Graphic Nature: Prints from Self Help Graphics at The Blanton
Two years ago, the Blanton Museum of Art received a gift of more than 350 prints from collector Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, who holds one of the largest private collections of Latinx art.
See for Yourself: Martine Gutierrez at The Modern
For better or worse, beauty occupies a contested space. Brooklyn-based performance artist Martine Gutierrez inhabits that space— well, beautifully.
Show Up: Amber Eagle at Galveston Arts Center
Monja Coronada (“crowned nun”) paintings are portraits of nuns completed either at the profession of their vows or upon their deaths.
From Film to Stage: ‘The Band’s Visit’ Visits Texas
From Shakespeare to SciFi, actors often return to a beloved character to find new life in the role. Yet, very few of these revisits hold such a unique offstage story like acclaimed international film, television and stage actor Sasson Gabay.
A Lesson in Looking: McNay Art Museum Focuses on Minimalism
San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum operated for decades with a major gap in its holdings. “When you think of all 20th-century art, the U.S. made two huge contributions to the canon,” says Lyle W. Williams, the McNay’s curator of prints and drawings.
Ready for the Classics: Avant Chamber Ballet Tackles ‘The Nutcracker’ and More
Dallas’s Avant Chamber Ballet is taking the plunge: The seven-year-old company unveils its first staging of The Nutcracker, complete with a live orchestra, on Dec. 20.
Texas Studio: Brendan Bourque-Sheil
Houston playwright Brendan Bourque-Sheil describes his journey to his current situation as a rollercoaster with many trips to “the deep end.”
A Lonely Beauty: ‘The Children’ at the Rec Room
Two women, old friends but decades absent from each other, have tea in an isolated British seaside cottage.
Magpies & Peacocks: Art, High Fashion, and Saving the Planet
A visit to the cavernous EaDO warehouse at 908 Live Oak Street in Houston, the physical home of the groundbreaking non-profit design house Magpies & Peacocks (M&P), leaves a mélange of aesthetic impressions that reflects the environmental sustainability mission of the organization, yet defies definition.
The ACTX Top Ten: November 2019
The top ten arts and culture events happening across the Lone Star State in November, 2019.
Unsettled Images: Beatriz González at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Every once in a while, an artist steals our attention and shakes, shocks, or stuns us into awareness. Colombian artist Beatriz González also graciously opens our minds in the process, exposing the world to us in ways we may not have considered.
Selecting the season: Stage West’s 2019-20 lineup
For the past 40 years, Fort Worth’s Stage West has been producing works that challenge, inspire, and entertain.