REM Gallery reopens Friday night in its new space at 219 E. Park Ave. with “The Glistening,” an exhibit of new work (including the item at left) by Margaret Craig for Contemporary Art Month and Second Friday in the Tobin Hill historic district. The show includes multimedia sculpture and objects inspired by Craig's study of biology. Reception 6-9 p.m. Through Aug. 29.
Also for CAM: Carolina Flores' “River of Silk/Rio de Seda,” an installation featuring hand-dyed silk at Bihl Haus Arts, 2803 Fredericksburg Road. Reception 5:30 Friday night. At Centro Cultural Aztlan, 1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103, Andy Villarreal's “The Roots of an Indigenous Culture” in an installation featuring large paintings and drawings. Reception 6 Friday night.
There's no better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than with a hot dog.Fortunately, there are plenty of options for San Antonio dog lovers, ranging from chains, such as Sonic Drive-In and Wienerschnitzel, to locally owned independent eateries.
There's something really cool about watching Mother Nature pop out in urban areas, as if to say, “Go on now with your buildings and highways. I'm still here.”In San Antonio, she is doing so in the form of a bunch of bats on the Museum Reach, the city's new chunk…
To say the neighbors were shocked when Luis Lopez painted his new house pink would be an understatement. But over the years, the bold color has grown on them and La Casa Rosa has become a Tobin Hill landmark.
Lopez, an artist, and his partner, Margaret Halsema, an educational program…
Before I delve into the details of my lunch trip to Hot Spot BBQ — the seven-year-old establishment on North St. Mary’s, just past the Josephine intersection — I’ll see if I can’t expedite this process for the barbecue fundamentalists: The lamb ribs are falling off the bone. The brisket…
By day, Martin Richman's installation "Shimmer Field" is the subtle experience its title implies.Hundreds of rectangular prismatic strips, or "light chimes," strung under the Lexington Avenue bridge sway in the breeze, glinting and shifting color as they turn — pink, purple, yellow, orange. Here and there, patches of refracted light…
Critic's Pick - Art opening: Unexpected
Unlike some exhibition titles, “Unexpected” describes photographer Rodolfo Choperena’s work perfectly. In a medium chock-full of happy accidents, Choperena happened upon his show concept while experimenting with his iPhone’s camera while visiting Croatia.
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