‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Draws Devotion at the Menil
By the late ’60s, Foy’s drawing practice had waned, and by 1975 he had stopped drawing altogether, seemingly for Lerman’s sake.
Visual Art
Seeing Things: Sarah Fisher at landSPACE in Austin
Sarah Fisher walks constantly, and she is always looking.
Texas Studio: Carlos Donjuan transforms grief and loss
Carlos Donjuan is known for his surrealist paintings of masked figures punctuated by pops of searing color, striking minimalist shapes, and spurts of spray-paint that nod to his graffiti-painting artistic origins.
Transportation to Another Realm: Ming Smith: Feeling the Future at CAMH
Photography has been ever present in the life of Ming Smith. A hobby of her father’s, cameras weren’t anything new when Smith picked one up, but the appeal was a slow burn.
Form Follows Concept for San Antonio Artist Jesse Amado
When Jesse Amado goes into the studio, he is open to whatever concept may present itself.
When Abstraction Gets Personal: Robert Motherwell at the Modern
Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting, on view at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth from June 4 to Sept. 17, is the first presentation in over 25 years to survey the life and work of the influential post-war artist, whose paintings have been recognized as some of the most inventive of his time.
Celebrating 150 Years with 150 Artists at Texas Christian University
As Texas Christian University celebrates the sesquicentennial of its founding, the School of Art is mounting a group exhibition of 150 artists celebrating the talent and range of artists whose work has contributed to the creative life of TCU students and faculty, as well as Texas art and beyond.
Sacred and Secular Merge at MFAH’s new Art of the Islamic Worlds Galleries
A blue day dawns at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Such was my first thought stepping into the welcoming light and waves of blue in the Art of the Islamic Worlds Galleries.
A Kind of Dream: Mark di Suvero at the Nasher Sculpture Center
Many readers will be familiar with Mark di Suvero and his work.
Strength, understanding and resiliency: Karin Broker at the Art Museum of South Texas
So, the Houston artist and Rice University printmaking professor, known for her collages, text-based work and prints and interest in gender roles, seized on her anger and a sense of purpose.
Discovering the Dallas Arts District
It’s the start of my whirlwind tour of the Dallas Arts District. Improbably, in all the years I have lived in Houston (23) and all the time I have been an arts writer in Texas (5), I had never been to Dallas. I am here now as a first time arts tourist, eager to absorb the wonders of a new place, open to every experience that might come my way.
The Aura of Honor: Suzanne Bocanegra weaves a wandering road through a 16th century tapestry
Honor, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was presented on Jan. 27, 2023, at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts.