Simulate the Revolution: Digital Projections Enhance MFAH’s Mexican Modernism Survey
Mexican modern art is having a moment in Texas museums.
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Parallel Lines: Uniting Jim Crow-Era Works by Black, White Artists at Houston Public Library
Houston audiences will get a rare glimpse into the Bayou City’s pre-boom, Jim Crow-era art scene when the exhibition Planned, Organized and Established: Houston Artist Cooperatives presents paintings and ephemera from two 1930s collectives—one white, one black.
The ACTX Top Ten: June 2017
A+C TX's top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in June 2017.
It Happened in Texas: A New Take on Inherit the Wind at DTC
It’s difficult to imagine a time when all professional theater in the country emanated from New York. It might be even harder to believe this centralization of theatrical production first began to change in Dallas, Texas.
Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera at The Meadows
Jusepe de Ribera, a Spanish Neapolitan artist who spent his early career in Rome and went on to become one of the most important Caravaggesque painters, influencing Salvator Rosa and others, drew a lot, according to contemporary accounts, one of which held that “the tablecloth on Sunday was the drawings he had made during the week.”
The ACTX Top Ten: May 2017
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events happening across Texas in May 2017.
A First Look: The Museum of Street Culture’s Permanent Collection
Museums are ultimately defined by the distinctiveness of their collections. With a constantly growing diverse selection of art, Dallas’ new Museum of Street Culture challenges the idea of what a museum can be, positioning itself at the crossroads of social purpose and culture.
Big Dreams: Discovering Latina/o Theater in Texas
What do we mean when we talk about Latina/o theater in Texas? This was the question I kept pondering at the beginning of yet another one of the wandering/mapping jaunts I occasionally take when I find myself yearning to exploring more Texas theater.
Nameless Sound Brings Amina Claudine Myers to Houston
Usually, when we introduce an artist in a piece of writing, we write “singer” or “composer” and then their name, but the list of things Amina Claudine Myers does and has done is too extensive to be filed under one, two, or even three labels.
Olafur Eliasson’s Green light Welcomes Conversation About Refugee Crisis
Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-born artist who has presented his installations and socially-riveting interventions around the world including The Weather Project at the Tate Modern, Blind Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, and New York City Waterfalls in New York City.
The ACTX Top Ten: April 2017
Arts + Culture Texas' magazine's top ten picks for events happening across Texas in April 2017.
Small But Mighty: Fort Worth Opera Moves Forward With World Premiere
Belt-tightening is all too familiar in the arts, but it doesn’t mean a group’s vision has to fade away.