Email Author Sean Carroll

2008 Stories by Sean Carroll

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "Heroes Alter Egos," "Neo HooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," "(Re)Vision: A Preservation of Houston's Inner Loop"

  published September 4, 2008

  "Defending Democracy" "Defending Democracy" displays work by artists who share the belief that art can be a catalyst for change. The... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," Dust

  published August 28, 2008

  "Defending Democracy" "Defending Democracy" displays work by artists who share the belief that art can be a catalyst for change. The... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "Dust," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People"

  published August 21, 2008

  "Defending Democracy" "Defending Democracy" displays work by artists who share the belief that art can be a catalyst for change. The... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Comic Books: A Visual Journey," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People," "Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within"

  published August 14, 2008

  "Comic Books: A Visual Journey" Richard Evans of Bedrock City Comics has lent his personal collection to the Museum of Printing History... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Comic Books: A Visual Journey," "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova," "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People," "Sterne and Steinberg"

  published August 7, 2008

  "Comic Books: A Visual Journey" Richard Evans of Bedrock City Comics has lent his personal collection to the Museum of Printing History... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "2008 Houston Area Exhibition," "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova," "Defending Democracy", "Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection," "Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within"

  published July 31, 2008

  "2008 Houston Area Exhibition" This is the tenth installment of a group exhibit that takes place at Blaffer Gallery every four years,... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "2008 Houston Area Exhibition," "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova," "Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection," "Dramas: Real and Imagined" The artists of "Dramas," "Sterne and Steinberg"

  published July 24, 2008

  "2008 Houston Area Exhibition" This is the tenth installment of a group exhibit that takes place at Blaffer Gallery every four years,... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova," "Dramas: Real and Imagined," "The Old Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art," "Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within"

  published July 17, 2008

  "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova" After long employing baroque and rich imagery, Hana Hillerova has moved into the minimal with a group... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space," "Death and Shit Like That," "Tony Berlant," "A Visceral Valentine," " Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now"

  published March 13, 2008

  "Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space" This show at the Blaffery Gallery will quietly blow away just about any video... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "A Visceral Valentine," "Death and Shit Like That," "Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now," "Tony Berlant"

  published March 6, 2008

  "A Visceral Valentine" More visceral than valentine, the current group show at Apama Mackey Gallery delivers a darkly comic look at... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "AES+F," "Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space," "Death and Shit Like That," "Gratitude, There's No Competition," "Jac Leirner," " Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now"

  published February 28, 2008

  "AES+F" AES+F is a Russian art powerhouse comprised of Tatiana Arzamasova, a conceptual architect; Lev Evzovitch, a conceptual architect... More >>

• "Andreas Nottebohm: Into the Light," "Claire Ankenman: Slices," "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976," "Gratitude, There's No Competition," "Howard Sherman: In my mind, you're inflatable," "TexasMade" and "Option-H"

  published February 14, 2008

  "Andreas Nottebohm: Into the Light" Andreas Nottebohm's tinted and engraved raw metal surfaces walk a line between art and novelty. Like... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Agustina Nuñez: Little Polymorphous," "Claire Ankenman: Slices," "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976," "Howard Sherman: In my mind, you're inflatable," "TexasMade" and "Option-H,"

  published February 7, 2008

  "Agustina Nuñez: Little Polymorphous" A quick once-around of this mural by Argentine artist Agustina Nuñez won't unlock... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Andreas Nottebohm: Into the Light," "Howard Sherman: In my mind, you're inflatable," "Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," "Will Boone: A Man's House Is His Coffin"

  published January 24, 2008

  "Andreas Nottebohm: Into the Light" Andreas Nottebohm's tinted and engraved raw metal surfaces walk a line between art and novelty. Like... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976," "Nan Goldin: Stories Retold," "Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," "Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-Century Rome"

  published January 17, 2008

  "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976" It's difficult to look at a Robert Ryman painting without an initial feeling of being... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976," "Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," "Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-Century Rome,"

  published January 10, 2008

  "Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976" It's difficult to look at a Robert Ryman painting without an initial feeling of being... More >>