Temporary Art Review is a platform for contemporary art criticism that focuses on alternative spaces and critical exchange among disparate art communities. Temporary is a national network, highlighting both practical and theoretical discourse through exhibition reviews, interviews, essays and profiles on artist-run spaces and projects.
West Texas
Bettina Landgrebe: Beaten With A Hammer at Big Bend Coffee Roasters

Bettina Landgrebe: Beaten With A Hammer at Big Bend Coffee Roasters

Marfa, Texas, is a sleepy little art town, but 200 miles northwest lies an alternate reality - Juarez, Mexico (often referred to as the “murder capital of the world”) and the focus of artist Bettina Langrebe’s latest installation.
Marfa Memo: The Chinati Foundation

Marfa Memo: The Chinati Foundation

This year, The Chinati Foundation is celebrating its 25th-year Anniversary (1986-2011). The following conversation was recorded by Sarrita Hunn and Ryan Thayer shortly after visiting the museum this past August.
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

Opened in 2004, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts presents exhibitions of contemporary art that encourage adventuresome thinking and dialogue. The center serves as a learning site for students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the surrounding community.
From Brooklin (1973) to Brooklyn (2011): An interview with curator Ruth Erickson

From Brooklin (1973) to Brooklyn (2011): An interview with curator Ruth Erickson

An interview with curator Ruth Erickson on her recent project “Sociological Walk in Brooklyn (NY), a re-animation by Fred Forest” conducted over Facebook on September 15th.
New Editors: Mike Bianco and Nancy Zastudil

New Editors: Mike Bianco and Nancy Zastudil

Temporary Art Review is pleased to announce the addition of two new Regional Editors: Mike Bianco for West Texas and Nancy Zastudil for New Mexico. Look out for new posts from their regions starting this month!
Earthbound Moon

Earthbound Moon

During one of many mundane days at his San Francisco office, Alex Clausen was surfing the net, dreaming of escape and reconnecting with the land, and purchased a small parcel of land in Texas for under $500 bucks.