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Xu Bing: Book from the Sky

Through January 22, 2017

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Through September 25, 2016

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Behind the Blanton: Alie Cline

August 15, 2016August 18, 2016 by Alie Cline

Alie Cline

If you follow the Blanton on social media, you might have interacted with Alie Cline—she’s the voice of the museum online as the Digital Content Strategist. In this edition of Behind the Blanton, a series where we profile different staff members, learn about why Alie came to Texas, her thoughts on keeping her personal and professional life separate (or not so separate!) and her not-so-secret career of riding horses competitively.

Becoming Literate: Perspectives on a Book from the Sky

August 8, 2016August 15, 2016 by Andrea Saenz Williams

Andrea Saenz Williams

What is the meaning of a book that can’t be read? Our education team ponders the answer in a new blog that tackles issues that “Xu Bing: Book from the Sky” raises.

Seeing the Bull in Red: A Conversation with Susan Scafati about Art and Bullfighting

July 25, 2016August 15, 2016 by Alie Cline

Alie Cline

If you’ve visited the Blanton’s latest exhibition Goya: Mad Reason, you might have heard audio recordings scattered around the galleries that juxtapose modern reflections on themes in the exhibition with words by Goya and his contemporaries. One of these recordings feature both the words and work of Susan Scafati, an Austin-based American contemporary artist. Exhibition curator Douglas Cushing sat down with Scafati to discuss her work and the visual culture of bullfighting, both in Goya’s time and today.

A Foodie’s Guide to Goya

July 18, 2016August 15, 2016 by Andrea Saenz Williams

Andrea Saenz Williams

As the summer heats up in Austin, we’re dreaming of siestas, sangria, and of course, tapas! Inspired by our current exhibition featuring the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, Blanton educator Andrea Saenz Williams explains the background of these small plates and shares a few of her favorite summer tapas recipes for you to make at home!

Madam C.J. Walker lives on at the Blanton

July 11, 2016August 15, 2016 by Veronica Roberts

Veronica Roberts

When the Blanton’s upstairs galleries reopen in February, artist Sonya Clark’s formidable ten-foot portrait of Madam C.J. Walker (made entirely out of 3,840 combs!) will go on view. In a new blog, learn more from Curator Veronica Roberts about Madam Walker, her legacy, and how Clark’s portrait will be a “stop-you-in-your-tracks art experience” for Blanton visitors.

Goya: Mad Reason | An Interview with Curator Douglas Cushing

June 27, 2016August 16, 2016 by Alie Cline

Alie Cline

On June 19, the Blanton opened Goya: Mad Reason, an exhibition featuring nearly 150 prints and paintings by renowned Spanish court painter Francisco de Goya. These works illustrate the artist’s mastery of forms and concepts as he grappled with the changing political and intellectual landscape of his native Spain in the early nineteenth century. To learn more about the show, we recently sat down with Curator Douglas Cushing to get an inside scoop on all things Goya.