
ReviewTexasVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
Cowboy Cuts Close to Home, Deep in Cowboy Country
In Fort Worth—known as “Cowtown”—the exhibition Cowboy at the Amon Carter made waves by reimagining the mythology surrounding the American cowboy.
March 07, 2025
ReviewTexasVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
In Fort Worth—known as “Cowtown”—the exhibition Cowboy at the Amon Carter made waves by reimagining the mythology surrounding the American cowboy.
Emma S. Ahmad • March 07, 2025
Amid a triumphant New York triennial, Fort Worth–based curator María Elena Ortiz looks back at her diasporic storytelling efforts—and calls for a bigger Latinx curatorial web.
Emma S. Ahmad • January 16, 2025
ArtistsTexasVol. 10 Radical Futures
El Paso-based artist Angel Cabrales's series The Uncolonized: Axihuical revolves around a futuristic parallel universe in which Europeans never colonized the Western Hemisphere.
Emma S. Ahmad • September 06, 2024
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 10 Radical Futures
Roswell-based Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado treads the line between artist and inventor, exploring themes of displacement, identity, and alternative futures.
Emma S. Ahmad • September 06, 2024
ReviewTexasVol. 10 Radical Futures
The de la Torre Brothers deliver a feast for the eyes—and warnings for the future—in their witty and maximalist exhibition at McNay Art Museum.
Emma S. Ahmad • September 06, 2024
"Biophilic design," which emulates the natural environment, is undoubtedly having a moment. So how does the Denver Art Museum’s latest design exhibition expand on this discourse?
Emma S. Ahmad • July 05, 2024
Ángel Faz’s studio practice centers around observation and research, unearthing the shrouded history of the land and those who inhabit it.
Emma S. Ahmad • April 26, 2024
In this psychogeographic account, Emma S. Ahmad wanders the West End Historic District in downtown Dallas and considers how the various memorials reflect the shifting political landscape of the city.
Emma S. Ahmad • April 05, 2024
Fort Worth-based artist Claire Kennedy explores materiality and play during her residency at Arts Fort Worth that culminates in an exhibition of new work.
Emma S. Ahmad • February 23, 2024
Donna Zarbin-Byrne’s solo exhibition at Arts Fort Worth immerses viewers in fantastical representations of ecosystems from Texas and Hawai’i in the wake of climate crisis.
Emma S. Ahmad • November 14, 2023
Amy Cutler: Past, Present, Progress at Ruby City in San Antonio follows a community of women performing ambiguous domestic tasks as a means of feminist critique.
Emma S. Ahmad • September 19, 2023
I Am Not Your Mexican at Ruiz-Healy Art in San Antonio explores how Mexican and Mexican American artists have expanded the limitations of Post-Minimalism.
Emma S. Ahmad • August 25, 2023
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