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Wojnarowicz in Houston
Paul MullanDavid Wojnarowicz, Untitled for ACT UP (detail), 1990The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) permanent collection is large but doesn’t get enough exposure. The planned expansion, designed by...
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Real Estate Art: 2212 Salisbury
Robert BoydI haven't done one of these in a while, but this pricey mod (hat-tip to Swamplot for featuring it) in upper Kirby is full of art that I can't identify. Can you?Here's a tree-like sculptural...
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The Pan Review of Books: 33 Artists in 3 Acts
Robert BoydSarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World was published in 2008. It was a success for two reasons, I think. One, it treated the art world as its subject rather than particular artists or...
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Domesticity with Chuck and George
Robert BoydMANUAL. Elmgreen and Dragset. Allora & Calzadilla. McDermott & McGough. Pruitt-Early. Gilbert and George. And Chuck and George. The latter is the collective name of team of Brian K....
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You, Trespasser
Betsy HueteThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the University of Houston’s School of Art, Creative Writing Program, and the School of Music all come together every year to develop a...
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Hello Pan Readers! Emily Peacock is raising money to make a movie. She wants to pay the people whose labor in front and behind the camera she will be employing. She's been one of this blog's favorite...
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L.A., Chicago and Houston
Robert BoydOut of Sight: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties by William Hackman (2015, Other Press)Creating the Future: Art and Los Angeles in the 1970s by Michael Fallon (2014, Counterpoint)Hairy...
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The Pan Review of Books: Nat. Brut #5
Robert BoydThe first thing you notice about Nat. Brut No. 5 is the very attractive design. It might remind you a bit of Chris Ware or McSweeney's in this regard; it wouldn't be wrong to call it a...
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The Pan Review of Books: Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and...
Robert BoydHarvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America by Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics Books, 2015).I was a little worried about this book when I first heard of it...
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Comixploitation!
Robert BoydI gave a talk yesterday at Alabama Song, an alternative art space in Houston's Third Ward. I was invited to give the talk by Gabriel Martinez, who is Alabama Songs's... Director? I don't...
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Real Estate Art: 2001 Holcombe Blvd., #3201
Robert BoydLeave it to Swamplot to find the most interesting properties on HAR. In this case, it's a condo in the Medical Center on Holcombe, and it's packed with artwork. However, I couldn't recognize...
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Been Doing This Kind of Thing Since Before Christ: A Talk with Gus Kopriva
Virginia Billeaud AndersonAs juror of Archway Gallery’s Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Gus Kopriva discussed the process by which he selected 39 out of the 194 artworks submitted, and while he...
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Introducing Exu
Robert BoydA few months back, I wrote about my own personal writing crisis. Writing reviews of art shows just wasn't satisfying to me anymore. Obviously I haven't quit writing--I have written nine...
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Betsy Huete’s Big Show Top Ten
Betsy HuetePart of the fun of Lawndale’s Big Show is simply navigating through all the work. Like a flea market, it’s enticing to think that something with a resonating weirdness or striking complexity...
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The Front Man: Questions for Joe Havel
Virginia Billeaud AndersonUpon receiving Hiram Butler Gallery’s announcement for How to Draw a Circle, an exhibition of drawings and sculptures by Joe Havel through September 26, I suggested to Havel...
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Iva KinnairdHarold Mendez& Ronny Quevedo, Specter Field, 2015, mixed media, filmed on opening night on August 21 at Lawndale Art Center by Iva Kinnaird
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Claire Bishop: A Few Notes on Accessories
Betsy HueteAs a part of the lecture series, Till Now: Contemporary Art in Context, the University of Houston’s School of Art recently hosted a lecture by contemporary art historian Claire Bishop....
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Columbus Part 1: CXC
Robert BoydWelcome to The Great God Pan's first podcast. Please excuse my learning curve. In this episode, I take a trip to Columbus, Ohio, to experience the first-ever Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (aka...
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Columbus part 2: Buying Comics Art
Robert BoydLong-time readers of this blog know that I like to collect art, and a subset of the art I collect is comics art. In the past month I've got several pieces by artists I love, including four...
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Columbus part 3: The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
Robert BoydThe Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and MuseumThat experiment in podcasting was fun, and I'll do it again, but for this post, I want to return to actual writing. A big reason to travel to...
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