Art
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"Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted... More >>
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Art Car stalwarts employ time, energy and creativity to bring their new creations to life. Oh, and scrap metal comes in handy too.Be sure to check out our slideshow from the Art Car Parade. Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford is busy living up to his moniker at his Heights scrap... More >>
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Beachcomber art from High Island to the Brazos River makes for a fascinating display with intriguing back stories.There is something strangely compelling about beach combing. You never know what will turn up. Tar balls, dead jellyfish and medical waste are... More >>
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"Pastmodern" The influences in Russell Prince's collages intriguingly range from the Cubists and Dadaists to tattered billboards, old textbooks,... More >>
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The way broadcast journalists and politicans present themselves to th epublic is explored in Tell Me What You Want ro Hear by Liz Magic LaserWhat do ex-KPRC news anchor Linda Lorelle, former political candidate Maurice Duhon (a.k.a. Cornbreadd) and Houston Chronicle political... More >>
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"Alissa Blumenthal: A Small Retrospective" Let's get this out of the way. In "Alissa Blumenthal: A Small Retrospective," now up at Art Palace,... More >>
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"Cats, Bunnies, and The Surface Value of It All" Fresh Arts' latest exhibition wants to let you know right off the bat that it doesn't take... More >>
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"Bert L. Long Jr: An Odyssey" If you can look on the bright side, this was some fortunate timing. The UAC Contemporary Art Gallery at Houston... More >>
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"A chain of non-events" At Lawndale Art Center's "Big Show" last summer, Katie Wynne's piece stood out from the nearly 70 others in the... More >>
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Two dissimilar artists are paired at the CAMH.Joan Jonas was the first person in the United States with a Sony Portapak video recorder. She bought it on a trip to Japan in 1970. Gina Pane... More >>
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"A chain of non-events" At Lawndale Art Center's "Big Show" last summer, Katie Wynne's piece stood out from the nearly 70 others in the... More >>
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"Bert L. Long Jr: An Odyssey" If you can look on the bright side, this was some fortunate timing. The UAC Contemporary Art Gallery at Houston... More >>
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"Bert L. Long Jr: An Odyssey" If you can look on the bright side, this was some fortunate timing. The UAC Contemporary Art Gallery at Houston... More >>
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"Cruz Ortiz: I Speak Lightning" Cruz Ortiz is known to work in wheat paste murals, video, street sculptures and guerrilla AM radio broadcasts.... More >>
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Suddenly fashionable Houston shows off its contemporary arts scene along Main Street in and around the Isabella Court building.As one walks in the front door of Art Palace, there are a series of black and white photos of a scrolling-text electric sign. The images capture... More >>
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"Cruz Ortiz: I Speak Lightning" Cruz Ortiz is known to work in wheat paste murals, video, street sculptures and guerrilla AM radio broadcasts.... More >>
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There's good stuff here, but did we really need another round of the master's work?Do we really need another Picasso show? Maybe, maybe not. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston thinks so and has shelled out untold amounts of money... More >>
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"Greg Miller: Over Time" Greg Miller often gets grouped with the Shepard Faireys and Banksys of the art world, though what the post-pop artist... More >>
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The Cronicas exhibit, highlighted by Fernando Brito's photos, offers strong indictments of drug-related violence.Fernando Brito was a marketing graduate who couldn't find a job in his hometown of Culiacán. His photographer brother turned down a photo... More >>
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"Joshua Goode: Origin of Myth" Joshua Goode is a big kid at heart. The Fort Worth artist has a silly sense of humor, plays with toys and is... More >>
From the Print Edition
"Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted from Art League Houston's patio.… More >>
Race The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of the profane. He's the only contemporary… More >>
Dear Mexican, Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt in supplying guns that ended up… More >>
Warrior Class: Hitting the Stage
A Republican assemblyman from New York, Julius Weishan Lee, Chinese-American, has given an inspirational talk that has gone viral and brought him to the attention of some political kingmakers. He… More >>
Facing the Blunt Force Drama of Race
The title of David Mamet's last successful play is a four-letter word. Race. Surprise? Mamet is the Shakespeare of the scatological, the poet of the profane. He's the only contemporary playwright… More >>
Spanglish and Self-Esteem
Dear Mexican, Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from? Juanito Dear Wab: "Anglos have long… More >>
"Colony Collapse" Nicola Parente has a way of getting your attention. Four years ago, it was with giant mushrooms made of peat moss that sprouted from Art League Houston's patio.… More >>
Chinglish A businessman from Cleveland travels to China seeking a contract to create signage, using as an interpreter an alleged consultant, an expatriate Caucasian fluent in Mandarin. The Chinese officials… More >>
The Art Car Parade: Enjoying the Ride
Be sure to check out our slideshow from the Art Car Parade. Mark "Scrapdaddy" Bradford is busy living up to his moniker at his Heights scrap metal studio. He and helper… More >>
The Found Treasures of Beachcombing
There is something strangely compelling about beach combing. You never know what will turn up. Tar balls, dead jellyfish and medical waste are more likely on the Texas coast than… More >>
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