November 2016 Arts Issue

WILDLY PERSONIFIED

Animal portraiture with a human lens.

MEDIUM SANS TEDIUM

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ADVA NC I NG T HE SC E NE

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C O N T E N T S : F E AT U R E S

MEDIUM SANS TEDIUM Art that transforms everyday materials into masterpieces.

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WILDLY PERSONIFIED Randal Ford approaches animal portraiture with a human lens.

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ART(ICULATIONS) Six artists on what moves them to create.

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ADVANCE THE SCENE Why improv has exploded in Austin.

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Social Hour p. 24

Life + Style TH I N K S PACE p. 102 S T Y LE PICK p. 104

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Editor’s L E T T E R

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THE ISSUE confess my experience with art is somewhat limited. On endless childhood pilgrimages in the Chevrolet station wagon, we visited every cathedral from Corpus Christi to Quebec. Mom, a crusader in modern chainmail (practical walking shoes and a cardigan), sold these captive

marches as “vacations.” I’ve been lucky to visit some nice museums in Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, the South Pacific and South America. A gigantic painting at a cathedral in Cusco, Peru with a twist on the Last Supper, made a lasting impression. The Peruvian delicacy of guinea pig was in the canvas’s center, in the place of bread. My kids and I fought to smother giggles in the hushed transept. But full disclosure, I was always more of the “Exit Through the Gift Shop; where is the wine bar?” school well before Banksy’s film called us out. My editorial team kindly managed to disguise their horror in having to school me on Duchamp’s iconic work of urinal art, “Fountain,” this month.

Which is why devoting this issue to art was a welcome personal renaissance.

A learning journey to meet, and bring to you, such interesting, talented, heartcentered creators. I was struck by art’s transcendent qualities, the way it wraps us in emotion: soothing, jolting or somewhere in between. How it’s so rich in contrasts; experiencing art is both solitary and communal. Rooting us in the present, it also jettisons us out of our habitual little orbits.

The Collision of Faith and Superstition.

We photographed artist Bale Creek Allen at his East Austin studio gallery and loved this piece of his. Allen shared that his churchgoing mother was very superstitious, and forbid her sons from running through the house with shovels, which was rumored to bring bad luck. With a wink to his mom, Allen emblazoned shovels with the word “Faith” and asked her if they were now permitted inside.

Perhaps that’s why there are now more than 3,000 titles of coloring books for adults on Amazon. There’s no shame in this art form, which was heretofore the domain of those with short desks and stubby crayons. France, the home for rarefied living with abundant art, wine and sex (and, surprisingly, antidepressants), leads the world in coloring between the lines. Fashion house Yves Saint Laurent released a coloring book, as has Hermes: a 12-page, $170 version. Camps for adults are surging in popularity, too. The first annual Camp Contemporary was held on the shores of Lake Austin in October. On a bright Sunday, throngs of adults were queuing to participate in activities like wood Whatever stage your inner artist is in, we hope you enjoy your journey through this month’s arts issue. It just might inspire you to express your inner Duchamp, Ellsworth Kelly or Deborah Roberts.

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We are excited to have Richard Sanchez join us as an art director.

Richard discovered his love for graphic design during his first college class on the subject at age 30. He loves layout design, which he sees as a satisfying puzzle. When he reaches a point at which the copy and photos of his layout fit and work, he can breathe again, he says. This issue, his first, reflects that passion, and we’re excited about continuing to elevate our readers’ experience.

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Social HOUR LONE STAR LE MANS Before the fans filled the stands, the engines fired up and Porsche took home two wins, there was an exclusive Lone Star Le Mans pre-party held at Porsche Austin on September 14. Guests got to meet the Team Porsche drivers, ask questions and get autographs while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and cocktails from Pink Avocado Catering.

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BALLET AUSTIN FETE Ballet Austin’s annual fundraising gala, Fête, and its companion party, fête*ish, returned on September 17. Themed to Ballet Austin’s production of "Alice (in wonderland)," guests enjoyed an evening of music, a live auction, raffles and more. Over $410,000 was raised benefitting Ballet Austin’s mission to create arts and education programming for the community.

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The Texas Tribune hosted TribFeast, an evening gala following the Texas Tribune Festival’s full day of panels and programming on September 24. The dinner featured a conversation with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and Tribune co-founder Evan Smith, bringing together thought leaders and philanthropists from around the state.

LONE STAR LE MANS 1. Lyndsay Lyon & Zach Gee 2. Colt Verret & Jason Danziger 3. Candice & Ken Corby BALLET AUSTIN FETE: 4. Jordan Moser, & Oren Porterfield 5. Jessica Phillips, Heather Ladage & Rachel Evens 6. Laura Mellett, Meria Carstarphen, Greg & Jessica Weaver TEXAS TRIBUNE GALA: 7. Ana & Alejandro Ruelas 8. Mary & Jake Silverstien, Mauren Dowd, Bill & Catherine Miller 9. John Thornton, Annette Carlozzi & Dan Bullock

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Social HOUR NORDSTROM BEAUTY BAR On September 30, Nordstrom Domain Northside hosted a party where hundreds of customers got the chance to preview the store’s expansive cosmetic selection, enjoy complimentary consultations and learn the latest tips from the Nordstrom team of beauty experts including regional beauty director Gilbert Vera.

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ERWIN MEYER PRIVATE ART SHOW On September 30, guests at "Erwin Meyer: Recent Work" enjoyed the colorful volume of work produced by the German artist after a painting hiatus of over 30 years. Guests moved to '60s music hits while enjoying canapés and drinks.

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On October 12, Tribeza guests toasted to the October issue release at the new Design Within Reach showroom at Domain Northside. The crowd featured some of Austin’s top architecture and designer giants. With specialty cocktails from Deep Eddy Vodka, bites from 34th Street Cafe and cheese plates by Dos Lunas Cheese, guests chatted and enjoyed tunes spun by DJ ULovei.

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Social HOUR MITCHELL GOLD OPENING Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams celebrated the grand opening of their first Austin Signature Store on October 13. Hundreds attended the event, which featured tunes by DJ Lady Bunny and delicious bites by Austin Catering. Along with a generous contribution, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams donated raff le items for guests to bid on, benefiting local nonprofit Wonders & Worries.

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WARBY PARKER & AUSTIN BAT CAVE On October 13, Warby Parker celebrated the opening of their South Congress store alongside Austin Bat Cave’s 2016 anthology release. Guests bid on anthologies decorated by local and national artists while enjoying cocktails from Garage, sparkling rosé from June’s and bites by Contigo Catering. All proceeds went towards Austin Bat Cave's free writing programs for kids.

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MITCHELL GOLD: 1. Allison Jaffe 2. Val Frank & Cindy Morris 3. Katelyn Stark, Jayna Breaux, Amanda & Aberly WARBY PARKER & AUSTIN BAT CAVE: 4. Nano Whitman & Gina Chavez 5. Katie Anne Clark & Kasey McGough 6. Rick Cortez & Adam Lefton POP AUSTIN: 7. Karen & Will Steakly 8. Laura & Chris Johnson 9. Hub Bechtol, Sharon & Joe Ely & Gareth Maguire

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KICK OFF PARTY WHETHER YOUR SIGHTS WERE SET ON GETTING SOME SERIOUS SARTORIAL INSPIRATION or you were there for the good tunes and times, the Tribeza Style Week no. 13 Kick-Off Party delivered. Tribeza began the week with its annual, much anticipated kick-off party at 3TEN Austin City Limits Live. Kyle Dixon (one half of the S U RV I V E duo that scored the much-acclaimed "Stranger Things" soundtrack) provided an eclectic and upbeat DJ set.

Guests in “where-did-she-get-that” attire mingled and enjoyed bites from local favorites Isla Austin and Napa Flats, along with specialty cocktails from Deep Eddy Vodka. Models lounged throughout the event in curated fall looks from Raven+ Lily and Weathered Coalition.

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DISTRICT DAYS SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CLOSETS & KIKI NASS

THE TRIBEZA STYLE WEEK FUN CONTINUED WITH RETAIL THERAPY, SPECIALTY POP-UP SHOPS, MUSIC, GIVEAWAYS

and more. Saturday through Wednesday, shoppers browsed five different Austin shopping districts – Downtown, Domain, Westlake, Central & South Austin - while enjoying complimentary sips from Deep Eddy Vodka, Austin Eastciders, 9 Banded Austin Whiskey and The Austin Winery, and picking up a signature Tribeza Style Week tote bag. District Days shoppers got a jump-start on their fall wardrobes, many finding the perfect look for the Tribeza Style Week Fashion Show.

Tribeza partnered with Dress For Success Austin, a nonprofit empowering women to achieve economic independence, and participating stores made donations to the charity. Participating District Days stores included: California Closets of the Texas Hill Country, Hatbox: A Modern Haberdashery, Knot Standard, Katie Kime, FOUND, B&B Italia Austin, Once Bitten, Raven + Lily, Weathered Coalition, Kendra Scott, Madewell, Altar'd State, Abbey Rose Boutique, Adelante Boutique, Campagna Napoli, Skin By Rachel, Estilo, The Garden Room, Kiki Nass, Esby, Revival Cycles, Allens Boots, Maya Star Austin and Co-Star, Anna Gray and Kalologie 360 Spa.

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FASHION SHOW TRIBEZA STYLE WEEK CULMINATED WITH ITS MOST

ANTICIPATED EVENT — AUSTIN’S FAVORITE RUNWAY SHOW. Brazos Hall was the epicenter of this high-energy

night, with many show-stopping looks on and off the runway.

VIP guests chatted in lovely lounges sponsored by SWBC Mortgage and Loot Vintage, while savoring bites from Geraldine's Austin, Gusto Italian Kitchen+Wine Bar, Eden East and Vinaigrette Austin. With sips in hand, provided by Deep Eddy Vodka, Argus Cidery, Sway Water, Gem & Bolt Mezcal and Friends and Allies Brewing, VIP guests adorned themselves with flower crowns, wristlets and boutonnieres, at a floral bar from Gypsy Floral and Events. As show time neared, guests enjoyed sweets from Bribery Bakery, a pop-up shop from Tecova Bootmakers and photo-booth fun from Oh Happy Day Booth. This year’s runway design by Gensler,

built by the artful collaboration of DSN x MFG, and Austin Event Lighting, featured a striking backdrop designed to evoke a wooded forest with changing hues. Models gradually emerged into sight wearing the season's most cutting-edge trends from Adelante Boutique, Co-Star, Criquet Shirts, Estilo, FOUND, Kiki Nass, Journeyman Clothier, Maya Star, Nina Means, Noonday Collection, Nordstrom, RedBird Boutique, The Garden Room, Knot Standard and Zilker Belts. Working with only the finest production partners has been a hallmark of Tribeza's fashion shows and 2016 was no exception. For the fourth year in a row, Austin's premier hair and makeup studio, Propaganda Hair Group, provided modern loooks using the latest professional hair and makeup techniques for stunning results. As the show came to a close, guests left inspired and with a special gift of jewelry from Noonday Collections in hand.

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*Thanks to Resplendent Hospitality for their extraordinary planning and production for Tribeza Style Week #13!

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PHOTOS BY BREEZY RITTER & LEAH MUSE

The Contemporary Austin reopens its Jones Center location this fall with a newly-expanded, nearly 8,000-square-foot exhibition space and the new, Moody Rooftop.

MONIKA SOSNOWSKA: HABITAT

November 22, 2016 – February 26, 2017 Jones Center

JIM HODGES: WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (A WORK IN PROGRESS)

December 17, 2016 – Ongoing The Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center

Also on view at the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria: New works by Terry Allen, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Danae Stratou, and SUPERFLEX

Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park / Laguna Gloria 3809 West 35th Street Austin, Texas 78703 Jones Center 700 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 thecontemporaryaustin.org

Monika Sosnowska Exhibition Support: Galerie Gisela Capitain, Hauser & Wirth, Horizon Bank, Linda L. Brown, MaddocksBrown Foundation, Vision Fund Leaders & Contributors.

Jim Hodges Support: Anonymous, Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman, Agnes Gund, Horizon Bank, Candace and Michael Humphreys, Jeanne and Michael Klein, Lannan Foundation, Nancy and Dr. Robert Magoon, Amy and John Phelan, Lora Reynolds and Quincy Lee, Vision Fund Leaders & Contributors. Special thanks to Gladstone Gallery and Jim Hodges studio staff.

IMAGE: Monika Sosnowska, Untitled, 2015. Concrete and painted steel. 119 1/4 x 127 1/2 x 157 1/2 inches. Installation view, Monika Sosnowska: Still Life, Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw, 2015. Artwork © Monika Sosnowska. Courtesy the artist and Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw.

Photograph by Bartosz Górka.

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department; a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts; a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works.

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A Mother’s Hidden Gallery

by Kristin Armstrong I L LU S T R AT ION B Y K R I S T E N MCG I N T Y

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE. When I’m done with cleaning dinner dishes, washing reeking football practice gear and hanging it up to air dry, packing tomorrow’s lunches and doing my own homework for graduate school—I sometimes tune in and tune out to mindless TV. One of my favorite guilty pleasures is a TLC show on hoarding called “Buried Alive.” I watch it in the gawking way that we rubberneck while passing highway accidents. While I consider myself to be a relatively tidy and organized person, I realize those hoarders probably started off with a mere messy closet or an overfilled kitchen junk drawer. It’s never too early to start looking for seeds of hoarding.

Take my bathroom cabinets. I’m pretty sure I have more eye cream than I have hope for it actually doing anything.

I like to hoard expensive hair conditioner, too. I recently purged my pantry (which doubles as our medicine cabinet), and I am disturbed to report that I found items that expired in 2014. I regularly purge my closet, because I allow myself only a set number of wooden hangers, and if I buy new things, other things have to go. I purged my office files, my overstuffed dresser drawers containing old workout clothes, my garage full of outgrown kids’ sports equipment, my refrigerator (because the only one who actually eats leftovers is me and because no one wants caprese made with blackened basil leaves) and the upstairs hallway closet filled to the brim with old books. That was a rough one. I pulled all the books out of the closet and sat in a heap of them on the floor, with a glass of wine, reading my favorites out loud and crying because my kids are no longer little. tribeza.com

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LOOKING THROUGH THEIR ART WAS LIKE WALKING THROUGH T H E G A L L E R Y O F T H E I R C H I L D H O O D, WAT C H I N G A L L O F U S G R O W U P.

One area I had been avoiding was the laundry

posters, and Mother’s Day love letters that would

room, because I knew those cabinets would require

wrench your heart out with a crowbar. I sat on the

a major overhaul. I waited for a summer day when

floor, cross-legged in a sea of yellowed, paint-

my kids were gone, and I felt like staying in my

hardened papers and cried, blowing my nose into a

pajamas and being a recluse in the air conditioning.

wadded sock from the laundry basket next to me.

I purged clear containers of dried-up markers and

Looking through their art was like walking through

broken crayons, old glue, crusted paint and rockhard paintbrushes, sheets of old Valentine’s Day

the gallery of their childhood, watching all of us grow up. Deep in my nostalgia, I grieved for the

stickers and heart-covered ribbons, bent sheets of

little glitter-covered hands and the dried paint and

tag board from science fair entries, glitter and bags

glue globs creating topographic elevations on my

of colored gravel summoning the ghosts of goldfish

kitchen countertop. I had to pull it together before

and hermit crabs. As I pulled down the large plastic

they got home and saw me, dust-covered and tear-

containers from on top of the high cabinets and

splotched, still in my pajamas in the late afternoon.

a snowfall of dust blanketed my upturned face, I understood why I had been avoiding this area. I clearly did not want to admit my teenage kids were no longer making art projects. Just like they didn’t need me to read them goodnight stories anymore.

I comforted myself with the idea that art is not relegated to childhood. We are still creating, all of us — it just looks different these days. We craft essays and paint pictures with our words. We make photo books of vacation memories and we

These plastic containers were like the Ark of the

cook and bake our inspirations into a shared meal.

Covenant; I almost had to turn my face away so it

We draw on our creative thinking to navigate

wouldn’t melt, à la Indiana Jones. They contained my sacred stash of kid artwork; precious enough to dodge back into a burning building after my kids and dogs and Louis Vuitton luggage were safely out by the road. My heart melted over tiny painted handprints, advent calendars, snowflakes, renderings

the ups and downs of adolescence and middle age. We sculpt our futures with carefully applied pressure and vision. We weave the threads of our histories together into a tapestry of tradition and legacy to carry into the future. A family is the personification of art, the culmination of creation.

of “my family” that would keep psychologists

And, as art, it is not a finished project, but more

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THE CELEBRATED PHILANTHROPIST HAS SHAPED IMPORTANT ART EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS, AND CONSERVED CULTURAL HERITAGE WORLDWIDE. HER FIRST-CLASS NEW PRIZE IS SET TO PUT AUSTIN ON THE INTERNATIONAL ART STAGE LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

If Suzanne Deal Booth ever decides to pivot from her art historian, conservator, patron and philanthropist roles, to coaching people on how to manifest their dreams, there will be a stadium-sized crowd (throwing elbows, probably), eager to get close and learn how this change-maker does it. ​Getting the car inspected, making cupcakes for the potluck and replacing A/C filters are gold-star days for most of us. But Booth seems to check things off like restoring the 11th century Napoleonic Gardens in Italy and preserving cultural heritage like the Mayan language in the Yucatan, with a “yes, why not?” ease. Helping curate a powerful, thought-provoking, 60-works art collection for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business? Done. Engaging world-renowned artist James Turrell, and the greater Houston community, to create a multi-use skyspace on the Rice University campus? Done. “Twilight Epiphany,” aka the Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion, is a glowy, mesmerizing and immersive artificial and natural light experience. It tops the New York Times' list

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of things to do when in Houston for 36 hours. ​From early on, she has followed her passion for art and it’s been a foundational and important component of her life. “I find [art] very comforting.

It’s like an old friend to me,” Booth shared. And, over the years, she has contributed her eye, mind, money and energy to art projects with intentionality. She gravitates to projects that can answer this question affirmatively: Can it be transformational? ​Her latest is to fund and steward a biennial award administered by The Contemporary Austin. The Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize will give $100,000 to an artist selected by a notable panel of art curators and museum directors. The first winner, to be announced this fall, also receives a solo exhibition at The Contemporary’s Jones Center downtown, a public engagement program and a catalogue of the artist’s work. Booth, who relocated to Austin from Los Angeles eight years ago, believes in the first class prize’s possibilities. “It will be a transformative event to have this exhibition for this artist.

Hopefully, the same for the museum and community. I saw it happen fast with Rice. The Turrell piece is iconic and made them into an art destination. If you do it at the highest quality that you can, and if your intention is to reach for the stars … ” she mused, her thoughts trailing off left open to imagining the prize’s potential.

“Art, very much like literature, music, can affect how people see the world around them and their journey through life. I think I’m kind of a steward for helping bring that into peoples’ worlds.” ​R aised in Houston, Booth studied at Rice University, earning a BA in art history. It was there she assisted, and befriended, art collector and philanthropist Dominique de Menil, an important mentor to Booth. “She was married, had five kids, traveled all over the world. Her husband died 25 years before she did and she did so much on her own,” Booth recounted, noting that many of her great mentors have been women. “Being in the company of people who have great vision is very inspirational, especially if you like to make things happen.” And she does. ​A fter graduating from Rice, Booth studied at New York University, receiving a master’s degree in art history. A lifelong friendship with MacArthur fellow and artist Turrell was born there when she assisted him on his first Skyspace installation in Queens.

(There are now more than 80 worldwide, including one at The University of Texas atop the student activity center.)Today Booth currently serves on the boards of art institutes from LA to Rome.

And who says art isn’t liquid? She’s a partner in an upscale Congress Avenue bar, the Townsend. It’s known as the watering hole for the Austin art scene and for its signature cocktails like the Single Engine Plane. And there’s Booth Bella Oaks, a historic, award-winning vineyard in Napa Valley that her family owns. She is perhaps most passionate about a cultural conservation nonprofit she founded in 1998, the Friends of Heritage Preservation (FOHP). The group consists of 25 doctors, lawyers, money managers, documentary filmmakers and people who have their own foundations. Their mission is to preserve cultural heritage around the world like ancient archaeological sites, works of art, languages and homes of artists. “I love my work. We give so much less than we get. I think that’s the highest praise any nonprofit can have. We can’t wait for the next project because we learn so much from it and it enhances [our foundation members’] lives. And that’s just half of it. The constituents are grateful and happy and ready to take care of it once the work is done.” ​W hen FOHP hits their 20th anniversary in two years, they will have completed 80 projects. The group travels the world together, taking on five to six projects a year. Booth’s eyes lit up when she talked about the preservation of British poet and artist Edward James’ fantasy folly garden and house in a remote area of Mexico’s Huasteca region. “We helped restore part of his house: paintings and poetry in his living and dining rooms.

The jungle will win every time unless you maintain.” Mother Nature met a thoughtful and pragmatic adversary. “We try to pick projects that are realistic for the communities. Unless you have people there to take care of it, it won’t make a difference.” ​In Austin, this arts entrepreneur and philanthropist sees an opportunity to create something game changing. “Everybody here wants the culture to be stronger to enhance the experience of people who visit, children who grow up here. I think it will be the strongest art city in the world in 25 years. I hope I’m around then,” she laughed. We can’t wait to witness the sure-to-be bountiful harvest from all her plantings.

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VIRTUAL M A STERPIECE Imagine if you could actually walk into a painting and move lines and brush strokes with a wave of your arm. During the East Austin Studio Tour (East) you’ll have the opportunity to do just that during Originator Studios’ Tilt Brush 3D competition. On November 12 and 13, artists will strap on virtual reality headsets to create original 3D art, which East viewers

SH A K ESPE A R E S I DE WAYS If art is about creation, it’s often also about re-creation. For 20 years the Rude Mechs have been producing live theater, utilizing audience responses to help shape their work. “You can’t edit live performance without having an audience present to know what works and what doesn’t,” explains founding member Kirk Lynn.

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This November they bring us the Shakespeare play "Fixing

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Troilus & Cressida," through the Rude Mechanicals filter, naturally. They convert it into contemporary English, with modern curse words and gender parity, for a staged reading.

“It’s almost like putting Shakespeare in a synthesizer,” Lynn says. The Rude Mechs will be losing their space at the Off Center next year, so they’re using the remaining time at the venue to bring back some favorite work, including “Tesla.” a piece that ends with shooting off a Tesla coil. “We figure while we have our own space and we’re our own masters we can do our most dangerous and insane work,” Lynn says.

That’s why they have our hearts.

For more information visit rudemechs.com

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DOWNWARD BLUE DOG? Stretch your mind and your body with these art gallery yoga classes. Every third Thursday, Adriene Mishler leads a free yoga workout at the Blanton Museum.

Take deep breaths outdoors at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden during their hatha yoga classes Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. And a variety of regular classes from vinyasa to candlelight flow will summon your creative spirit at Black Lagoon Gallery. Some double mat moments await.

For more information visit blantonmuseum.org/events, umlaufsculpture.org, and blacklagoongallery.com

CR E AT I V I T Y B LOOM S Ash Almonte knows a little bit about the power of creativity.

The artist, represented by Lisa Russell, is also the executive director of Hopefully Sow, an organization providing creative opportunities and necessary resources to kids in foster care.

Since 2014 Almonte has led the arts-focused initiatives. Kids may come in for a project with disinterest, but, she says, “by the last 30 minutes they’re so involved, their guards are down and they’re in a whole new mood, and a whole new demeanor, and they’re making something beautiful.”

Seven board members lead different programs, helping teens get driver’s licenses and giving them a place to go for holiday dinners. “It is just the most team-driven organization, I can’t even take a percentage of the credit because we work so hard together,” Almonte says, “I think it’s because we all know these kids and we’re passionate about helping them.”

For more information visit hopefullysow.org

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GOOD LIBATIONS It’s the time of year to raise a glass and give thanks. All month long, wine lists at Jack Allen's Kitchen and The Grove outposts will include The Turk wine, a Cabernet and Syrah blend created by winemaker Hope Family Wines to benefit Turk and Christy Pipkin’s Nobelity Project. The nonprofit funds projects to provide clean water and schools in Kenya, with 50 percent of The Turk’s sales going directly to the cause. Stock up before Thanksgiving with 1.5 liter magnum bottles at select HEB and Twin Liquors stores. Say grace and pay it forward.

For more information visit nobelity.org

FR ESH SQUEEZED OUNCE OF A RT SONG Long before the three-minute pop song arose, there was the classic art song — a short segment of poetry sung to piano accompaniment.

(Imagine Brahms and Debussy as Bieber predecessors.) Bringing back the art song for two events, One Ounce Opera presents eight brand new pieces from emerging composers. On November 18 at Central Presbyterian Church, and November 19 at Butterfly Bar, listeners can take in the soaring vocals and unique creations, like haikus by Jack Kerouac set to original music.

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Entertainment MUSIC PET SHOP BOYS November 1 The Long Center INGRID MICHAELSON November 3 Stubb’s Bar-B-Q GAVIN DEGRAW November 3 ACL Live at Moody Theater MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER November 4 Paramount Theatre SOUND ON SOUND FESTIVAL November 4-6 Sherwood Forest ADELE November 4-6 Frank Erwin Center

AUSTIN ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL November 3-6 Blanton Auditorium

MARC COHN November 15 Paramount Theatre

AUSTIN JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL November 5-11 Regal Arbor Cinema 8

SWITCHFOOT & RELIANT K November 17 Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS TWENTIETH CENTURY November 15 Stateside at the Paramount Theatre

RICK SPRINGFIELD November 18 Paramount Theatre GROUPLOVE November 18-19 Stubb’s Bar-B-Q MAC MILLER November 21 Emo’s HAYES CARLL W/ BAND OF HEATHENS November 25 Paramount Theatre

SIA November 6 Frank Erwin Center

MS. LAURYN HILL November 27 ACL Live at Moody Theater

MIGUEL November 6 Frank Erwin Center BONNIE RAITT November 8 ACL Live at Moody Theater AARON NEVILLE November 11 Paramount Theatre TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS November 12 Parish Austin

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FILM ROOFTOP ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FILM SERIES: YARN November 2 The Contemporary Austin

FEMME FILM FRIDAYS: SWEETIE November 18 Bullock Texas State History Museum FILMS OF ELLIOT ERWITT November 29 Harry Ransom Center

BASKERVILLE November 18 - December 18 Austin Playhouse LAUGHTER ON THE 23 RD FLOOR November 18 - December 18 The City Theatre A CHRISTMAS CAROL November 23 - December 31 ZACH Theatre THE SANTALAND DIARIES November 23-25 ZACH Theatre ANNIE THE MUSICAL November 25-26 The Long Center

COMEDY THEATER THE ILLUSIONISTS LIVE FROM BRAODWAY November 1-6 Bass Concert Hall LOST GIRL November 9-20 Oscar G. Brockett Theatre A WOLVERINE WALKS INTO A BAR November 11-20 Paramount Theatre AUSTIN OPERA PRESENTS THE FLYING DUTCHMAN November 12-20 The Long Center AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS PRESENT LAUGHTER November 16 - December 4 The Long Center

ARI SHAFFIR November 2-5 Cap City Comedy Club AMERICA: HAVE IT YOUR WAY November 5 ColdTowne Theater ADAM COROLLA November 5 Paramount Theatre TREVOR NOAH November 11 Bass Concert Hall RACHEL FEINSTEIN November 16-19 Cap City Comedy Club AMY SCHUMER November 18 Frank Erwin Center

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JEFFREY TAMBOR November 19 The Long Center

AUSTIN HOMEBREW FESTIVAL November 4 Saengerrunde Hall

NITE, NITE November 23 Cap City Comedy Club

THE HOMECOMING: A SYMPOSIUM November 4 & 5 Six Square Cultural District

JOHN CLEESE & ERIC IDLE November 30 Bass Concert Hall

TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL November 5 & 6 Various Locations

CHILDREN KIDS CLUB November 2-30 Whole Foods Market Lamar

BARKITECTURE AUSTIN November 12 Jo’s Coffe Shop South Congress

THE FALL FESTIVAL & LONESOME DOVE MAZE November 5-13 Barton Hill Farms

CARNIVAL O’PIZZA November 12 Home Slice Pizza

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U.S. VINTAGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS November 2-6 Circuit of the Americas CHRISTMAS AT THE CASWELL HOUSE November 3-10 The Caswell House

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by Derek Van Wagner What does it take to be named the Godfather of Austin Blues?

First off, try touring with legends like Joe Tex, James Brown, Freddie King, Albert King AND B.B. King. Or how about having Paul Ray, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan in your band at one point or another. OR why not teach the Sexton brothers how to play guitar and inspire countless other musicians to carry on the blues tradition because you make it sound so damn smooth.

Unfortunately, after you’ve done all this (now impossible … RIP SRV, JB, BB, Freddie, Albert & Joe), you still cannot become the Godfather … because W.C. Clark already beat you to the punch!

Born and raised in Austin, Clark has been a beacon for aspiring bluesmen passing through our city limits. His mellifluous voice and tasteful guitar playing has left an indelible mark on this city. 2016 has been a rough year for aging musicians, but it is never too late to pay tribute to a living legend. So scratch whatever plans you have on Nov. 26, take a seat at the Saxon, bring a pen and paper, and let W.C. Clark take you to school.

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East Austin Studio Tour N OV. 12–13 & 19 –20, 11 A . M .– 6 P. M .

See East catalog and map for specific locations. east.bigmedium.org

Pull up a map of Austin. Now drop a pin anywhere inside the rough rectangle created

by I-35, highways 290 and 183, and East Riverside Drive. You’ve likely just discovered a place where someone’s using all manner of material to make something that’s never existed before, and doing it on a daily basis.

Such is the nature of this creative hub and the raison d’être for the East Austin Studio Tour. Since 2003, East, as the free, self-guided tour is known, has literally thrown open the doors to home studios, collective workspaces and galleries. Over two weekends in November, East offers the opportunity for the public to enter this world by meeting the makers in their own spaces. “There’s something special about the home studios,” says Hannah Packard, the director of development for Big Medium, a contemporary art nonprofit that produces the tour. “The intimacy of these spaces reveals the artists’ personalities.” Now in its 15th edition, what started with 28 studios has grown to include 534 participants.

Begin by grabbing East’s extensive (and beautiful) catalog and foldout map at any branch of the Austin Public Library beginning Nov. 1. The easiest way to plan your route is to hit the East Group Exhibition (2823 E. MLK) first: almost every artist in the tour will have artwork here, hung in geographical order. For the ultimate in strategizing, visit East’s website where you’ll find even more ways to explore via special audio, bike and curator-led tours and much more. Happy trails!

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Novmeber 5-26 Wally Workman Gallery TRAVIS HEIGHTS ART TRAIL

November 5-6 Travis Heights DAVID JOHNDROW: THE STRANGE FAMILIAR

November 10 - December 23 Photo Mèthode Gallery CREEK SHOW 2016

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November 17 Blanton Museum of Art

QUEER TERRORTORIES

November 18 - December 10 Visual Arts Center ART FROM THE STREETS SHOW & SALE

November 19 & 20 Austin Convention Center BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR

November 25 - December 24 The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

BASTROP HARVEST ART FEST

November 25 Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market

November 10-19 Waller Creek

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November 11 Pershing Gallery ELIZABETH MCCLELLAN: ENCHINDALABS

November 11 - January 29 Umlauf Sculpture Garden HOLIDAY GROUP SHOWCASE

November 12 - January 7 Davis Gallery

PORTRAIT WITH HUMMINGBIRD

Through December 31 Harry Ransom Center ELLIOTT ERWITT: HOME AROUND THE WORLD

Through January 1 Harry Ransom Center

WARHOL BY THE BOOK

Through January 29 Blanton Museum of Art

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went viral. Or perhaps it was her one-liners in "Trainwreck." Or maybe you’ve spent the past three years living off the grid in the West Texas desert, and you don’t know who Amy Schumer is. In that case, get thy solar-powered Winnebago back to Austin and mark your calendar for November 18, the night you will fall in love with Amy Schumer when she performs live at the Frank Erwin Center.

“I’m not gonna apologize for who I am, and I’m actually going to love the skin I’m in and not be striving for some other version of myself,” Schumer said, in her 2015 Glamour Women of the Year Awards speech. Many comedians are as repulsed by earnestness as a strict dieter would regard a double cheeseburger, but Schumer displays a refreshing backbone of feminism beneath the funny.

The best comedy reveals the ridiculous in what we unthinkingly accept. For Schumer, that territory is sex, punishing gender dynamics and privilege. The jokes might be dirty, but they also have a scouring effect: clearing the air on what we’ve come to accept. Schumer’s stand-up success proves that misogyny can be ridiculed — not internalized — and, hopefully, move the chuckles forward.

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Medium Sans Tedium

Artists who find inspiration beyond the art supply store

By Tobin Levy Photographs by Matt Conant

Artists who embrace irony or balk at conformity to make their point bravely reject the polite applause of more predictable crowd-pleasers. Marcel Duchamp’s creative vision required a bicycle wheel and a porcelain urinal; Meret Oppenheim needed fur and a cup. The Italian artist (and my personal favorite) Piero Manzoni used his own bodily waste to create his most famous body of work. (It was the subject of this writer’s inevitably expletive-ridden college thesis.)

The following profiles highlight six Austin artists who are also working with unexpected mediums, fortunately none of which are scatological in nature.

These materials reveal aspects of the artists’ personalities and preoccupations through their individual preferences—for a pommel horse, tire treads, discarded books and plastic bags. One artist’s studio reflects a fascination with synthetic hair and its tangled symbolism, while another’s reveals the unique symbiosis between art, science and cardboard boxes. Together these artists are a testimony to Austin’s burgeoning art scene and to the endless creative potential of quotidian objects and material.

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B A L E CR EEK A L L EN Even when sitting Bale Allen is in constant motion, prone to impish grins and quick conversational shifts. It is easy to imagine the 48-year old as a hyperactive child. “I think I gravitated to being an artist because I couldn’t sit still in school,” he says. “I had lightning bolts of energy from kindergarten on.”

Allen’s art is similarly dynamic. His covetable cast bronze West Texas tumbleweeds (they start at $10,000) appear precarious in space, as if, at any moment, they will be propelled forwards or backwards by an unpredictable wind. Allen’s cast bronze paper airplanes appear mid-flight, his taxidermy snakes mid-strike, and his ceramic bullhorns on the verge of marvelously brutal defense.

Unlike kinetic art, an art form that relies on actual movement for its effect (Allen’s fourteen-year-old son, Calder, was named after one of the artists most associated with this movement), Allen’s pieces vibrate with potential energy and the promise of forward momentum. They share a restlessness with the artist that is exemplified in the series he refers to as his tire treads, featuring photographs and casts of the rubber tire debris from 18-wheelers.

As a child Allen obsessed over roadside detritus from the backseat of a station wagon while on family cross-country trips from Fresno to Lubbock and back again. It was a caravan of creatives, a mobile think tank. (His father, music legend Terry Allen, is also a prolific artist and writer, as is his mother, Jo Harvey, who adds acting to the mix. “I love highway garbage, things everyone sees but no one pays attention to,” says Allen. His fondness for the road is as much about the physical excursion as it is the creative one.

As with his tumbleweeds, finding perfectly imperfect tire treads is a process, involving spotting “the beauties,” pulling over, putting on your hazards, backing up and making sure you don’t get hit while crossing I-10. “Then you take the tread, and, by photographing or casting it, you’re revitalizing and transforming the object. It’s a journey from a functional piece of tire to its own little conceptual world.” It goes from pavement to pedestal and occasionally dons a very sturdy neck. (Allen turned a handful of treads into weighty, gold -plated rapper necklaces with turn buckles and motorcycle chains.)

Allen is not the first artist to have an affinity for tires. Robert Rauschenberg, too, used a number of them in his work. However, it wasn’t until Allen started casting his treads in glass that he became

aware that Rauschenberg once cast whole tires. While some artists might be dismayed by the coincidence, Allen remains uplifted by it. “It means my brain and his were in a similar place and I like that. There’s not a band alive that doesn’t play some version of Bo Diddley-dee, and if there is they’re probably not very good.”

Allen is confident, an adroit self-promoter, and, with this year’s opening of his eponymous gallery, an active promoter of other artists’ work as well. This additional art dealer hat — which sits atop that of artist, drummer, writer, father, husband, teacher, bon vivant — is by no means stymieing. Instead, Allen is moving on from tire treads, hitting the road once again. tribeza.com

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C A L D ER K A M I N Walking into the Women & Their Work exhibit “Plastic Planet” on its recent opening night was a little like walking into Snow White’s forest, if it were technicolor, didactic, free of dwarfs and full of 3-D animals at a standstill. On one wall an opossum hangs upside down by its tail, a sleek, light pink appendage curled around a branch. His charming little hands, an even lighter shade of pink, seem meant for holding; his head is tilted upwards, like a beloved pet’s, anticipating and deserving of affection. The opossum, like the other animals in the show, is the epitome of friendliness and freedom, while his maker, artist Calder Kamin, is trapped in the corner. She is surrounded by an array of artists, environmentalists, children, and potential patrons, all wanting to know how she did it — use something as ubiquitous as plastic bags to create this world.

Kamin is an Austin native, so family and friends are also in attendance, but they know her not-so-secret secrets. Plastic bags are the thirty-one-year-old’s preferred medium and these are her suppliers. “Plastic bags are banned in Austin, so I have to ask my extended community in other parts of the country to collect and mail them to me,” she says. “In exchange I send them a flower crocheted from bags. There are lots of little old ladies on YouTube that will teach you how to do it.” For her animal creations, Kamin rips and twists and coils the plastic until they resemble fur or grass, then she attaches them to a taxidermy mount with a hot glue gun. The effect is similar to that of artist Donald Moffett’s tendrilled oil paintings. Like glorious shag carpet or sea anemones, they practically beg to be touched.

Like her namesake, the mobile sculptor Alexander Calder, Kamin is committed to a playfulness in her work. “I believe we share an incredibly jovial spirit,” she says. “Alexander Calder made toys, he made things that made people laugh.” Even Kamin’s palette is inherently funny. She relies solely on the color of the plastic, which means she possesses an uncanny knowledge of where to find a brilliant royal blue (The New York Times sleeves). When it comes to the shades of brown necessary to replicate tree bark, Dillard’s bags are the way to go.

It is the works’ visual light-heartedness and fictional sensibility

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that makes it an ideal educational tool for the grim reality that is climate change and, more specifically, its effects on animals. “My work is very research based,” explains Kamin, whose calm delivery of startling facts somehow makes the situation more palpable and less overwhelming, while conveying the urgent need for change.

One reason she uses plastic is because it doesn’t biodegrade, it photodegrades: UV lights break it down into tiny particles that mimic estrogen and are ingested by the animals we eat, becoming part of our bodies. “I use taxidermy as a kind of fake nature to talk about the synthetic materials in the ‘natural’ world.”

Ninety percent of Kamin's materials are recyclable and, to date, she has diverted thousands of bags from oceans and landfills.

She incorporates educational programming into her exhibitions, which feature what she calls "neocortex classrooms." "The neocortex is the most highly evolved part of your brain, it’s where logical thinking takes place" These classrooms are reserved for people interested in making decals to prevent birds from hitting windows or in watching mealworms eating styrofoam cups.

(A unique talent.) Kamin is inspired by artists such as Andrea Zittel, who use art to inform and inspire change. “I enjoy art that acts more like a verb rather than a noun, [works that] are socially driven, engage the viewer, and encourage action.”

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R . ERIC McM A S TER Where does one find two ice hockey teams up for playing in an 18’ x 12’ rink? Or a professional skating duo excited by the prospect of botching a performance on film? And what about a pommel horse champion willing to perform under water? “I start with Facebook stalking,” says artist R. Eric McMaster, who might very well be the only person to have ever asked these questions, much less find their answers. Stalking might be an overstatement, but each of his video pieces requires subjects with atypical skill sets, most often relating to sports. So McMaster’s creative process often entails Internet sleuthing or finding someone “who knows someone who knows someone…” He’s not opposed to making cold calls to coaches or, as he did with the ice skaters, working from a ranking list, reaching out to one through ten, then moving down to the next batch until someone axel jumps at the opportunity.

For the past ten years much of McMaster's work has been a production, requiring casting calls, crews, and a combination of materials, some man-made—such as the underwater pommel horse in “A Change in Atmosphere” —and others natural, such as the water itself.

McMaster, who teaches digital fabrication in the Art Department at the University of Texas, received an undergraduate and graduate degree in sculpture. That he is at home in academia is evident in his ability and willingness to analyze, contextualize and reflect upon his art. He offers an accessible but pointedly intellectual discourse about the origin and intent of his videos and athletic subjects. The short-ish version: a decade ago, when

in grad school at Arizona State University, McMaster decided to join a co-ed field hockey team. He was new to the sport and quickly demoralized by a referee and a cloying whistle. “My demeanor changed from aggressive and sporty to suppressed and inefficient. It spawned work that had to do with how athletes are manipulated by authority figures or coaches,” he says. “It was me trying to symbolically represent autobiographical information.”

His later work is “more about the [athletic] act than the symbolism. It is about a person’s full potential and the obstructions that prevent him or her from achieving it.”

There is wonderful, almost comedic absurdity to the obstacles and obstructions McMaster creates. Champion gymnast Cameron Deer performing his actual pommel horse routine under water is a prime example. On land, it takes forty seconds. In the University of Texas swimming pool, it takes eight minutes. The video, shot from the other side of a viewing window, is one take, no cutting or splicing, with the gymnast’s regular and requisite surfacing included. It conveys the artist’s aptitude for managing technically and logistically difficult situations.

A ten-year-old photo of the artist entombed in heated shrink-wrap is a favorite reminder that this was not always the case. “It was the first time I needed a crew, lighting, assistants, a production team, and people to manipulate the material,” says McMaster. (There was also a breathing tube and the very real possibility of heat stroke.) “I had no idea what I was doing.”

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CHRISTINA COLEMAN Three different shades of synthetic hair extensions lie atop one table in Christina Coleman’s studio. They look like Cousin Itts sans sunglasses and are a natural segue into Coleman’s decision to incorporate hair, hair accessories and products into much of her work. They have become powerful materials in the thirty-two-year-old’s oeuvre, which centers largely around the theme of black culture. “I have been using hair care products in my work in 2011. I was thinking a lot about the relationship between identity and hairstyle,” she explains. It was not only hair as a character statement or signifier of race, but also as something attached to poignant memories, with the potential to reflect power, loss, strength and fragility.

“I tend to use materials that I have used in the past or have personal significance,” says Coleman, a Los Angeles native who moved to Austin in 2009 to attend graduate school at the University of Texas.

The synthetic hair in Coleman’s studio is integral to her current body of work: sculptures she refers to as antennae. They were inspired by the cluster of broadcast towers just west of Highway 360. “I am fascinated by their shapes, by the way they occupy space, and by the idea of communication,” she says. The pieces are minimalist in composition, wire and steal armature onto which the fake hair has been tightly, painstakingly wound.

Coleman’s “antennae” are strangely beautiful — at once lithe, on the verge of animation, and fiercely, rigidly industrial. It is a series largely informed by a previous one, for which hair gel played center stage. To experience the latter is to further appreciate the playfulness and complexity of the former, though, they, too, speak for themselves in a (figurative) intoxicating voice.

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“ I WA S T HINKING A LOT ABOU T T HE REL AT IONSHIP BE T WEEN IDEN T IT Y AND HAIRS T YLE .”

Coleman’s hair gel pieces largely remain untitled. The products are Ampro and African Essence. “I used brown and black gels because I want them to represent brown and bodies in natural (albeit abstract) settings,” she says, remembering girls from middle school who overdid it on the gel, and ended up with a layer of flaking dried pigment on their foreheads by the end of the day. “It was like this temporary, second layer of skin.” The pieces also experience cracks and color changes over time, adding to the corporeal quality of the work, the production of which has a Dada, or chance, element. Because of the material there is no such thing as a final result. And because of the process, which necessitates a long drying process affected by light and temperature, even the first iteration isn’t known to the artist for days or weeks. (The drying time varies based on application.)

With her subsequent antennae series, Coleman is using hair as a way to heighten an African-American presence, while calling attention to the lonely nature of broadcast towers: isolated structures that are paradoxically built to communicate. When asked if she’d ever considered using real hair, she says that she already has. A friend who’d cut off her dreads donated them to Coleman’s creative cause. “She knew I was making artwork with hair and she insisted, so I used it in one of these sculptures.

But not too long ago, she asked for them back.” Not an enviable position to be in, but Coleman was understanding. “Maybe she wants to use them now?” she says. Her friend is an artist, too.

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K A R EN H AW K I N S These days, Karen Hawkins spends most of her time sitting in her studio surrounded by piles of discarded books. For ten years Hawkins, an Austin native, has used books, primarily old reference texts, to create elegant and existential three-dimensional works.

They are intensely contemplative; however, for her, the content is inconsequential. “I know I’m totally weird, but when I’m sourcing my material the first thing I do is touch it, see how it feels in my fingers and determine the quality of the paper. Each iteration of these processes requires a different feel. For instance, with my totems, the paper quality has to be such that it’s going to be supple and be able to take a crease without cracking or breaking.”

Hawkins offers up “weird” as a self-descriptor on more than one occasion, though it never feels apt. Instead she comes across as articulate, conceptual and passionate about her work. Social introvert would be a more accurate depiction as would, of course, book junkie, though, lately, with a full exhibition and commission schedule she spends more time holding and folding than reading them. She is also unnecessarily humble, given her recent selection as a participant in the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious art events worldwide.

The myriad ways she’s transformed tomes into visuals is remarkable, suggestive of preternatural patience given, for example, the hundreds of folded pages necessary for each of the geometric forms in her "Totems" series. Each is unique in shape, size and text.

The books' words have been reduced to ink in function: aesthetic flourishes among flutterery pages. Some of her work entails frames and dynamic, filigree-like patterns, while her “Jelly Roll” series includes tightly rolled pages, colorfully dyed at the edge, affixed to walls in various formations.

"This medium made perfect sense to me," she says. “I don’t even think I chose it … I think it sort of picked me.” It happened during a lecture at UT, where she attended grad school. “I have this fondness for tiny, three-inch books.” (Her vast collection of tiny books is on display throughout her house.) “I am a little bit of an anxious person and find holding these little books very comforting. During the lecture, I pulled one of out of my backpack and folded one of the pages, creasing it with my fingers, and it felt so calming that I turned the page and folded another and kept doing it.” The resulting form was beautiful and transfixing and became the impetus behind a graduate school project. In it, every surface of a room filled with book forms was also covered with pages, “very much like a padded room,” she admits. At that moment she fully realized the truly sensory nature of the material.

It absorbs sound and emits an aromatic history. It also tells personal histories — through inscriptions, all of which she tears out and keeps.

It is a collection of treasures, the search for which would send most down a bottomless rabbit hole. “I am very fortunate to have a studio manager [who] helps me focus.”

Hawkins’ work with books has also been a meditation on an object that is ubiquitous and, with the advent of “the cloud,” no longer necessary as a source of information. She has given them a new and lasting function as a versatile medium. “The possibilities are endless,” says Hawkins, referring not only to her "Jelly Roll" pieces but also to what she can do with the material, which she doesn’t plan on abandoning any time soon.

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A K I R A S H A K I N D I YA Akirash Akindiya’s voice is refreshingly uplifting, buoyed by his Nigerian accent and a rare optimism that’s evident in his work.

He is preturnaturally spirited and clearheaded given that he has just returned from seven weeks in Australia and has only a few days to prepare for his exhibition at Big Medium. For years Akindiya maintained a peripatetic lifestyle that is not exactly over, completing residencies and exhibiting work in Namibia, the US, Brazil, Tanzania, Myanmar, Amsterdam, France and the United Kingdom, among others. He is practiced in the art of jetlag.

Akindiya, born Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya in Lagos, was in Australia completing the prestigious Art at the Heart residency program. An integral part of the fellowship was a community project, working with aboriginal artists on a light-theme show.

The resulting multimedia experience was a jubilant immersion into a global vision. “I want to see more of what people are doing, and I want to not only be an artist from Africa or from the US, but …an artist of the world. I think that’s one of the things that drives me.”

Unequivocally, Akindiya defies classifications. If there is one constant in his work as an artist it is the ongoing presence of experimental elements — colors amplified in mysterious ways, materials augmented with homemade compounds and tools. Akindiya’s compulsion to experiment and problem-solve is a joyful one, a byproduct of his degree in bio-chemistry and first career as a pharmacist. When he went back to study art it was an invaluable skillset. “I’d never realized how difficult and expensive it is to be an artist. I saved money by creating my own colors and my own brushes.” He still does. When artists come up to him and ask how he achieved a particularly unique patina, he remains comically tight-lipped. “I say it is my secret.”

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A signature example of Akindiya’s prowess as an inventor are his expansive, net-like installations, which are actually woven together pieces of cardboard. Though cardboard seems antithetical to weaving, a skill he mastered at a textile job in West Africa. However, using an abstruse process, he manages to transform it into pliable fabric-like swaths of color that, in the right light, seem to glow in the dark. Another driving force behind Akindiya’s art and travel is the Artwithakirash Foundation, which he started as a way to help people in the communities where he lives, no matter how short the stay. “The idea was that I was born in an area where there is little opportunity, and it’s very hard for people to get education and to become who they want to become.” Akindiya contributes 45 percent of his annual income to the cause, including a portion of the $55,000 he received as a part of the Art at the Heart fellowship.

The money is used to take impoverished youth off the street, put them in school and help them plan a better future. “ I WANT TO SEE MORE OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE D O I N G , A N D I WA N T TO N OT O N LY B E A N A R T I S T FRO M A FR I C A O R FRO M T H E U S , B U T … A N A R T I S T O F T H E WO R L D.” For now, Akindiya’s home base is in Pflugerville, where he lives with his wife and daughter. However, for Akindiya, now 45, home will always be more of a concept than a definitive place.

“Wherever I am at that moment, I have to make it home, even if it’s just for a month or a week,” he says. “I have to make it peaceful.”

For Akindiya, home is the opportunity to learn about the world while making art.

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Wildly Personified

By MP Mueller

Photographs by Randal Ford

It all started with a photo assignment for Dairy Today Magazine. On a cold, rainy November day eight years ago, Austin photographer Randal Ford and DJ Stout, a partner at design firm Pentagram, gathered in a barn outside of Waco. Stout wanted Ford to photograph cows like he was capturing people at the time — against sherbet colored backgrounds to give them personalities. Eight different colors of seamless backdrops later and, no doubt, lots of mooing and bovine byproduct, something else came out of the shoot. Ford was hooked on capturing the souls of animals and bringing them into the human world.

While he still shoots lots of people and places (20 covers and counting for Texas Monthly, numerous covers for Tribeza and a cover for Time), Ford was drawn to continue capturing animals and the human qualities they reflect and personify. “There’s a soul in there, something with feelings. The personification of animals is something that I explore with every portrait I create. It sounds serious and highbrow but it’s really not. My hope is that by personifying animals, I’m able to connect my audience with nature on a more emotional level and offer them a transcendent experience.”

Ford has traveled across Texas and other parts of the country in search of animals to “sit” for him for his photographic series “Kingdom.” To date, he’s captured more than 75 species and is aiming for one hundred.

Many of the creatures were photographed in studios in Los Angeles; as the locus of the film industry, it has a lock on animals ready for their close-ups.

His favorite? Despite being an Aggie, it’s the photo of the longhorn on the following pages. When asked what we can learn from animals, Ford paused a bit and then said: “Animals follow their instincts … always. And they live in the present moment. As a society, we are constantly distracted by technology and the busyness and hectic-ness of life. It’s very difficult for us to be present and in the moment. If you are not present and living in the moment, maybe it’s hard to follow your instincts.”

He shared that he has his own animal kingdom at home. “We have a 13-year old cat, had a 10-year old dog, but he passed — and other little creatures … kids.

They are our wild animals that challenge us on a day -to-day basis,” he laughed. He and his wife Lauren Ford (no relation to Tribeza’s former editor), have three young children, ages seven, five and two. “I’m constantly in awe of the animal kingdom and what Mother Nature has done so beautifully.”

Here, never published before, are excerpts from Ford’s upcoming book “Kingdom, the Animal Portrait Collection,” from Rizzoli, scheduled to appear in fall 2018. For details visit: kingdomanimalprints.com

“Maverick”- Longhorn “ Maverick had mighty horns. He had a set much curvier than most steers. And they were so perfectly symmetrical that I really focused on their shape when composing my frames. Maverick is a Fort Worth native and you can find him hanging out near the stockyards year round keeping the peace.”

“Alejandra�-Flamingo " Alejandra made us take our hats off. Mother Nature never fails to impress, and the color and shape of this South American beauty did not disappoint. Alejandra’s pastel pink feathers juxtaposed with the bright coral red under her wings was just stunning. And the oh-so-perfect S curve of her neck had all of us on set mesmerized by her beauty."

“Shika”- Bengal Tiger " Shika was my first large cat to photograph in studio. Large cats in studio are an experience unlike anything else. The combination of power and grace is tangible. They command respect and one wrong move can make things escalate quickly. I remember distinctly when Shika’s trainers removed her leash and asked her to walk to the mark. The way she walked was so graceful, and stunningly beautiful. But I was in the middle, at her mercy. The feeling that I could be prey was chilling. She received fresh, uncooked meat as her reward between takes. I only work with trainers who show a great amount of respect for the animals and are incredibly thoughtful with their care. Shika’s owners not only treat her with dignity but also love. It was obvious there’s an ongoing relationship of trust and appreciation."

“Poppy”- Snow Owl “ Poppy’s gorgeous yellow irises were a focal point for her portraits. Owls are one of the most expressive animals I’ve photographed. Their eyes tell a story unlike any other creature. I wanted to show three likenesses of her: one of intensity, one of humor and one more contemplative. Poppy cooperated and was a fantastic model. She is currently traveling the world with her owner, working to educate the world about owls and other birds of prey. Also to note: people always ask, is Poppy the bird in Harry Potter, you know: Hedwig? I’m sorry to disappoint my friends, but she is not.”

“Amari”- Chimp " Compared to his brother, Amari was a bit more calm and relaxed on set. I thought it would be interesting to further anthropomorphize him by placing Amari in a very human position. He was agreeable and happy to pose for us. This shot in particular was inspired by Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture, 'The Thinker.' Throughout the shoot, Amari would run around, dance, and then jump into my arms for a hug. A funky monkey, no doubt. At the end of the shoot, he played the bongos on my head."

“Jabari”- Young Lion “Jabari: bedhead, messy teenager. Part of the interest of this shot is that he has a young mane growing in. This is so indicative of a teenager, which I guess in lion years, Jabari was right on schedule. The messiness, the awkwardness and the length all cue the audience to his age and demeanor. Like a teenager, he was all over the place when we photographed him. Some animals sit still for me and I can capture plenty of images. But Jabari only sat still a few times, and I only captured a few decent shots. His size was small enough to know he was young but still big enough to intimidate me as an observer.”

“Gertrude�- Highland Cow " What a Gertrude. Similar to a yak, Highland Cows have long, beautiful shaggy hair. Per their name, they are originally from the Highlands of Scotland. Most Highlands are redheads but Gertrude was a blonde beauty. I loved how her locks covered up her eyes, and in this frame I selected, she tilted her head slightly as if she was telling me something. My affinity for cows definitely holds true with these beautiful Highlands and this portrait of pretty Gertrude is hanging in my house."

“Krishna”- Ayam Rooster " Krishna is real: no Photoshop. Ayam Cemanis are amazing. They’re all black, cone, beak, feathers and even meat. It looked almost unreal from the online images I saw. Ayams have only been allowed in the States for two years so it was difficult to find an owner. I finally found a small farm of exotic chickens and journeyed to capture a portrait of Krishna. Krishna puffed up his feathers and stood up. His portrait has won multiple awards and is included in the 2016 Communication Arts Photography Annual."

Getting Their Attention. And Vice Versa.

“If I’m photographing a dog in the studio, I’m constantly rewarding them with treats. Because leopards are carnivores, we reward them with raw meat, in this case, a chicken drumstick.

You reward them with things they find in the wild. Being so close to a predatory animal when they are off-leash, the power of a wild cat being in the studio is tangible. Time flies and stands still at the same time. You are in awe of the beauty and power of these animals.”

“I photograph the more predatory animals in Los Angeles and they are used to doing movies, televison and print advertising and show up with trainers. It’s definitely a little nerve-wracking, but I don’t feel unsafe at all. I can tell the trainers work with these animals and have a lot of love and respect for them, and safety precautions are taken. No one moves too fast, talks too loud or breathes heavily. On the flip side, when you go from shooting a leopard to a bird, like an African Crane, you look at them and marvel … you see traits of dinosaurs in them.”

“Some of the animals I shoot are celebrity animals, like Felix the Lion and Bam Bam, a grizzly bear.

A tiger I photographed, Shika, has also been in a lot of stuff. I’m thinking about doing another series to explore this — it’s a commentary on our obsession with celebrities. Bam Bam had an attitude but I wasn’t about to call him on it. Bears are omnivores and they love sweets, so in their instudio treat was honey, marshmallows, pastries … you think about bears getting into trash at camping sites — that’s the kind of thing they like.

I joked in his animal description that this bear only requested ‘local’ honey.”

– Randal Ford

In this photo, Ford is shooting a leopard in a studio. There’s always a crowd of people behind and around him — trainers and handlers — making noises to get the animal to pose or gaze into his lenses. And there are treats.

Lots of treats.

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B E S T E AT S KILLER EVENTS DOGS WHO THINK THEY CAN READ F O L L OW @T R I B E Z A

Art(iculations)

By Anne Bruno

Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.

– Claude Monet

Spend time with any artist and you’ll learn about their need to transform an idea, an emotion, or shadows cast by personal or collective experiences into something that lives out in the world, not just inside their head or heart. Does that creative expression need to be understood? Maybe, it’s human nature to try. But perhaps more important is to simply explore and investigate.

In the next six pages, you’ll meet a few of Austin’s many notable artists, sample a single selection from their diverse portfolios and learn about it, from them, in their own words. While each artist works in multiple media, the pieces shown here employ carefully crafted routes to the heart, mind and soul. Their creations tell stories magical and tragic, grounded in everyday reality and born in places of pure imagination.

Our selection is only a starting point; we hope you’ll use it to begin exploring the abundant experiences of art being created on any given day by the ever-growing community of artists living in your own hometown.

TERUKO NIMURA

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Inspired by personal experiences and Asian, Asian-American and indigenous cultural traditions, Teruko Nimura creates participatory installations, sculptural objects and two-dimensional works that aim to facilitate both reflection and social interaction. Her art illustrates a particular interest in the ways collective memory, perception and identity are formed through shared events, ritual and ceremony.

One Thousand Cranes for Ophelia

“ One Thousand Cranes for Ophelia ” reclaims the image of the victimized Shakespearean character into one of transformation and bouquets and a transference of life force from the hollow chrysalis of the floating female form.”

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—Teruko Nimura

Photo by Teruko Nimura

peaceful power. Each blooming flower is made of origami cranes (symbols of hope and healing), referencing funerary

DEBORAH ROBERTS deborahrobertsart.squarespace.com

Investigating the ways in which societal interpretations of beauty have shaped African-American identity led Austin artist Deborah Roberts to position her practice in the vein of social commentary. Roberts’ work – collage, paintings, mixed media and installations – shows women of color, both young and old, that their beauty is not to be an object of convenience or ridicule and should not be made void or brought and sold at a moment’s notice; rather, it should be cherished and honored, as all women should be.

The Mis-Education of Mimi series, # 80

“ C omposed on paper, the face is a photo transfer rendered on packing tape; this disposable material makes reference to bandages, migration, and cheap quickPhoto by David Broda

fix social solutions. The four heads function as wisdom, vision, strength and unity. This series challenges the notions of beauty, politics and colonialism.”

—Deborah Roberts

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ENDER MARTOS Endermartos.com

Blending sculpture with painting and incorporating acrylic paints, monofilament line and Plexiglas along with a healthy dose of geometry, Ender Martos’ work is deeply influenced by his technical drawing experience. Equally influential is Martos’ hometown near Venezuela’s Andes Mountains, where he was exposed early on to bright, invigorating colors and the majestic and erratic personality of nature.

Swirl Go Round II

“ My artwork plays with color schemes with the intention to create a harmonious effect that engages the eye as much as it engages the mind. Light interacts with the translucent material, traveling through space and creating a sense of movement appearing to vibrate or even twist with each step.”

—Ender Martos Photo by Ender Martos

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LUCAS AOKI lucasaoki.com

For Lucas Aoki, a native of Argentina, nature has always served as his greatest inspiration. Drawing on early experience as an illustrator, Aoki upped the scale of his art and took it outdoors when he moved to Austin in 2007 and began painting wall murals. His work has been characterized as surrealist and fantastical, balancing vivid colors with sometimes dark and mysterious elements for a overall feel of surprise and wonder.

Encuentros Cercanos

“ I tend to create mysterious worlds where things don’t necessarily make sense, maybe a part of our subconscious. I think the images in my art try to tell a story of a familiar, friendly and yet strange place or circumstance. In this piece, two souls meet as an act of magic. They know they will be friends forever.”

—Lucas Aoki

Photo by Lucas Aoki

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HOLLIS HAMMONDS hollishammonds.com

Hollis Hammonds focuses primarily on drawing and sculpture installations. Her art is built on threads of her personal memory tied to the public collective consciousness. Evidence of war, natural disasters, consumerism and personal tragedy are the subjects most likely rendered in her work but, she says, the medium itself is as much content as it is form. Hammonds also serves as Chair of the Department of Visual Studies at St. Edward’s University.

Blanket Of Fog

“ Working in a variety of media including sculptural installation, drawing and video, I’m interested in representing the uncertainty of memory. I hope to create provocative and experiential works that conjure memories in the viewer. The works in 'Blanket of Fog'

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—Hollis Hammonds

Photo by Scott David Gordon

specifically represent a fire that consumed my childhood home.”

JENN HASSIN jennhassin.com

Prayers written on paper, rolled up and left inside the cracks of Jerusalem’s Western Wall were the first inspiration for Jenn Hassin’s artwork. In addition to using newspapers and letters, the U.S. Air Force veteran transforms military and prison uniforms, surgical scrubs, everyday clothing and clothing worn by victims during sexual assault into soft paper. She rips up and rolls the paper into tightly spiraled objects, using them to create her work.

Letters of Sacrifice

“ L etters of Sacrifice ” is an on-going memorial to service members who have been killed in action since 9/11 and is currently on display at the Pentagon. It contains one representational condolence letter for each and every deceased man or woman in uniform either killed in action or died of wounds. As service members die fighting for our country, the walls only get taller, adding one letter for each death."

Photo by Walter Wayman

—Jenn Hassin

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IMPROV HAS DELIGHTFULLY OUTGROWN FRINGE MOVEMENT STATUS IN AUSTIN. AN IMPROV VETERAN GIVES US THE NARRATIVE ON THE ART FORM ’ S EXPLOSION HERE.

BY SHANNON MCCORMICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARAH FRANKIE LINDER

I MOVED TO AUSTIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2000, with a piping fresh Masters in fiction writing in my hand. My time in grad school had marked the first time in my adult life that I hadn’t been involved with acting, performance, the theater. So, that fall, moved by a whim and a desire to make art that didn’t involve sitting alone in a room trying to conjure words, I took an improv comedy class. Back in those days, the only two options were The Hideout Theatre and the long-departed Bad Dog Comedy Theater. It was a coin flip, and I wound up at the Hideout. Little could I have foreseen that 16 years later the Hideout would still be going strong, my Masters in fiction writing would be gathering metaphorical dust and I would still be an active participant in the local improv scene. It’s an art form that has given me lifelong friendships and taken me across the country and abroad. Most importantly, it has turned into the kind of vocation, with its sense of purpose and belonging that I’ve always wanted from art. And I’m not alone.

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The Parallelogramophonograph troupe has been taking audiences on a joyous ride in Austin, nationally and abroad for 12 years. They perform every Friday night at The Hideout Theatre From left to right, Kareem Badr, Roy Janik, Valerie Ward & Kaci Beeler MIDDLE LEFT PHOTO

The Damn Gina! troupe’s name was inspired by Martin Lawrence’s catchphrase for his girlfriend in his '90s comedy series, "Martin." Austin’s first all-black female improv troupe performs regularly at Coldtowne Theater.

From left to right, Tauri Laws-Phillips, Xaria Coleman & Maggie Maye.

Back when I started, there were maybe 30 people involved with improv in all of Austin. Today that number is easily 10, maybe even 20, times as great. You can’t throw a stick without running into an Austin improviser. You’ve probably noticed: spend more than a few months living here and inevitably you’ll come across someone in your daily life involved with improv. Maybe they’re taking classes. Maybe they’re in an ongoing show, to which you’ll assuredly get multiple Facebook invites. Something changed in those 16 years, taking us from any other medium-sized city with a nascent improv scene, to what is perhaps the most active improv community, per capita, in the country. Where did we all come from?

Part of it might have to do with our long history as a city that cherishes live performances of all stripes. We like going out and having a good time. Part of it might just be general cultural awareness and acceptance of improv as an art form, such that jokes about the ubiquity of improv classes are themselves ubiquitous in other media. But that still doesn’t quite explain the explosion over the past decade, especially in relation to other cities our size. And it’s not like Austin improvisers have uncovered some path to making a living at it — while teaching improv can make you a little pocket change, it’s extremely rare to be paid to perform, and certainly not enough to make improv performance your sole source of income. We’re mostly educated professionals in our daily life, dedicating our evenings to playing make believe with other adults for the sheer love of the craft, nothing more.

I think the answer to why improv gets its hooks so deeply into people is that it provides a sense of community and connection often lacking in our daily lives, no matter how drenched in “social media” we may be. And improv’s tenets of deeply IMPROV CLASS

A recent Tuesday night Merlin Works improv class at Zach Theatre.

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listening to our scene partners, of adding to their suggestions rather than tearing them down, can open up new ways of looking at the world. In my case, my need to both be creative and surrounded by other people made improv the perfect fit, so much so that my personal and artistic identity became inseparable from the role of "improviser." Improv is the art of collectively creating as you go along, of turning seeming accidents into gestures that seem predestined. Maybe what makes for a good improv scene is also what helps create a thriving improv community: incorporating quirks of timing and accidents into something that looks intentional. Enough of us over the past decade have seen our worldviews and identities wrapped up so thoroughly with improv, we start becoming a center of cultural gravity in our own right.

IMPROV IS THE ART OF COLLECTIVELY CREATING AS YOU GO ALONG, OF TURNING SEEMING ACCIDENTS INTO GESTURES THAT SEEM PREDESTINED. The more people who’ve stayed with improv in Austin, and for longer, the richer and larger the community gets as more and more people give it a whirl and find themselves hooked, either as performers or as audience. And yes, there are audiences who come see shows, enough to support four theaters, with a fifth school in the mix as well. There’s a healthy degree of competition between us, the kind of competition founded on mutual respect and constant collaboration. For quantity of shows, for quality of shows, and for the variety of styles of improv you can experience in a given week, there’s no place I’d rather be performing than Austin, Texas.

THANKS TO PETER PAN MINI GOLF FOR LETTING US SHOOT THERE!

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G E T YO U R I M P R O V F I X IN THAT SPIRIT OF SHARED LORE AND COMMUNITY, HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT THE PLACES YOU CAN SEE IMPROV IN AUSTIN.

THE HIDEOUT THEATRE Austin’s longest running improv venue, the Hideout is the epicenter of Austin’s narrative and genre-based improv shows: improv that creates entire show-length stories in the style of a play or film or television program. hideouttheatre.com When to go: See their flagship troupe Parallelogramophonograph every Friday at 10 p.m., one of their mainstage genre shows on Saturdays at 8 p.m., or Austin’s longest running improv show, Maestro, Saturdays at 10 p.m.

COLDTOWNE THEATER ColdTowne was founded by a group of improvisers from New Orleans who wound up in Austin in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and one could mark the start of today’s local improv era with their arrival. In the 10 years since opening, ColdTowne has trained countless local improvisers in the character-driven improv styles initially developed in Chicago. coldtownetheater.com When to go: ColdTowne offers shows seven nights a week. Sure bets include veterans The Frank Mills every Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Loverboy every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., or Bad Boys every Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Or catch Damn Gina! or Sugar Water Purple when they play, two of Austin’s prominent AfricanAmerican troupes.

THE INSTITUTION THEATER Institution founder Tom Booker was one of the original members of Chicago’s pop-cultural satirists the Annoyance Theater in the early '90s. After relocating to Austin from Los Angeles, Booker and company have shaped the Institution with the same kind of lampooning and anarchic energy. theinstitutiontheater.com When to go: Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. are the best bet to catch one of their productions, which have ranged from Fragile Rock, an Emo puppet band, to improvised talk shows, to improvised burlesque shows, to spoofs on '70s era rock-and-roll cults.

THE NEW MOVEMENT The New Movement was founded by some of the original ColdTowne members, and is unique in that it maintains a venue in Austin and a sister theater in New Orleans. Shows run every night of the week, and feature large helpings of sketch and stand-up comedy alongside improv. newmovementtheater.com/austin When to go: Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. belong to Opposites, a duo and the New Movement’s longest running troupe. Or check out Monday nights at 8 p.m., which belong to the show F**k this Week.

MERLIN WORKS Shana Merlin is the dean of Austin improv instructors. Full disclosure, she was my first improv instructor, and for the past 10 years has been my partner in our duo Get Up. While Merlin Works does not run a theater, they’ve provided improv training for hundreds, most recently from their home at ZACH Theatre. merlin-works.com When to go: Chances are if you want to check out Merlin Works, you’re looking to take classes. You can always sample one of their regularly scheduled free sample classes. Or you can check out the Known Wizards, the troupe of Merlin Works faculty, who hold court at ZACH at 8 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month.

Elliott Erwitt Home Around the World

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Life + STYLE H O W W E L I V E R I G H T N OW “I have a general idea of where everything is,” says Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, of his blissfully cluttered studio space.

PHOTOGRAPH BY HAYDEN SPEARS

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Bob “DADDY-O ” Wade FIFTY YEARS INTO HIS CAREER, THIS PROLIFIC A RTIST SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

It’s not really a rat’s nest. A functional iguana’s nest is more accurate. It’s the working space of

that he cherishes, and one that sought

multimedia artist Bob “Daddy-O” Wade. With

him out. Wade was living the comfortable

decades of successful, cutting-edge, popular

Santa Fe artists’ enclave life. But a realtor

art in his pocket, Wade continues to create and

friend, Phyllis, intermittently sent Wade and

innovate from his studio and storage spot near

his wife, Linda, notes on available homes in

the first of the 99ish steps up Mount Bonnell.

Austin now and then. Phyllis understood the

“Cluttered” is the immediate impression you get stepping into the multi-room studio on one side of Wade’s stylish home. With half a century of creation, two decades of which have been

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“I hold on to stuff,” Wade says. It’s a space

need for an artist’s creative space; her husband is the Texas literary giant Gary Cartwright.

Phyllis coaxed Wade with the enigmatic line —

based in this spot, Wade has built up quite the

“There’s this house . . .” — one spring break. The

collection. Included in those works are weirdly

Wades grudgingly agreed to stop by. What they

iconic 40-foot iguanas, cowgirls from the early

saw was stunning. The garage was the perfect

1900s, giant cowboy boots and dancing frogs.

size for stretching out Wade’s canvasses. An

adjacent carport needed a little enclosing to be

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tape after a few Shoal Creek beers. That semi-

transformed into the ideal storage spot. To top

formed piece became the New Orleans Saints

it off, a plant potting room in the back would be

football helmet sculpture adorning the Saloon.

a lovely nook for his painting and paint mixing.

Aside from a dedicated studio for his artwork,

“I have been a lucky man for quite a while, and

Wade says there’s no need to further divide his art, life and business.

God had a hand in it,” Wade says of his find. To a visitor, the studio might seem like the debris

“If I have a pocket full of receipts at the end

of a creative explosion. But Wade says he has a

of the day, they [involve] my work,” he says.

general idea of where everything is. His saving

“What I do all day long is pretty much art.”

grace is Linda, who is well suited to help: she’s

One corner of his space boasts fluttering Post

an archaeologist. “I’ll be looking for something

It notes with thoughts and quotes from over

and she’ll say, ‘This right here?’ and pull it out,”

the decades. Wade says some of them come

Wade says.

after six beers and he finds them pretty good

When asked to pick the singular most important

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the next day. Some Linda deems written “after

object in the morass, he unhesitatingly heads to

seven beers.”

a stuffed iguana overseeing the room from one

There’s a quote amongst them that says

pile. This 1978 relic was the foundation for a series

retirement is when you look up and have

of art pieces — everything from a casting for a

the time to actually read all the books you’ve

New York restaurant that made national news for

collected. Wade’s books are hardly well

years (over legal art-or-signage wranglings) to The

thumbed. “Artists don’t retire,” he said.

Iguana Mobile. What the hell is an Iguana Mobile?

An Airstream trailer with a reptile head and tail

For more info on Bob "Daddy-O" Wade visit: bobwade.com

and saddle, of course.

“I didn’t want to do an armadillo,” Wade says.

“I’ve always been keeping things weird.” The

Chances are you’ve seen Bob “Daddio” Wade’s art around town. Here's a short list:

40-foot iguana for the roof of New York’s Lone Star Cafe became a court battle and publicity machine. “A judge finally said, ‘He has his

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Giant Fish in the water at Hula Hut Saints Helmet at Shoal Creek Saloon

degree in art from Cal Berkeley, it’s art,’” Wade

Two-headed longhorn at County Line on Bee Caves Rd

says, chortling.

Taco Bus at El Arroyo 5th St.

Today, the iguana lives atop the Fort Worth Zoo

HOG sculpture at South Austin Museum of Popular Culture

animal hospital. Wade is no Austin art-scene interloper. He’s a grad of an El Paso high school, the Dallas Oak Cliff 1960s art community, and the University of Texas and Austin’s 1970s Cosmic Cowboy scene.

A local example of his work can be found on Lamar Boulevard near Sixth Street at Shoal Creek Saloon. The prototype consisted of rounded pieces of plastic, cobbled together with

1. Bob Wade’s colorful life is mixed in his home studio, steps away from the Mount Bonnell peak.

2. Although decorated beavers, dancing frogs and chickens oversee Bob Wade’s collections, the most iconic of them all is his iguana. Given by a friend, it has become a cornerstone of Wade’s fanciful creations and his reputation.

3. Decades worth of Post It notes from the recesses of Bob Wade’s creative mind inspire and remind -sometimes of the number of beers from which they sprang.

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The Room Gallery AN INTIMATE ART SPACE IN VITES VISITORS TO FEEL RIGHT AT HOME

By Leigh Patterson Photographs by Leah Muse

Art is whatever you want it to be. Sometimes it’s

those whose work and passion for their craft

house and into the back, where he’s transformed

wherever you want it to be. In the case of Luis

speaks to him. This month, he’ll be participating

a carport and former tackle shed into permanent

Herrera’s Room Gallery, it’s in your own living

in East with an eight-artist show, a mix of

mini-galleries. Walking around the backyard,

room. And your backyard. In his East Austin

international and locally made work. His Room

home gallery, Herrera has created a space that’s

Gallery is comprised of four spaces: one room

with twinkling string lights overhead, it feels

adaptable to any type of artistic endeavor, a

inside Herrera’s house — a 1940s former bait

blank palette that can be built up, torn down, imagined and reimagined.

shop — and then three separate structures in his backyard, an organic evolution that just “happened” when his personal collection outgrew

like you’re at a friend’s backyard hangout … except instead of a cooler full of tall boys, the garage is full of fine art and outfitted with proper gallery lights. Guests sometimes request

Born in Mexico, Herrera grew up in an art-

the available wall space in his house and

to take their shoes off (which he welcomes); art

loving family, who collected and chased after art

extended outside. After people started to express

has no rules, he says, and part of the fun is in

from all over the world; Herrera spends his time

interest, he began to host shows, opening up

similarly, traveling to meet artists and represent

his wooden gate for guests to walk through the

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the high-low balance he curates. As he explains, “Good artwork looks good wherever you put it.

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THOUGHT A G LO B A L PERSPECTIVE ON O U R LO C A L D I N I N G S C E N E Lisa Jasper has been celebrating an annual dinner party with dear friends for the past 23 years.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CASEY CHAPMAN ROSS

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The Infinite Monkey Theorem FINE , FINE W INE MEETS I N DUS T R I A L DE SIG N

by Karen Spezia | Photographs by Chelsea Lane Francis IN A PARTY TOWN LIKE AUSTIN, there’s no novelty—or shame—

with infinite resources and time, any problem can be

in drinking your dinner. So when you’re more focused on spirits

solved … like trying to make wine in an urban warehouse.

than sustenance, look no further than The Infinite Monkey

Since grapes don’t grow along South Congress, IMT solved

Theorem, a new downtown wine-bar-within-a-winery.

that problem by sourcing them from partner vineyards

First, let’s address the elephant (i.e. monkey) in the room:

in the Texas Panhandle and Hill Country. They’re hauled

its funny name. The winery is based on a screwball theory

to IMT’s downtown warehouse where they’re processed,

that a bunch of monkeys banging on typewriters will

aged and bottled. Boom! You’ve got yourself a winery

eventually produce a literary masterpiece. In other words,

smack-dab in the middle of Austin. Problem solved.

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A WINE GEEK TO LOVE INFINITE MONKEY THEOREM; YOU JUST HAVE TO LIKE GOOD DRINKS, COOL VIBES AND NICE PEOPLE.

You’ve also got yourself a helluva cool tasting

take home. In warm months, they make

2014 Cabernet Franc and the mellow, yet

room that’s part wine bar, part rec center and

wine slushies and, in winter, mulled wine.

complex, 2014 Texas Cinsault Rosé. There are

part art gallery. At night and on weekends, the

If you’re hungry, they sell a lovely cheese and

reds like Petite Verdot and Petite Syrah, and

place is filled with thirsty locals swilling vino.

charcuterie plate, but they’re also cool if you

whites made from classic Italian varietals

But it also attracts folks for its evening yoga

bring your own grub or dial up Favor for

like Trebbiano and Vermentino. For the

classes held among the wine vats, weekly trivia

delivery. Meredith and Aaron Berman run

holidays, the Chenin Blanc would make a great

night and occasional music. The warehouse

the place and you’ll recognize Meredith from

Thanksgiving pairing and the bubbly Blanc du

is tricked-out in some legit graffiti art (mostly

her kilowatt smile beneath a mass of blonde

Bois would be a hit at New Year’s celebrations.

monkey-themed) and mismatched vintage

dreadlocks. This ain’t your mama’s wine bar.

furniture that creates cozy seating areas. There

You don’t have to be a wine geek to love

IMT’s Texas wines are produced onsite, but

Infinite Monkey Theorem; you just have to

they also pour selections from their sister

like good drinks, cool vibes and nice people.

winery in Denver, which utilizes mostly

It’s like a chill clubhouse for grown-ups.

Wines can be sampled by the flight or ordered

Colorado and California grapes. They’re all

And even though it’s a transplant from

by the bottle, glass or can. That’s right, IMT

good, but the crowd favorite was the earthy,

Denver, it feels authentically Austin.

serves ‘em up in tall boys with simian faces on

juicy 2013 Syrah made with 100 percent

the label. They also fill eco-friendly growlers to

Colorado grapes. I also liked the bright, floral

are communal bars and a pet-friendly patio —although no one’s brought a monkey yet.

121 PICKLE RD, #110 AUSTIN, T X 78704 ( 5 1 2 ) 9 5 6 –7 7 5 7 THEINFINITEMONKEY THEOREM .COM

Lisa Jasper and Jim Ritts live in Clarksville and have been married for 13 years. They have one dog, Guffey, and two cats, Hank and Walter Croncat. Jim is the CEO/Executive Director of the Austin Theatre Alliance and Lisa, formerly the General Manager of Ralph Lauren, is the Chief Operating Officer of the house.

T H IS MON T H ' S

Dinner

CONVERSATION AN ANNUAL DINNER PARTY BEGAN AS A LARK. NOW IT’S A LIFE-GIVING GATHERING.

MY HUSBAND, JIM RITTS, AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 15 YEARS. Early on in our relationship we hit the DINK (dual income, no kids) button, so our dinners are often the two of us, or five if you count furry children.

by Lisa Jasper Photograph by Casey Chapman Ross

Jim and I enjoy food and love to entertain. We are a well-oiled machine in the kitchen, with a divide-and-conquer approach to getting it done efficiently. I plan the menu with an emphasis on creatively hiding green vegetables in the meal, shop and prep; he grills, we cook and he is on kitchen patrol duty.

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“ It was a magical night and we decided that we were going to do it every December.”

We agree that dinners at our home have less

the calendar, Kimberley, my soul sister who

death of a parent. It is part of the dinner that

to do with the menu and more to do with the

comes from my school of micro-managing,

can turn very serious, until you have a group

people. One of those nights when the mix of

initiates the process. She sends out an email

like this that has known each other for so

people at the table far outweighs the menu is

in October to find a date in December for the

long and one perfectly delivered comment

our annual Christmas Gang dinner that has

dinner. There will be an exhaustive number of

can lighten the mood.

been going on for 23 years.

emails flying around with very little do to with

The Christmas Gang is comprised of friends that have known one another since our school days at Casis and O.Henry. Our first Austin dinner with

the dinner date – jabs about some ancient history item, witty responses, more comments and then we will finally settle on a date.

these three other couples was during the holidays.

Originally these potluck dinner conversations

One of the couples just had a son and he became

were free-form and light, reliving who hosted

the centerpiece on the dining room table. (He is

the best parties in high school while his

now 6’4” and in law school.)

hard-of-hearing grandmother “chaperoned,”

We were all in our mid-20s and on budgets, so we decided to do a potluck. Everyone was assigned a part of the meal and all of us brought (very cheap) wine.

My memory of that first dinner is only about the company. I have no memory of the food (maybe it has something to do with the cheap wine!). I remember laughing and telling funny stories about one another. Lawrence, my eighth grade prom date, is particularly good at recalling some bad dating decision one of us might have had or an unfortunate sartorial choice.

(Personally, I thought I looked good in that beret.) It was a magical night and we decided that we were going to do it every December.

In order to get the Christmas Gang dinner on

but then life started happening and there was a shift in the conversation. Kids’ schedules became more complicated, work schedules more demanding and the times we saw each other during the year decreased.

When tragedy struck one of our group last November, we all got a call in the middle of the night to let us know. We met early the next morning to find out what was going on and what we could do to help.

Our beloved Julie spent six weeks in the hospital and was released in late December.

True to our rhythm, in October we had already locked in the Christmas Gang dinner date for December 6th. As our friend improved, we committed that we would not have the official dinner until she could join us. Instead, we came together for dinner at our house,

In order to bridge the gap of time, we came

upgraded the wine, made some bad jokes to

up with the idea of going around the table

keep the mood light, and then Julie’s husband

and each person talked about their highest

surprised us and called Julie in the hospital

and lowest moments of the year. It is a way

and had her join us for the unofficial dinner

to reconnect after the absence of months,

via speaker phone. She was on the mend and

a mechanism to talk about something we

getting out of the hospital in a couple of weeks.

might not know about each other and a way

Not to get too kumbaya, but there wasn’t a dry

to reaffirm that we are always there for one

eye in the house.

another, no matter the good or the bad.

There was no need to go through the highs and

The highs and the lows have evolved from

the lows that year. We already knew. Julie was

struggling with a career choice, issues with

going to be okay.

children, getting divorced or dealing with the

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ALCOMAR 1816 S. 1st St. | (512) 401 3161 Chefs Alma Alcocer and Jeff Martinez serve up some of the city’s best Latin American-inspired seafood. Stop by for lunch, happy hour, dinner or weekend brunch, and start your visit with blood orange margarita and the crab and guacamole.

ANNIE’S CAFÉ & BAR 319 Congress Ave. | (512) 472 1884 Locally minded American offerings in a charming setting; perfect spot for a decadent downtown brunch.

GUSTO ITALIAN KITCHEN 4800 Burnet Rd. | (512) 458 1100

FONDA SAN MIGUEL

Upscale-casual Italian in the heart of the Rosedale

2330 W. North Loop Blvd. | (512) 459 4121 | fondasanmiguel.com

neighborhood. Fresh pastas, hand-tossed pizzas, incredible desserts (don’t miss the salted caramel

IN TIME FOR GIFT-GIVING: Create the flavors

budino) and locally sourced, seasonally inspired

of Austin’s premier Interior Mexican Restaurant

chalkboard specials. Full bar with craft cocktails,

at home, with the NEW EDITION of Fonda San

local beers on tap and boutique wines from around

Miguel’s stunning cookbook! Full recipes are compli-

the world.

mented with gorgeous photography. For details visit

APOTHECARY CAFÉ AND WINE BAR

fondasanmiguel.com or 512.459.4121 24 DINER 600 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 472 5400 Chef Andrew Curren’s casual eatery promises delicious

NAPA FLATS

4800 Burnet Rd. | (512) 371 1600

8300 N. FM 620, Bldg M, Ste. 100 | (512) 640 8384

selection make it a great spot for drinks and bites with

plates 24/7 and a menu featuring nostalgic diner favor-

Fresh, savory cuisine inspired by California flavors

ites. Order up the classics, including roasted chicken,

with an Italian flair. Made-from-scratch dishes

burgers, all-day breakfast and decadent milkshakes.

are prepared in an open kitchen over a wood-fired

34TH STREET CAFÉ

grill. A unique 12-tap wine dispenser offers a com-

1005 W. 34th St. | (512) 371 3400

plete complement of high-quality wines by the glass.

This cozy neighborhood spot in North Campus serves up

Finish off the meal with the world-famous gelato.

Apothecary’s soothing ambiance and excellent wine friends. Chef Matt Gallagher brings flavors from different cultures to create a menu featuring items from ceviche to an ahi tuna roll.

ASTI TRATTORIA 408 E. 43rd St. | (512) 451 1218 The chic little Hyde Park trattoria offers essential Italian dishes along with a variety of wines to pair them with.

soups, salads, pizzas and pastas — but don’t miss the

Finish off your meal with the honey and goat cheese

chicken piccata. The low-key setting makes it great for

panna cotta.

weeknight dinners and weekend indulgences.

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BAR CHI SUSHI

BRIBERY BAKERY

206 Colorado St. | (512) 382 5557

2013 Wells Branch Pkwy. #109 | (512) 531 9832

A great place to stop before or after a night on the town, this

1900 Simond Ave. #300 | (512) 297 2720

sushi and bar hotspot stays open until 2 a.m. on the weekends.

Pastry Chef Jodi Elliott puts a fun spin on classic confec-

Bar Chi’s happy hour menu features $2 sake bombs and a

tions. The Mueller location is a Candy Land-esque space

variety of sushi rolls under $10.

where diners can sip on cocktails, beer, wine and coffee.

BLUE DAHLIA BISTRO

BUENOS AIRES CAFÉ

1115 E. 11th St. | (512) 542 9542

1201 E. 6th St. | (512) 382 1189

3663 Bee Caves Rd. West Lake Hills, TX 78746

13500 Galleria Circle | (512) 441 9000

A cozy French bistro serving up breakfast, lunch and din-

Chef and Argentine native Reina Morris wraps the f lavors

ner in a casual setting. Pop in for their happy hour to share

of her culture into authentic and crispy empanadas. Don’t

a bottle of your favorite wine and a charcuterie board.

forget the chimichurri sauce! Follow up your meal with Argentina’s famous dessert, alfajores — shortbread cook-

3201 Bee Caves Rd. #122 | (512) 327 9889 | laspalomasrestaurant.com

ies filled with dulce de leche and rolled in coconut f lakes.

One of the hidden jewels in Westlake, this unique

BULLFIGHT

restaurant and bar offers authentic interior Mex-

4807 Airport Blvd. | (512) 474 2029

ican cuisine in a sophisticated yet relaxed setting.

Chef Shawn Cirkiel transports diners to the south of Spain

Enjoy family recipes made with fresh ingredients.

for classic tapas, including croquettes and jamon serrano.

Don’t miss the margaritas!

The white-brick patio invites you to sip on some sangria and enjoy the bites.

CAFÉ JOSIE BANGER’S SAUSAGE HOUSE & BEER GARDEN 79 Rainey St. | (512) 386 1656 Banger’s brings the German biergarten tradition to Rainey

1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 322 9226

MANUEL'S

Executive chef Todd Havers creates “The Experience”

310 Congress Ave. | (512) 472 7555

fixe all-you-can-eat dining experience. The a la carte

Street with an array of artisan sausages and more than

10201 Jollyville Road | (512) 345 1042

100 beers on tap. To get the full Banger’s experience, go for

A local Austin favorite with a reputation for

their weekend brunch and indulge in the Banger’s Benny,

menu every night at Cafe Josie, which offers guests a prix menu is also available, featuring classics such as smoked meatloaf and redfish tacos.

high-quality regional Mexican food, fresh pressed

CAFÉ NO SÉ

cocktails, margaritas and tequilas. Try the Chile

1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 2061

BARLEY SWINE

Relleno del Mar with Texas Gulf Shrimp, day boat

South Congress Hotel’s Café No Sé balances rustic decor

6555 Burnet Road ,Suite 400 | (512) 394 8150

scallops, and Jumbo Blue lump crab, or Manuel’s

and a range of seasonal foods to make it the best place

James Beard Award-nominated chef Bryce Gilmore encour-

famous mole. Located downtown at the corner of

for weekend brunching. Their spin on the classic avocado

the beer garden’s take on eggs Benedict.

ages sharing with small plates made from locally-sourced ingredients, served at communal tables. Try the parsley croissants with bone marrow or Gilmore’s unique take on fried chicken.

3rd and Congress Avenue, and in the Arboretum

toast is a must-try.

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CENTRAL STANDARD 1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 0823 Between their full dinner menu, impressive raw bar and craft cocktail offerings, Central Standard at the South Congress Hotel is the perfect place to spend a night on the town.

CHINATOWN 3407 Greystone Dr. (512) 343 9307 107 W. 5th St. | (512) 343 9307 Some of the best traditional Chinese food in town. Fast service in the dining room and delivery is available. This restaurant boasts an extensive and diverse dim sum menu for customers to munch on!

CLARK’S OYSTER BAR 1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 297 2525 Small and always buzzing, Clark’s extensive caviar and oyster menu, sharp aesthetics and excellent service make it a refreshing indulgence on West Sixth Street. Chef Larry McGuire brings East Coast-inspired vibes to this seafood restaurant.

CONTIGO 2027 Anchor Ln. | (512) 614 2260 Chef Andrew Wiseheart serves ranch-to-table cuisine and an elegant take on bar fare at this east side gem. Take your pick from the exquisite and bold cocktail menu and grab a spot on the expansive outdoor patio.

COUNTER 3. FIVE. VII 315 Congress Ave, Ste. 100 | (512) 291 3327 Belly up to the counter at this 25-seat space for an intimate dining experience that’s modern yet approachable. This unique eatery gives three, five and seven-course tasting menus in an immersive setting.

COUNTER CAFÉ

EASY TIGER

626 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 708 8800

709 E. 6th St. | (512) 614 4972

1914 E. 6th St. | (512) 351 9961

From the ELM Restaurant Group, Easy Tiger lures in both

It’s nothing fancy, but this tiny shotgun-style diner has

drink and food enthusiasts with a delicious bakeshop up-

some of the city’s best breakfast offerings. This cafe fuses

stairs and a casual beer garden downstairs. Sip on some lo-

American diner food with a global touch. Make sure to

cal brew and grab a hot, fresh pretzel. Complete your snack

order their famous pancakes and burgers!

with beer cheese and an array of dipping sauces.

COUNTER CULTURE

EL ALMA

2337 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 524 1540

1025 Barton Springs Rd. | (512) 609 8923

An East Austin haven for vegans and vegetarians, Counter

This chef-driven, authentic Mexican restaurant with un-

Culture provides internationally inspired vegan options

matched outdoor patio dining stands out as an Austin din-

with organic and local food. Daily specials are shared

ing gem. The chic yet relaxed setting is perfect for enjoying

through their constantly updated Twitter feed.

delicious specialized drinks outside for their everyday

DRINK.WELL.

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. happy hour!

207 E. 53rd St. | (512) 614 6683

EL CHILE

Located in the North Loop district, Michael and Jessica

1809 Manor Rd. | (512) 457 9900

Sanders bring craft cocktails and American pub fare to

The extensive menu features Mexican classics, including

drink.well. with a seasonally changing menu. Snacks to try

ceviche and tamales, and creative drinks like the canta-

include fried chickpeas and house-made Twinkies.

loupe margarita. Their daily happy hour offers sangria,

EAST SIDE KING

micheladas and margaritas.

1816 E. 6th St. | (512) 407 8166

EL CHILITO

2310 S. Lamar, Suite 101 | (512) 383 8382

2219 Manor Rd. | (512) 382 3797

Winner of the James Beard Award and Top Chef, Paul Qui

1623 East 7th St. | (512) 334 9660

offers out-of-this-world pan-Asian food from across town

All-day breakfast tacos and festive paleta f lavors make El

trailers with fellow chefs Moto Utsunomiya and Ek Timrek.

Chilito an Austin staple. If you’re looking to spice up your

Try their legendary fried Brussels Sprouts!

caffeine fix, try the Ojo Rojo — an horchata drink with a

EAST SIDE SHOW ROOM

shot of espresso. Don’t forget to dip some chips into their exot-

1100 E. 6th St. | (512) 467 4280

ic salsa, the winner of Austin Chronicle’s Hot Sauce Contest.

Enjoy delicious vintage cocktails, 1930s- and 1940s-in-

ELIZABETH STREET CAFÉ

spired music, and cuisine by Fermin Nunez at East Side

1501 S. 1st St. | (512) 291 2881

Show Room. The small outdoor patio and cozy fireplace are

Chef Larry McGuire creates a charming French-Vietnamese

perfect for breezy nights or casual drinks.

eatery with a colorful menu of pho, banh mis and sweet treats. Both the indoor seating and outdoor patio bring comfort and vibrancy to this South Austin neighborhood favorite.

Don’t forget to end your meal with the housemade macarons.

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GERALDINE’S

ITALIC

51 Rainey St. #110 | (512) 366 5530

605 Davis St. | (512) 476 4755

123 W. 6th St. | (512) 660 5390

Named after two types of grains, Emmer & Rye brings their

Located inside Rainey Street’s Hotel Van Zandt, Geraldine’s

Chef Andrew Curren of 24 Diner and Easy Tiger presents

farm-to-table menu, in-house fermentation and dim sum

creates a unique, fun experience by combining creative

simple, rustic Italian plates. Don’t miss the sweet delicacies

to diners craving wholesome and innovative cuisine. This

cocktails, shareable plates and scenic views of Lady Bird

from Pastry Chef Mary Katherine Curren.

whole-animal butchery is also home to Kevin Fink, a cook

Lake. Enjoy live bands every night of the week as you enjoy

named as one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs.

Chef Frank Mnuk’s dishes and cocktails from bar manager

JEFFREY’S

EPICERIE

Jen Keyser.

2307 Hancock Dr. | (512) 371 6840

GOODALL’S KITCHEN AND BAR

America,” this historic Clarksville favorite has maintained

A café and grocery with both Louisiana and French sen-

1900 Rio Grande St. | (512) 495 1800

the execution, top-notch service and luxurious but welcom-

sibilities by Thomas Keller-trained Chef Sarah McIntosh.

Housed in the beautiful Hotel Ella, Goodall’s provides mod-

ing atmosphere that makes Jeffrey’s an old Austin staple.

Lovers of brunch are encouraged to stop in here for a bite

ern spins on American classics. Dig into a fried mortadella

on Sundays!

egg sandwich and pair it a with cranberry thyme cocktail.

JOSEPHINE HOUSE

FOODHEADS

HILLSIDE FARMACY

Rustic, continental fare with an emphasis on fresh, local

616 W. 34th St. | (512) 420 8400

1209 E. 11th St. | (512) 628 0168

and organic ingredients. Like its sister restaurant, Jeffrey’s,

Fresh and inspired sandwiches, soups and salads in a

Hillside Farmacy is located in a beautifully restored

Josephine House is another one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best

charming refashioned cottage and porch. This local sand-

1950s-style pharmacy with a lovely porch on the east side.

New Restaurants in America.” Find a shady spot on their

wich shop on 34th Street is the perfect date spot for you and

Oysters, cheese plates and nightly dinner specials are

patio and indulge in fresh baked pastries and a coffee.

your book. Don’t forget to check out the daily soup specials!

whipped up by chef Sonya Cote.

JUNIPER

FOREIGN & DOMESTIC

HOME SLICE PIZZA

2400 E. Cesar Chavez St. Ste. 304 | (512) 220 9421

306 E. 53rd St. | (512) 459 101

1415 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 444 7437

Uchi alum Nicholas Yanes cooks up northern Italian fair

Small, neighborhood restaurant in the North Loop area

For pizza cravings south of the river, head to Home

on the east side. Juniper’s minimalistic menu reinvents the

serving unique dishes. Chef Ned Elliott serves thoughtful,

Slice Pizza. Open until 3 a.m. on weekends for your post

Italian classics.

locally-sourced food with an international twist at reason-

bar-hopping convenience and stocked with classics like the

able prices. Go early on Tuesdays for dollar oysters.

Margherita as well as innovative pies like the White Clam,

LA BARBECUE

FREEDMEN’S

topped with chopped clams and Pecorino Romano.

2402 San Gabriel St. | (512) 220 0953

HOPFIELDS

becue joint, La Barbecue is arguably just as delicious. This

Housed in a historic Austin landmark, smoke imbues the

3110 Guadalupe St. | (512) 537 0467

trailer, which is owned by the legendary Mueller family,

f lavors of everything at Freedmen’s — from the barbecue,

A gastropub with French inclinations, offering a beautiful

whips up classic barbecue with free beer and live music.

to the desserts and even their cocktail offerings. Pitmaster

patio and unique cocktails. The beer, wine and cocktail op-

and chef Evan LeRoy plates some of the city’s best barbecue

tions are plentiful and the perfect pairing for the restaurant’s

on a charming outdoor patio.

famed steak frites and moules frites.

1204 W. Lynn St. | (512) 477 5584 Named one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best New Restaurants in

1601 Waterston Ave. | (512) 477 5584

1906 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 605 9696 Though it may not be as famous as that other Austin bar-

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LENOIR

NORTH

PERLA’S SEAFOOD & OYSTER BAR

1807 S.1st St. | (512) 215 9778

11506 Century Oaks Ter. | (512) 339 4440

1400 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 291 7300

A gorgeous spot to enjoy a luxurious French-inspired prix-

Enjoy modern Italian cuisine in a sleek interior at this Do-

A South Congress staple, expect the freshest fish and oys-

fixe meal in an intimate dining room and table that seats

main standout. Go during happy hour for a glass of your

ters f lown in daily from both coasts, carefully prepared

just 34 diners.

favorite red and an exceptional cheeseboard.

with simple yet elegant f lavors by Chef Larry McGuire.

L'ESTELLE HOUSE

ODD DUCK

QUI

88 1/2 Rainey St. | (512) 571 4588

1201 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 433 6521

1600 E. 6th St. | (512) 436 9626

This cute walk-up kitchen and patio fuses tradition-

Famed food trailer turned brick-and-mortar, Odd Duck

Both a James Beard-award recipient and winner of Top

al French and Southern cuisine. Think late night Pari-

was the first venture from acclaimed chef Bryce Gilmore.

Chef, chef Paul Qui’s namesake restaurants is one of the

sian-style burgers with frites or rosemary biscuits and

Expect seasonal fare and drinks with a Texas inf luence at

hottest spots in town for an unparalleled dining experi-

gravy for Sunday brunch.

this South Lamar oasis.

ence set under an airy, beautiful backdrop.

LUCY’S FRIED CHICKEN

OLAMAIE

SALTY SOW

5408 Burnet Rd. | (512) 514 0664 &

1610 San Antonio St. | (512) 474 2796

1917 Manor Rd. | (512) 391 2337

2218 College Ave. | (512) 297 2423

Food + Wine Magazine’s best new chefs Grae Nonas and

Salty Sow serves up creative signature drinks, including

2900 Ranch Rd. 620 N

Michael Fojtasek create a menu that will leave any South-

a Blueberry-Lemon Thyme Smash. The food menu, heavy

Straight-up Southern goodness, from moon pies to fried

erner drooling with a dash of contemporary culinary con-

with sophisticated gastropub fare, is perfect for late-night

green tomatoes and the house specialty: fried chicken.

cepts. The dessert menu offers your classic apple pie, or

noshing.

Chef James Holmes puts a fun take on our Southern favor-

alternatively a more trendy goat cheese caramel ice cream.

ites and serves them up with inventive cocktails, like the

Also, do yourself a favor and order the biscuits (they’re

SECOND BAR + KITCHEN

peach cobbler martini.

worth every delectable bite).

200 Congress Ave. | (512) 827 2750

MONGERS MARKET + KITCHEN

OLIVE & JUNE

Bull, Second offers a swanky bistro experience in the heart

2401 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 215 8972

3411 Glenview Ave. | (512) 467 9898

of the 2nd Street District.

Chef Shane Stark brings a casual Texas Gulf Coast sensi-

Celebrated Austin chef Shawn Cirkiel created this south-

bility to East Austin by slinging fresh seafood in the kitch-

ern Italian-style restaurant with a menu that highlights

SWAY

en and at the counter.

local, seasonal ingredients with dishes like saffron ricotta

1417 S. 1st St. | (512) 326 1999

ravioli and pork meatballs.

The culinary masterminds behind La Condesa cook up

Another venture from James Beard-nominated chef David

MOONSHINE PATIO BAR + GRILL

Thai cuisine with a modern twist. An intimate outdoor

303 Red River St. | (512) 236 9599

PARKSIDE

area, complete with a Thai spirit house, makes for an un-

Housed in the historical Hof heintz-Reissig store, Moon-

301 E. 6th St. | (512) 474 9898

forgettable experience.

shine’s decadent Southern comfort food is a downtown

Chef Shawn Cirkiel’s f lagship restaurant, featuring a

favorite. Belly up to the bar and indulge in their famous

happy hour with half-price oysters and tasty cocktails,

SWIFT’S ATTIC

shrimp corndog appetizers.

is a local favorite. Don’t overlook the dessert menu, with

315 Congress Ave. | (512) 482 8842

delectable items such as a brioche beignet and chocolate

Overlooking Congress Avenue, Swift’s Attic draws from

mousse.

global inspirations and serves up inventive cocktails in a historic downtown building.

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TAKOBA

WINEBELLY

1411 E. 7th St. | (512) 628 4466

519 W. Oltorf St. | (512) 487 1569

Takoba delivers bold, authentic f lavors with ingredients

Named as one of the top 20 wine bars in America by

imported straight from Mexico. Head over to East 7th

Wine Enthusiast, Winebelly boasts an international wine

Street for tortas, tacos, margaritas and micheladas.

list and Spanish-Mediterranean small plates. The bistro maintains a local feel with it’s comfortable, laid back in-

THE CLAY PIT

teriors.

1601 Guadalupe St. | (512) 322 5131 Zip in for a buffet-style lunch or settle in for a traditional

WINK

dinner of both classic and contemporary Indian cuisine.

1014 N. Lamar Blvd. Ste. E | (512) 482 8868

Stick to the basics for the chicken tikka masala and exper-

With a rotating daily menu, Wink celebrates true farm-to-

iment with their chai spice creme brulee.

table meals. Stop in for their incredible happy hour, or stay a little longer for the 5- or 7-course chef ’s tasting menu.

UCHI 801 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 916 4808 Chef Tyson Cole has created an inventive menu that puts

WU CHOW

Uchi foremost among sushi spots in Austin. Grab a date

500 W. 5th St. #168 | (512) 476 2469

and treat yourself by splurging on nationally-recognized

From the curators of Swift’s Attic, Wu Chow is expanding

sushi.

Austin’s cuisine offerings with traditional Chinese dishes sourced from local purveyors and farmers. Don’t miss

UCHIKO

their weekend dim sum menu.

4200 N. Lamar Blvd. Ste. 140 | (512) 916 4808 The sensational sister creation of Uchi, and former home of Top Chef Paul Qui and renowned chefs Page Presley and Nicholas Yanes. Uchiko is an Austin icon that everyone should visit at least once. Try the bacon tataki!

WALTON’S FANCY AND STAPLE

609 W. 6th St. | (512) 542 3380 This cute downtown café serves a mean morning shrimp and grits — your perfect hangover remedy. Walton’s also offers an array of delicious pastries, fresh brewed coffee and staple sandwiches for lunch. Be sure to pick up a fresh f lowers from their f loral shop on your way out!

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A LOOK BEHIND ...

In RECLINE

By MP Mueller

Photograph by Randal Ford

While Burt Reynolds confessed during an interview at SXSW this year that he regretted his infamous 1972 Cosmpolitan centerfold, millions enjoyed it. The first male centerfold revealed he needed a little liquid courage before posing with his hand strategically placed between his thighs. Randal Ford got three-year-old chimpanzee, Amari, to pose a la Burt, with only a banana as a bribe to recline just so.

You may be reading this before or after the November election, which seemed to draw us closer to our knuckle-walking primate relatives. We give this image an opposable thumbs up for taking us on a much-needed mental vacation.

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Daron Babcock: Out-of-practice surfer, mid-level goat milker, Angel of Bonton.

Shown with: The tasty Orange Slice chair by Artifort and Tattoo Apple Pouf

by Baleri Italia.

What’s your modern voice?

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