Barbara Purcell

Eamon Ore-Giron: Competing with Lightning / Rivalizando con el relámpago

Halves are made whole in Eamon Ore-Giron’s syncretic paintings, which combine elements from the Americas and Europe at different points...

Type:: Reviews

Source:: March 3–August 20, 2023

Location:: The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX

Credit:: Text / Barbara Purcell

2021 Texas Biennial: A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon

Texas is as complicated as it is big, and the 2021 Texas Biennial, featuring more than 50 artists (mostly) working...

Type:: Reviews

Source:: Winter 2021

Location:: San Antonio and Houston, TX

Credit:: Text / Barbara Purcell

Suzanne Bocanegra: Valley

“If I am such a legend, then why am I so lonely?” Judy Garland once lamented. The Hollywood icon was...

Type:: Reviews

Source:: July 14, 2021

Location:: Austin, TX

Credit:: Text / Barbara Purcell

After Carolee: Tender and Fierce

When Carolee Schneemann passed away two years ago at age 79, there was an immediate sense that a bold visionary...

Type:: Reviews

Source:: March 17, 2021

Location:: San Antonio, TX

Credit:: Text / Barbara Purcell