The human figure remains a persuasive vehicle for the expression of fathomless doubt, hard skepticism, and existential uncertainty about the world. While perhaps something of a straw man argument today, the polemic over the “figurative” and “abstract” in art [...]...
Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art
May 20–August 19, 2012
A Berlin Dadaist is invited to Dallas by a department store executive...
Texas Prize at AMOA-Arthouse
Only time will tell how November’s merger between the Austin Museum of Art and Arthouse will play out. In the meantime, health it...
This is the season of glass in Dallas. With Dale Chihuly’s installation at the Dallas Arboretum serving as a catalyst, 12 galleries are featuring the work of ...
Conduit Gallery, Dallas
May 12–June 16, 2012
More than the materials they use, some artists are better approached by way of their unique vision. I suspect ...
Ernesto Neto is a contemporary Brazilian artist widely known for spectacularly huge sculptures that invoke adjectives like “seductive” and “glorious” — they’re meant to awaken our primal selves by inviting interaction. “Cuddle on the Tightrope,” currently on view at the Nasher [...]...
Sharon Engelstien at Devin Borden Gallery.
Houston’s in “so much art, viagra so little time” mode as galleries wrap up their spring seasons with a flurry of s...
Round 36 Project Row Houses March 31-June 24.
Round 36 is the latest series of artist projects at Houston’s Project Row Houses. As the first of recent rounds ...
PEVETO 2627 Colquitt Street Houston.
Peveto may be the new kid on the Colquitt Gallery Row, viagra but there’s no kidding that Heavy Hitters packs a wallop. ...
Seth Mittag's installation We're Still Here... in Prospectors. COURTESY THE ARTIST & LAWNDALE ART CENTER.
The Lawndale Art Center’s, Prospectors show feat...
David Aylsworth, The Reverses Wiped Away Along with their own considerable merits and pleasures, the paintings of David Aylsworth’s current exhibition at Inman Gallery provide a case study in how some artists can find seemingly infinite room to maneuver within a narrow register. Each of the show’s small-to-medium-size paintings answers to the gallery’s [...]...
Printmaking is gaining attention in Houston again. June marks the celebration of PrintHouston, a summer-long festival exhibiting printmaking and print process...
