It Happened in Texas: Antoni Miralda, the Kilgore Rangerettes and Flying Bread at the CAMH
Jim Harithas was the maverick director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston from 1974 to 1978.
Visual Art
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.
Ambiente Amore: Felipe Lopez at Clarke & Associates
Through the expansive storefront windows of Clarke & Associates in Houston comes a flood of light.
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.
Sonifying Sculpture: Luke Fowler’s Atmospheric Commission for the Nasher Sculpture Center
Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker Luke Fowler aims to convey information through atmospheric means, layering affect and meaning in a highly evocative manner.
Cultural icons and digital landscapes: A conversation with Vernon Fisher
Vernon Fisher is an American artist living and working in Fort Worth, Texas.
What remains to be seen: Houston’s Aurora Picture Show at 20
Once identified as the oldest microcinema in the Southwest, founded by then-MFAH Core Fellow Andrea Grover and situated in a church-turned-screening venue on Aurora Street in Houston’s Heights neighborhood, Aurora Picture Show has since grown into a full-fledged media arts center.
Superflat Superstar: Takashi Murakami at the Modern
When we think of the images created by acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, we perhaps can’t help but see visions in our heads of smiling daisies, sleepy-eyed mushrooms, menacing mouse-like creatures with very sharp teeth and cartoon bears vaguely reminiscent of Kanye West.
Hillerbrand+Magsamen: 147 Devices for Integrated Principles
“I have an absolute burning sensation to participate. I cannot just simply take a photograph and put it on the wall,” says Stephan Hillerbrand.
San Antonio Tree of Life: Margarita Cabrera and Mission Espada
For the better part of a year, Phoenix-based artist Margarita Cabrera has been working on Árbol de Vida: Voces de Tierra, a community-based sculpture for San Antonio’s Misión Espada and Rancho de las Cabras.
The Chapel and Accompanying Works: Francisco Moreno at Erin Cluley Gallery
Francisco Moreno’s The Chapel and Accompanying Works at Erin Cluley Gallery, on view through May 19, is a classical barrel-vaulted building constructed inside the gallery.
Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians
“Where are you going?” asked Dallas’s favorite classical DJ Amy Bishop, as I was heading straight into Meyerson Symphony Center, which would have been great had I been planning to go see Jaap van Zweden in one of his final concerts.