”
“How is an artist going to...
Words that Pop
Standing in a workshop, Vince Veazey gazed thoughtfully at his newest stencil-based creation, periodically adjusting pieces of tape here and there.
The phrase “I LOVE...
Trey Wilder Trolls Ridgmar
I feel kind of bad writing about Trey Wilder again, but he is doing some interesting things.
Like putting on an art show at Ridgmar...
A Reviving Mural
The magnetic effect of a marketplace mural has become the preferred approach to urban renewal in the last two decades, and the artistic intention...
Home2 Suites, Home
With the opening of Dickies Arena in November, the city and developers are clamoring for available plots for central-city hotel rooms to accommodate visitors...
Wilkinson Says everyone poops
Jay Wilkinson has been busy.
The Fort Worth artist has become known around town for his nontraditional installations and collaborations, working outside the sometimes staid...
KAWS it’s Cool
Within hours of its opening last Thursday, the website for the gift shop at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth crashed due to...
