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Our thoughts are with all of those enduring Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath this week. That includes many artists and arts institutions. Here are some updates:
- Texas Museums Assess Damage (ArtNet News)
- Art In the Storm (Glasstire)
- Rockport Museum Severely Damaged (Glasstire)
A Quick Look At Art&Seek’s Reporting
- Many actors like to think they’re chameleons, capable of playing any role. But Coy Covington is a stage actor with a specialty not everyone can do. He’s North Texas leading female impersonator. In this week’s Artist Spotlight, Art&Seek’s Jerome Weeks joined Covington backstage as he prepared for his newest show.
- In 1988, Carter High School’s football team dominated the competition on the way to a state title. And then, that title was taken away. This week, “The Big Screen” team discusses Carter’s fall from grace with Adam Hootnick, director of “What Carter Lost,” the new ESPN documentary about the team.
Elisa Saldivar gets a Frida Kahlo-inspired look, courtesy of Reina Rebelde. The makeup line was helping participants in the record attempt get ready before the final tally.
- The Dallas Museum of Art is still waiting to hear whether this summer’s Frida Kahlo look-alike contest officially set a Guinness World Record. There’s no disputing the crowd: More than 5,000 Frida wannabes showed up.The reaction was beyond the wildest dreams of Jose Santoyo and Ramiro Luna, two so-called “Dreamers” who thought up the idea for the event. In our weekly State of the Arts conversation, Art&Seek’s Anne Bothwell sat down with them to learn how immigration activism led them to art.
What Else You’ve Got To Know
Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA), which is directly on the water and was directly in the path of the hurricane.
- Tay-K Was a 17-Year-Old ‘Violent Fugitive.’ Then His Song Went Viral (New York Times)
- Serial Laughter: Dallas Comedy House Tackles Podcasting And True Crime (TheaterJones)
- If We Have a Plan to Remove the Confederate Statues, Why Do We Need a Task Force? (D Magazine)
- Between Fort Worth Shows, Comedian Emily Heller Talks New Material (Dallas Observer)
What We’re Reading
Bill Leissner with Willie Nelson
Photo: Bill Leissner
- Did Texas Bill Invent the Selfie? (Glasstire)
- Are Alt-Weeklies Dying Or Just Moving Online? (Poynter)
- Two Artists Created the Airbnb for Renting Studio Space (Artsy)
- Sounds Modern Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Art and Music (Arts+Culture)
- MTV Plots A Comeback As The VMAs Bring A Moment Of Relevance (NPR Music)
- How Artists Are Bypassing Their Dealers and Selling Directly to Collectors (Artsy)
- Texas Studio: Diana Antohe (Arts+Culture)
- Good Year For Movies, Bad Year For Business In Hollywood (The Star)
What We’re Listening To
El Corrido de Boyle Heights, or The Ballad of Boyle Heights, was painted in 1983 by the East Los Streetscapers, an artist collective that painted a number of murals across Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood.
Monika Evstatieva/NPR
- First Listen: Dälek, ‘Endangered Philosophies’ (NPR Music)
- In ‘More Than A Picture’ Exhibit, History Happens Now (NPR)
What We’re Looking At
- Pearl Earl’s New Video for ‘Meet Your Maker’ Is a Goofy Acid Trip (Dallas Observer)
- Songs of the Week (Central Track)
- Songs of the Week (Central Track)
Photo Of The Week
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