Visual Art
Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures
Several years ago on a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, I visited my first Meow Wolf project.
Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center
We may be made of star stuff, according to Carl Sagan, but the way Jessica Kreutter sees it we are all made of dirt.
Abstraction, Power, and Self: Joe Overstreet at the MENIL
People often consider abstraction to be the absence of content, the erasure of reference.
Smart Art: Breitbard Williams Fine Art Offers a Curated Way to Collect
With over 150,000 new residents moving to North Texas just last year, it’s not difficult to imagine all the large, white walls waiting for the perfect piece of art.
Labor, Practice, and Knowledge: Designing Motherhood Explores the Connections between Caregiving and Craft
Surprise, delight, and discomfort are a few of the feelings you may experience upon entering Designing Motherhood, an ambitious, wide-ranging, but ultimately cohesive survey of the physical, psychological, and political experience of human reproduction.
Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas
Houston is a city with many identities, from Screwston, an homage to DJ Screw, and Bayou City to the simplicity of H-Town or the more commercial Energy Capital of the World. Space City, though, is more than a nickname; it speaks to a rich history of innovation and exploration entwining the city with NASA.
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age
More than 100 pieces of art from this era will be displayed in the exhibition, Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Nov. 10, 2024 – Feb. 9, 2025.
Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi
when Visit Corpus Christi invited me to discover some seaside, or in this case, Gulf-side art during their monthly Downtown Art Walk celebration, I answered that siren call.
The Wanderer: Gauguin at the MFAH
“He’s a wanderer by nature and upbringing,” describes Ann Dumas, consulting curator for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s fall blockbuster exhibition, Gauguin in the World, on view Nov. 3, 2024-Feb. 16, 2025.
Look, Look Again, and Look Closely: Vincent Valdez at the CAMH
There’s an old adage about how those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it, but histories are constructed through the perspective of those in power.