TX Biennial Wrap-up

As we prepare for Megan Geckler’s opening this Thursday, check out a video from the Biennial show at W&TW. Curator Michael Duncan breaks down the thought process behind his selections for the Biennial:
2009 Texas Biennial Part 2: Group Show from Sam Sanford on Vimeo

A beautiful night to be entertained and Jill Pangallo wants to entertain you.

Don’t miss it! “Let Me Entertain You” is a one-time performance by Jill Pangallo commissioned by Art in Public Places as one of the seven temporary art projects in the Texas Biennial .  Be there or miss it.

The promo is great! Click the link below to check it out.

Let Me Entertain You Promo from turnitloose on Vimeo.

Teaser

Here are some installation-in-progress Biennial sneak peeks to whet your appetite until Friday.

TXB09

As the rest of the city prepares for the onslaught of South by Southwest, we’re busy prepping the gallery for the Texas Biennial’s group show DIY: Double Wide, opening at W&TW on March 6. For this exhibition, the TXB09 website promises “spaces, clutter, balloons, spores, planets, nomads, forests, televisions, families, loners, blues, beads, claws, beasts, marquees, tornados, divers, doodads, forests, traffic, squiggles, and a haircut.” Eee!

The artists:
Anila Quayyum Agha
Anne Longo
Barry Stone
Beau Commeaux
Carolyn Zacharias McAdams
Catherine Colangelo.
Celia Eberle
Charlotte Smith
Christie Blizard
Gladys Poorte
Harmony Padgett
James Talbot
Jamie Panzer
John Spriggins
John Swanger
Jules Buck Jones
Justin Parr
Kana Harada
Keith Allyn Spencer
Kim Cadmus Owens
Marc Burckhardt
Mary Stengel
Mona Marshall
Morgan Sorne
Olga Nicalaevna Porter
Peter Leighton
Raychael Stine
Raymond Uhlir
Ryan Lauderdale
Susan Cheal
William Rosshirt

The opening:
Friday, March 6, 6-8pm, FREE
Women & Their Work Gallery
1710 Lavaca Street
Austin, TX 78701

*BONUS – We’re also throwing our own special event the last week of the Biennial! Our current obsession Silky Shoemaker will debut a new video play and then we get to bounce to the avant garage synth of No Mas Bodas! It’s going down April 2nd–stay tuned for more details.