In the News
May 2023, Glasstire
Review: “HOST: Celeste” at The Contemporary Austin
April 2023, Sightlines
In “Competing with Lightning,” Eamon Ore-Giron summons surreal scenes, gods, and gold
September 2020, CultureMap Austin
Austin artist’s larger-than-life mural installed downtown ahead of landmark show
September 2020, Glasstire
Deborah Roberts’ ‘Little Man’ Mural Installed on Façade of The Contemporary Austin
June 2020, Text Zur Kunst
Parade to Nowhere
April 2020, Frieze
For Nicole Eisenman, Historal Memory is a Blunt Instrument
March 2020, Sightlines
Figuratively Speaking: Nicole Eisenman’s ‘Sturm und Drang" at The Contemporary Austin
March 2020, Arts and Culture Texas
Room to Move: Nicole Eisenman at The Contemporary Austin
March 2020, Tribeza
Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang
January 2020, Artforum
Spring Previews: Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang
January 2020, The Austin Chronicle
Review: The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn
January 2020, Glasstire
Spring Preview 2020
December 2019, Glasstire
Glasstire’s Best of 2019
December 2019, Glasstire
The Best Art Exhibitions of the 2010s
November 2019, Sightlines
Important Sculpture by Juan Muñoz Now at Laguna Gloria
October 2019, CultureMap Austin
Grown-Up Campers Have S’more Fun at Contemporary Austin’s Fall Fete
October 2019, The Seen
Whose Heart Went First? The Sorcerer’s Burden Explores the Convergence of Art, Anthropology, and the Human Experience
October 2019, Froggy 92.9
“Mr. Lonely” No More: Midland’s Mark Wystrach Ties The Knot In Austin
August 2019, The Austin Chronicle
French Picnic Fare at Épicerie at the Contemporary
July 2019, Architectural Digest
3 Perfect Austin Itineraries for Design Lovers
July 2019, The Wall Street Journal
Playful Riffs on Fact and Fiction
July 2019, Sightlines
Abraham Cruzvillegas Stages the Social
June 2019, Cultured Magazine
Abraham Cruzvillegas goes Gonzo at The Contemporary Austin
May 2019, Glasstire
Austin: Last Chance for Selfies with Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles Sculpture
May 2019, CultureMap Austin
Austin Art World Gets First Look at Laguna Gloria’s Stunning Transformation
May 2019, The Austin Chronicle
Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas
April 2019, Artnet on Instagram
Go Behind the Scenes at The Contemporary Austin’s 2019 Art Dinner
April 2019, ARTnews
Palm Springs Art Museum Names Louis Grachos Executive Director
April 2019, Artforum
Palm Springs Art Museum Appointed Louis Grachos Executive Director
March 2019, Art in America
Installation as Choreography: Janine Antoni in Austin
March 2019, People Magazine
Go Inside the Romantic Wedding for George H. W. Bush’s Granddaughter Ashley
February 2019, Artnet News
Watch Artist Janine Antoni Turn Everyday Gestures Into Sculptures and Performances
October 2018, Austin360
Major Ai Weiwei Sculpture to Stay in Austin
October 2018, Glasstire
Props, Assists and Situations: Jessica Stockholder at The Contemporary Austin
October 2018, Eater Austin
Austin French-Louisiana Restaurant Is Opening at Alfresco Art Museum
September 2018, The Austin Chronicle
"Other Forms of Life" at the Contemporary Austin
August 2018, The Austin Chronicle
Crit Group 2018 at grayDUCK Gallery
August 2018, Glasstire
Seventeen Texas Museums Gifted Over 500 Artworks from The Contemporary Austin’s Collection
August 2018, CultureMap Austin
Austin Art Museum Bestows One of the World’s Most Ambitious Prizes on New York Artist
July 2018, ARTnews
Warhol Foundation Awards $3.6 M. in Grants for Programs and Exhibitions
May 2018, ARTnews
New Suzanne Deal Booth/FLAG Art Foundation Prize Comes With $200,000, Placing It Among the Largest Cash Purses for Art Awards Worldwide
April 2018, The Austin American-Statesman Blog
Setting the Highest Standards for the Art Dinner at Laguna Gloria
March 2018, The Austin Chronicle
Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death at The Contemporary Austin
March 2018, ARTnews
Rodney McMillian at The Contemporary Austin, Texas
February 2018, The Austin Chronicle
Laguna Gloria to Get New Entrance
February 2018, Sightlines
History as Artistic Medium: Rodney McMillian’s Against a Civic Death at The Contemporary Austin
February 2018, The Art Newspaper
Antidote for Apathy: Rodney McMillian’s Austin Show Is a "Call to Action"
January 2018, Los Angeles Times
L.A. Artist Rodney McMillian Peels Back the Facade on the Ultimate Symbol of Power: The White House
January 2018, Sightlines
Power, Politics, History at the Center of an Immersive Exhibition by Artist Rodney McMillian
January 2018, Austin Way Magazine
Risk & Reward: Multimedia Artist Rodney McMillian’s Thoughtfully Wrought Work Boldly Plays on Perspectives of Social and Political History
December 2017, The Architects Newspaper
2017 Best of Design Awards for Adaptive Reuse: The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center
August 2017, The Telegraph
How to Spend 48 Hours in America’s Coolest City
August 2017, The Austin Chronicle
Garth Weiser: Paintings, 2008–2017 at The Contemporary Austin
August 2017, The Architect’s Newspaper
Two Ai Weiwei Sculptures Come to Austinn
August 2017, Austin Monthly
Fast Facts: Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles
July 2017, Austin Monthly
The Best of ATX
July 2017, The Austin Chronicle
Green Screen Film Series Returns to the Laguna Gloria Amphitheater
June 2017, The Austin Chronicle
Anya Gallaccio: to see if time was there at Laguna Gloria
May 2017, The Austin American-Statesman
Ai Weiwei, Renowned Chinese Artist/Activist, Sending Two Works to Austin
May 2017, Glasstire
Lionel Maunz in Austin
January 2017, Glasstire
Monika Sosnowska at The Contemporary Austin
December 2016, The Austin American-Statesman
Museum Modified: Contemporary’s Downtown Museum Gets New Look, Spaces
October 2016, The Austin American-Statesman
Rodney McMillian Wins Inaugural $100,000 Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize
July 2016, The New York Times
Artist’s Award in Texas
July 2016, Artforum
The Contemporary Austin Establishes $100,000 Art Prize
March 2016, The Austin American-Statesman
$1.1 Million Donated for Waller Creek Art
March 2016, The New York Times
36 Hours in Austin, Texas
February 2016, The Austin American-Statesman
Multimedia Multitalented Motherbaugh
February 2016, The Austin American-Statesman
Large Art Project to Grace Waller Creek: Conservancy, Museum Team Up to Commission Series of Works
January 2016, The Austin American-Statesman Blog
Contemporary Austin Loans Sculpture to Public Park
October 2015, The Austin American-Statesman
Contemporary Austin Exhibit Draws Viewers into Art Experience
May 2015, The Austin American-Statesman
With Laguna Gloria, Clara Driscoll Laid Foundation for Art in Austin
September 2015, The Austin American-Statesman
Contemporary Austin to Upgrade: Museum Plans $3M Renovation of Its Downtown Location
July 2015, The Austin American-Statesman
Teens, Artists Collaborate at Contemporary Austin
March 2015, The Austin Chronicle
Glorious Renewal: The Contemporary Austin Gives New Life to the Place Where It All Began, Laguna Gloria
March 2015, Artnet News
25 Women Curators Shaking Things Up
February 2015, The New York Times Style Magazine
Grandmaster Flash: Tom Sachs at The Contemporary Austin
February 2015, Artforum
Reviews: Do Ho Suh, The Contemporary Austin
January 2015, The Wall Street Journal
A Sculptor Turns Up the Volume
September 2014, The Austin American-Statesman
Exhibit a Coup for Austin Museum
June 2014, The Huffington Post
15 International Summer Art Exhibitions You Should Definitely See
May 2014, The Austin American-Statesman
A Sublime Installation to Go with Surreal Fun
May 2014, Arts + Culture Texas
Many Mini-Milestones for The Contemporary Austin
April 2014, The Austin American-Statesman
Laguna Gloria’s New Vision
September 2013, The Dallas Morning News
Dallas-Based Marcus Foundation Honors Austin Museum with Its Final Grant
July 2013, The Austin Chronicle
Now Showing: The Contemporary Austin; Museum Bids Adios to AMOA-Arthouse, Unveils New identity