Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star at Moody Center for the Arts
There’s a living room constructed in the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University.
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The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space
Harvey took the floor away from us, and for a large part of the arts sector, the floor was mighty shaky before the storm hit.
Rednecks and Circuit Queens, Together: Tito’s Prize Winner Zack Ingram Dares to Dream
Zack Ingram wasn’t entirely optimistic in spring, when he applied for the inaugural Tito’s Prize, a collaboration between Big Medium and Tito’s Handmade Vodka to help develop an Austin-based artist’s career.
Origins, Rations, Extractions: Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla at Blue Star Contemporary
Both Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla lived and emigrated from South American countries during eras of social and political upheaval.
Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter
A black circle fills the frame; a dark void within which small white flecks float.
A Decade of Surprises: The Refined and Undefined Appeal of Luminaria
San Antonio’s expansive, one-night-only arts festival is turning 10 this year. In a city that wears its culture on its sleeve, Luminaria is unique, a carefully choreographed explosion of site-specific art events attended by an average of 10,000 patrons.
Let Your Flowers Grow: Anthony Sonnenberg in Bloom at Conduit
About a year and a half ago, I spoke to Anthony Sonnenberg for Arts + Culture. He was in the midst of a residency at Houston’s Lawndale Art Center, preparing for a whirlwind of exhibitions. What I was most curious about that time (in advance of his upcoming solo at Conduit Gallery in Dallas) was whether he’d taken some time to stop and smell the proverbial roses.
Slippery truths: Pioneering film and video at the DMA
The opportunity to see film and video in art museums in North Texas has been rare, a fact that is not surprising given that serious consideration of time-based media on the part of any museum was essentially non-existent until the early 2000s.
Crystal Cities: Tommy Fitzpatrick at Holly Johnson Gallery
Tommy Fitzpatrick’s current exhibition Crystal Cities, on view through Nov. 4, includes ten compelling, colorful, acrylic-on-canvas paintings of interlacing planar forms that command the main space of Holly Johnson Gallery.
Waltz Across Texas: Texas Biennial Covers the State and Crosses Borders
Texas by the numbers invariably proves irresistible. So does the Texas Biennial, back in its sixth iteration after a hiatus, on view through Nov. 11 at 211 E Alpine Rd.
Telepathic Improvisation at the CAMH
The animating conceit of Telepathic Improvisation, a film by Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz and the centerpiece of their first U.S. solo museum exhibition of the same title at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Tea Ceremony: Tom Sachs at the Nasher
Tea Ceremony is the newest body of work by the American artist Tom Sachs, who has brought his artist’s sensibility to bear on the traditional Japanese ritual, which he sees as a cultural phenomenon.