Email Author Kelly Klaasmeyer

2005 Stories by Kelly Klaasmeyer

• Grubby Grub

  published December 29, 2005

  "Food for Thought" is a cavalcade of the Art Guys' previous food-centric works, and, frankly, it stinks. The show celebrates the Art League... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published December 29, 2005

  "Detoured" Police barriers are neatly tiled with mirrors like a disco ball. Concrete barriers are decoratively slip-covered in... More >>

• Wit Love

  published December 22, 2005

  There's a sign on the side of the road in front of Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery -- it's a diamond-shaped metal traffic sign in a pale... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published December 22, 2005

  "KCHO: Every Man Is an Island" The artist Kcho was born on Cuba's tiny Isla de la Juventud. His work is imbued with melancholy, and this... More >>

• Grab Bag

  published December 15, 2005

  "New Texas Painting," curated by DiverseWorks visual arts director Diane Barber, presents work from 14 Texas artists. Regional surveys... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published December 15, 2005

  "KCHO: Every Man Is an Island" The artist Kcho was born on Cuba's tiny Isla de la Juventud. His work is imbued with melancholy, and this... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published December 8, 2005

  removed Joy Episalla's removed (2000-2002) is one of the worst examples of conceptual art in recent -- and long-term --... More >>

• Universal Studio

  published December 1, 2005

  "Tom Burckhardt: Full Stop," in the DiverseWorks project space, is one of the city's best shows in a long time. Burckhardt has crafted an... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published December 1, 2005

  removed Joy Episalla's removed (2000-2002) is one of the worst examples of conceptual art in recent -- and long-term --... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published November 24, 2005

  "John Hartley and Ernesto Marenco" John Hartley takes tiny figurines -- of soldiers, sailors, nurses, bakers, Batman, Aunt Jemima, the Boy... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published November 17, 2005

  "John Hartley and Ernesto Marenco" John Hartley takes tiny figurines -- of soldiers, sailors, nurses, bakers, Batman, Aunt Jemima, the Boy... More >>

• Dial Tone

  published November 10, 2005

  Thornton Dial Sr.'s Meat (2003) has an undulating surface painted in raw, visceral pinks and reds. Dial builds up the surfaces of his... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published November 10, 2005

  "Angelina Nasso: Transparent Presence" Angelina Nasso makes paintings with dots of rich color that create the effect of dappled light. The... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published November 3, 2005

  Boris Godunov To open its 51st season, Houston Grand Opera has picked a royal winner, Modest Mussorgsky's masterpiece Boris... More >>

• Spirit of Splendora

  published November 3, 2005

  Wood, wood and more wood is at the center of James Surls's art. Eyes stare out from charred trunks; chunks of wood are carved into the shapes of... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published November 3, 2005

  "Angelina Nasso: Transparent Presence" Angelina Nasso makes paintings with dots of rich color that create the effect of dappled light. The... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published October 27, 2005

  "Angelina Nasso: Transparent Presence" Angelina Nasso makes paintings with dots of rich color that create the effect of dappled light. The... More >>

• The American Way

  published October 20, 2005

  If you've ever built a tree house, tried to exist in a dorm room, gone camping, rearranged your home, attempted to organize your office or... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published October 20, 2005

  "Chris Sauter: Museum" In the past, Chris Sauter has made art using materials such as old recliners and ancient coffee tables. In his... More >>

• The Way We Were

  published October 13, 2005

  Rough-hewn, figurative and creatively cribbed together from scrap materials, Lawndale Saturday Night (1998) embodies a particular Houston... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published October 13, 2005

  "David Fulton: In and Of" David Fulton's paintings are filled with snaking, overlapping lines that make reference to geography -- the paths... More >>

• Keepin' On

  published October 6, 2005

  The Saturday before Hurricane Katrina hit, artist Michael Guidry spent the day at the New Orleans Museum of Art, where he's the assistant... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published October 6, 2005

  "David Fulton: In and Of" David Fulton's paintings are filled with snaking, overlapping lines that make reference to geography -- the paths... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published September 29, 2005

  "Bill Traylor, William Edmondson and the Modernist Impulse" Bill Traylor and William Edmondson are two African-American artists whose work... More >>

• Breast in Show

  published September 22, 2005

  The round head of an infant meets the curve of a breast in Francesca Fuchs's new paintings at Texas Gallery. Called "MOM," the show... More >>