The Sound of Things: Alyce Santoro and Bohyun Yoon at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
The world around us produces sound endlessly, incessantly.
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The Magnificent Faith Ringgold: A Legendary Artist’s Survey Exhibition at Houston Museum of African American Culture
On October 8, Faith Ringgold will be 87. Alive, well, and still making art in her Englewood, New Jersey, studio, she has earned the moniker “living legend.”
Muscle Memory: CAMH Surveys Annabeth Rosen’s Process-Pushing Ceramics
Even as an undergrad, ceramic sculptor Annabeth Rosen was known as a “rabble rouser” for constantly testing the limits of clay.
Celestial Music: Houston Symphony’s Composer in Residence Jimmy López Premieres New Work
Jimmy López got hooked on classical music when he was 12, thanks to J.S. Bach’s counterpoint.
Creating Literary Sparks: Inprint’s Authors Reflect Houston’s Diversity
Inprint, Houston’s literary arts organization, flies like a rare book bird among other Texas arts institutions.
Sister Tarra Goes to Horse Head’s Church
Beloved Brothers and Sisters, I bid you welcome to this Church review, and I ask that you receive it with the openness of heart that I offer it.
Pioneers and Visionaries: Houston Chamber Choir’s 22nd Season
Each season, Simpson invites a prominent guest conductor to work with the choir on an area of his or her expertise.
Collaborative Spirit Defines Musiqa’s 2017-2018 Season
Tony Brandt, co-founder and artistic director of Houston's leading new music ensemble Musiqa, knows exactly what has driven its success for the last 15 years, and he is eager to double down on it.
Young, Female & Powerful: Laura Gutierrez and Matt Hune’s Rite of Spring at the Rec Room
The young women have spoken and not a word was uttered.
Rebel, Jester, Mystic Poet: Contemporary Persians at MFAH
One shouldn’t read too much into serendipitous timing, but I can’t help noting that Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians —The Mohammed Afkhami Collection, on view through Sept. 24 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is the fourth exhibition of post-revolutionary art the MFAH has mounted in 2017.
Spirit, Promise and Giving Back: REACH at Houston Ballet
Entering the lobby at Houston Ballet's Center for Dance for Project REACH on balmy Saturday night felt like going to a club where all of the city's A-lister dance folks had gathered for something big and important.
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.