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"The Old Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art"
Continued from page 1
Published on June 24, 2008 at 11:50am
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Horrifying: Kara Walker's video.
Where:
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose, 713-284-8250.
Details:
Through July 20.
Subject(s):
"The Old Weird America", folk themes in American art, Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonThe weirdness of "Old Weird" goes on and on, from Greta Pratt's portraits of Lincoln impersonators, to Dario Robleto's fabricated album covers for Godspell and the like, to David Rathman's Western outtake drawings. Kamps has curated a fascinating exhibition that mines a rich and provocative vein of influence in contemporary American art — and culture. Leaving the CAMH, you look with fresh eyes at the weirdness all around you.
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