REVIEW: ‘Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System’ at the CAMH
Art can be radical. There’s nothing new about this statement because art has always been radical in some form or function.
MICHAEL MCFADDEN
You Didn’t Have to Be There, But It Helps: Stage Environment at CAMH
“It is not an acropolis we want there. It is not Culture on a corner. I think of the new museum building as a stage environment to house the multimedia in which artists of today are working.”
Artists in 3 Parts at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
People who aren’t from Texas often hold misconceptions about the state.
Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin: The Scene at Devin Borden Gallery
Stepping into The Scene (Houston: 1969 -1981) at Devin Borden Gallery, the space seemed small, tight.
Breaking Bread and Breaking Through: The CADD FUNd and Emergent Talent in Dallas
In February 2007, a group of 13 Dallas galleries came together to form Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas, or CADD, with the goal of promoting the advancement of contemporary art in the Dallas cultural community.
Christopher Knowles: In a Word at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
While I was viewing this exhibition, a man approached me with an unsolicited opinion.
Art Aglow: Light Charmer Electrifies Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
A shop owner flips a switch, sending a few thousand volts through glass tubes bent into the shape of the letters O-P-E-N.
In This Petri Dish: Day for Night Festival Immerses Houston In Art, Music, Activism
Day for Night, the music and art festival now entering its third year, has caused waves in the festival scene for its ability to mesh together art and music into an immersive experience.
Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts
There’s a living room constructed in the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University.
Show Up: Jake Margolin and Nick Vaughan
“We found Charles’s death certificate in the Trinidad municipal library, and the Catholic cemetery had a ledger with his death records,” added Nick Vaughan.
The Sound of Things: Alyce Santoro and Bohyun Yoon at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
The world around us produces sound endlessly, incessantly.
Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish: Pipilotti Rist at MFAH
Last summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presented two installations and a few somewhat overlooked paintings by Yayoi Kusama.