The Middle Ages ended more than 500 years ago. And yet the era’s iconography a towering Gothic spire, crucifixion scenes trapped in one dimension, richly illuminated manuscripts, haloed saints is instantly recognizable today. From Game of Thrones to early Disney films, modern artists are continuously drawn to medieval artistic movements to make sense of modernity. In its […]
Ellsworth Kelly’s only freestanding building, Austin, is a gleaming jewel in the Blanton Museum of Art’s vast collection. It also serves as a tangible legacy of the artist’s presence in the city whose name he bestowed on his last piece. Kelly’s posthumous gift to the university elevated Austin as an art destination and the premiere […]
On a brisk Sunday morning this past March, just before 8 a.m., a crowd is huddled around the Texas African American History Memorial outside the Texas Capitol, bouncing on their toes and rubbing their arms to keep warm in the 48-degree weather as they wait for their tour guide. Javier Wallace walks up, his white […]
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