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    watch your step

    Party at your own risk: Gator promises to take bite out of Texas Contemporaryopening night bash

    Tyler Rudick
    Oct 18, 2012 | 1:45 pm

    With an Old West theme, free drinks and miniature horse named Sugar, the Glasstire booth was the belle of the ball at last year's opening night party for the Texas Contemporary Art Fair.

    So, after putting together one of the most memorable moments of the inaugural four-day show, what's a beloved Texas arts blog to do when the fair returns?

    Answer: Hire an alligator.

    That's right, the Glasstire team has contacted "a fully licensed and insured USDA zoological facility" in Angleton to provide a live alligator for Thursday's party, which runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

    According to artist and Glasstire editor Bill Davenport, the vibe of this year's booth is "Gulf Coast dive bar," complete with corrugated metal siding and a rickety overhang.

    The blog assures that "gator wrasslin'" is not on the agenda, adding that the beast "is apparently on the small side and works the children’s birthday party circuit."

    The Texas Contemporary Art Fair starts Thursday at 6 p.m. with a special preview event benefitting the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. The official opening party kicks off at 7:30 and rages until about 9:30 p.m. The fair itself is in town through Sunday. Click here for details and tickets.

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    It's a wrap!

    Strong sales, stellar reviews: Texas Contemporary plans to go national as itlooks to next year's art fair

    Tyler Rudick
    Oct 24, 2012 | 9:00 am
    • Work by artist Gregory Scott at Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Agnes Denes, Pyramids of Conscience, 2005, crude oil, water from the HoustonShip Channel, Houston tap water, mirror, 51x51x56", courtesy of Ballroom Marfa.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Robb Putnam, Rat #4 and Rat #5, 2012, fabric, plastic, leather, thread and mixedmedia, 8 by 10 by 5 inches, courtesy of Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Monir Farmanfarmaian, Octagon, 2011, mirror and reverse glass painting onplaster and wood, 44 by 44 by 4.5 inches, courtesy of Haines Gallery, SanFrancisco.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Joan Mitchell, Untitled, c. 1960, oil on canvas, 31.5 by 23.5 inches, courtesyof Lennon Weinberg Gallery, New York.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Work by Houston artist Rachel Hecker at Texas Gallery, Houston.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Eric Daigh, My scissors aren't meant for this [detail], pushpins on board, 50 by35 inches, courtesy of Pentimenti, Philadelphia.
      Photo by Julie Knutson
    • Travis Sommerville, Installation, courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery, SanFransisco.
      Photo by Julie Knutson

    After a rockin' opening night party and overwhelmingly positive reviews from gallerists and collectors alike, the second annual Texas Contemporary show certainly made its mark on the city's fall art scene.

    To get a sense of how this year's event compared to the 2011 inaugural effort, CultureMap caught up with Jeffery Wainhause of artMRKT, the production company behind the recent Houston fair as well as major shows in San Francisco, the Hamptons and Miami.

    "Judging from what we've heard from gallery owners, we really hit it out of the park this time," said fair organizer Jeffery Wainhause. "People were extremely enthusiastic and sales appeared strong."

    "With more than 10,000 visitors, it looks like we had a slightly larger crowd than the first show," he reported during a phone interview from Brooklyn, where artMRKT has been based since it was founded in early 2011.

    "In the last two years, though, we've learned that attendance numbers are not the most important factor. They're a great sign, but we usually gauge the overall success of a fair by the happiness of our constituents. Judging from what we've heard from gallery owners, we really hit it out of the park this time. People were extremely enthusiastic and sales appeared strong."

    Wainhause said his team concentrated on the overall feel of the show, searching for ways to maintain a flexible and friendly open space capable of handling regular bursts of heavy traffic. Co-organizer Max Fishko, meanwhile, focused on vetting the fair's 65 galleries.

    "Max did a wonderful job juxtaposing galleries that show newer and older examples of contemporary art. When the level and quality of the artwork is so high, the fair is easy after that."

    Having a better sense of the city's collectors and art institutions was paramount to the success of this year's show, explained Wainhause.

    "Houston's collector base is broad and very sophisticated. Gallerists across the nation are starting to take note of the city."

    "Houston's collector base is broad and very sophisticated," he said. "Gallerists across the nation are starting to take note of the city, because dealers are able to bring some of their more challenging work here."

    To avoid scheduling the fair during the Dallas Museum of Art's annual TWO x TWO art auction, artMRKT will stage Texas Contemporary a weekend earlier in 2013 to better reach its north Texas audience.

    "We're not looking to get bigger next year, but we are hoping to make the show even stronger. We're also going to expand our national marketing campaign for Texas Contemporary. It's time to let the rest of the country know about what we're doing in Houston."

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