Modern art can baffle and delight, and sometimes leave you wondering, "What in the what was that artist thinking?"...

The artist who was first to plant his flag at Austin’s Okay Mountain gallery last year is back and bringing more of his bizarre works on paper, sculpture and installation art in Impish Animal. Houston native Jason Villegas, whose work has been displayed in various cities around the country, helped open Okay Mountain in April 2006 with his solo exhibition, Repressed Burial Fantasy. Since his first Okay Mountain appearance, Villegas has completed his MFA at......

THURSDAY [17] theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm) art • Opening Reception: Denise Prince Martin: Things I Never Told You at Women and Their Work, 1710 Lavaca Street (6-8pm, the artist will discuss her work at 6:30pm) art • Downtown Art Night at Participating Galleries (6-9pm) art • Artist Talk: Ann Connor at Flatbed Press, 2830 E. MLK (6pm) art • Art Fix: Printmaking at The......

Last year, we had a great time at the Bolm Studio's 'Will There Ever be a Rainbow' unicorn art show which Ian Shults and Michael Schliefke produced and which the Austin Chronicle put on their top ten best list of group shows. And now we're looking forward to seeing the latest display of new paintings by Michael Schliefke at Bolm Studios. Schliefke's site gives more detail about the opening:In addition to roughly twenty new paintings......