Sam Middleton: Painter of Sound
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Sam Middleton Adagio, 1988. Mixed media collage, 20 1/2 x 30 1/4 inches, signed and dated lower right.
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Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists living and working in the Netherlands. A mixed-media artist, whose choice medium was collage, Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, which would remain a primary influence on his art throughout his career.
Discussed in this essay:
Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, by Alexander Nemerov. Penguin Press. 288 pages. $28.
Imagine, if you will, that it’s the year 1990, and you are flipping through the magazine
Art & Antiques. (Why you are doing this, I don’t know maybe you’re an art collector? Just imagine it.) You come across a photograph of a middle-aged white woman in a lemon-yellow sweater and low wedges. She’s perched inside some kind of gigantic wheeled frame, dark eyes cast to the side, laughing at a private joke. Cans of paint, buckets, and brushes, the tools of her trade, are organized on shelves beside her. She seems successful and, what’s more, adjusted to success happy, even carefree. On the floor is a work in progress, soupy reddish paint dotted with black specks. It vaguely resembles an exploded watermelon. “Every canvas is a journey all its own,” the text declares.
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7 things to know in Austin food right now: Hyde Park drive-thru cafe brews up opening date
7 things to know in Austin food: Drive-thru cafe brews up opening date Jo s Coffee s newest location is open this week and it s drive-thru only.
Openings and closings We finally have an opening date for the newest
Jo’s Coffee, which debuts its fifth location on Wednesday, January 27. Located at 41st Street and Red River (in the former home of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf), the new Jo s will offer drive-thru service only when it opens. The operation’s menu includes the typical assortment of coffee and espresso drinks as well as the company’s signature Iced Turbo. Additionally, Jo’s 41st will offer breakfast tacos and salads as well as a variety of sandwich options, including the deli tuna, turkey club, and fried chicken sandwich.
Before it could truly get out of the starting block in February,
La Piscina, McGuire Moorman Hospitality’s poolside restaurant at Austin Proper Hotel & Residences specializing in fajitas and ceviche, had to close due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, it’s getting a chance to start over. The indoor-outdoor restaurant and bar located on the Proper’s fifth-floor pool deck has opened for dinner, with a menu focused on a roster of ceviches, oysters and grilled fish and fajitas served on tabletop planchas.
The menu also includes classic Mexican dishes like cochnita pibil and sharabl offerings like guacamole, queso fundido and nachos, all complemented by a menu of agave spirits.