Barbara Purcell

Video still of José Villalobos wearing a cowboy hat covered in white mesh that continuously, diaphanously blows in the breeze.

Of Venom, Virility, and Vulnerability: José Villalobos at Big Medium in Austin

José Villalobos’s exhibition Fuertes y Firmas at Big Medium in Austin defiantly extracts beauty from brutality.

Barbara Purcell • November 27, 2023

A still from a computer-simulated video of a flag puffing thick black smoke against a clear bright sky on the site where the world first struck oil, in Texas.

No Longer a Hypothetical: If the Sky Were Orange: Art in the Time of Climate Change

If the Sky Were Orange: Art in the Time of Climate Change looks at global warming with a right brain/left brain lineup of scientists, journalists, and artists.

Barbara Purcell • October 24, 2023

A white colander with blue edging with a saltine cracker lying in the center and a green vine affixed with blue painters tape around it.

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Handmade Readymades: Tamara Johnson’s Kitschy Kitchen Imposters in House Salad at Lora Reynolds Gallery

Tamara Johnson’s exhibition House Salad at Lora Reynolds Gallery in Austin examines the absurdity of daily domesticity with mass-produced kitchen items turned into one-of-a-kind sculptures.

Barbara Purcell • August 04, 2023

Barbara Purcell

Of Venom, Virility, and Vulnerability: José Villalobos at Big Medium in Austin

No Longer a Hypothetical: If the Sky Were Orange: Art in the Time of Climate Change

Handmade Readymades: Tamara Johnson’s Kitschy Kitchen Imposters in House Salad at Lora Reynolds Gallery

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