…Might Be Good Review of Seth Alverson: Ghost Survivor of the Final Plague By Riley O’Bryan January 26, 2007 http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/issue82.htm The press release found on Art Palace’s website, authored by Seth Alverson, highlights the more important aspects of his mythical growth from an infant raised in a cave by blood and fire to a mature wizard-artist who subsists on the [...]
Seth Alverson: Ghost Survivor of the Final Plague On view: January 20-February 17, 2007 Opening Reception: January 20, 2007, 8-10 pm ART PALACE presents Ghost Survivor of Final Plague, new drawings and paintings by Houston-based artist Seth Alverson. Through the use of narrative and a lexicon of troubling and fantastical imagery, Seth challenges us to question an individual’s [...]
Arthouse Texas The Siren’s Song Press Release Curated by Kelly Baum, Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art, The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin January 20, 2007 – March 4, 2007 The Sirens’ Song is an exhibition about painting, artists and one of the oldest and most powerful forms of communication: the story. In the last [...]
Top Ten of 2006 Featured in Austin Chronicle Top 10 Visual Arts Exhibitions of 2006 (in chronological order) BY AMANDA DOUBERLEY 1) The Gospel of Lead: Dario Robleto and Jeremy Blake, Arthouse 2) Public art synergy in the spring: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Würth Museum Collection, Austin Museum of Art; Austin Green Gates, Austin Green Art; Open Doors Collective: In [...]
Glasstire’s Best/Worst of 2006 AUSTIN / SAN ANTONIO: Oliver Boberg’s tricky and seductive architectural photos at Lora Reynolds, the poetic and touching experience of Cauleen Smith and A. Van Jordan at Testsite, and E-Flux at Art House, which allowed for rare access to hundreds of contemporary video works and a great excuse for some curated screenings. An [...]