Email Author Kelly Klaasmeyer

2011 Stories by Kelly Klaasmeyer

• Lost in Space

  published December 29, 2011

  Horror vacui — "fear of space" — rules the day in "Seeing Stars: Visionary Drawing from the Collection" at The Menil... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Ballast/Break," "A Brave New World," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection," "Soundforge," "Toni LaSelle: Climate of the Heart: Paintings from the 1950's"

  published December 29, 2011

  "Ballast/Break" I'm not so jazzed about the 2D works in Alexis Granwell and Carrie Scanga's "Ballast/Break" in Lawndale Art Center's... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Ballast/Break," "A Brave New World," "International Discoveries III," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection," "Soundforge," "Toni LaSelle: Climate of the Heart: Paintings fro

  published December 22, 2011

  "Ballast/Break" I'm not so jazzed about the 2D works in Alexis Granwell and Carrie Scanga's "Ballast/Break" in Lawndale Art Center's... More >>

• Super "MARKET"

  published December 15, 2011

  In the past, the holiday season has meant "group show" season for commercial galleries as they tried to present a wide selection of work for... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Ballast/Break," "Book Report," "International Discoveries III," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection," "Toni LaSelle: Climate of the Heart: Paintings from the 1950's"

  published December 15, 2011

  "Ballast/Break" I'm not so jazzed about the 2D works in Alexis Granwell and Carrie Scanga's "Ballast/Break" in Lawndale Art Center's... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Ballast/Break," "Book Report," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection," "Toni LaSelle: Climate of the Heart: Paintings from the 1950's"

  published December 8, 2011

  "Ballast/Break" I'm not so jazzed about the 2D works in Alexis Granwell and Carrie Scanga's "Ballast/Break" in Lawndale Art Center's... More >>

• Petrol Station

  published December 1, 2011

  A massive drawing of George Bush hangs at one end of the long, long gallery, and a massive drawing of Barack Obama is at the other. In between... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection"

  published December 1, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report" "Insperity Golf Experience" "Matt Magee," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection," "Oil Sketches by Kim Dingle," "Working in the Abstract: Rethinking the Literal"

  published November 24, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report," "If you didn't get to Austin to see the Texas Biennial," "Insperity Golf Experience," "Katja Loher: Multiverse," "Matt Magee," "New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Co

  published November 17, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• His Whole Self

  published November 10, 2011

  It's got abstract painting. It's got video. It's politically courageous. It's rife with sexual overtones. "Donald Moffett: The Extravagant... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Building Arts: Alexander Apostol, Dias & Riedweg, Thomas Glassford, Marco Maggi and Clarissa Tossin," "Insperity Golf Experience," "Katja Loher: Multiverse," "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011," "New Formations: Czech Av

  published November 10, 2011

  "Building Arts: Alexander Apostol, Dias & Riedweg, Thomas Glassford, Marco Maggi and Clarissa Tossin" "Futuristic" mid-century architecture... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report," "Building Arts: Alexander Apostol, Dias & Riedweg, Thomas Glassford, Marco Maggi and Clarissa Tossin," "Insperity Golf Experience," "Katja Loher: Multiverse," "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011," "Oil Sketch

  published November 3, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• Occupy Paris

  published October 27, 2011

  Paris: Life and Luxury in the Eighteenth Century is an oddly timely exhibition. It's filled with over-the-top objects and art —... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report" "Building Arts: Alexander Apostol, Dias & Riedweg, Thomas Glassford, Marco Maggi and Clarissa Tossin" "Insperity Golf Experience" "Katja Loher: Multiverse" "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011" "Oil Sketches by

  published October 27, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report" "Insperity Golf Experience" "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011" "Oil Sketches by Kim Dingle" "Raimund Girke 1930-2002" "Seth Mittag: We're Still Here..." "Working in the Abstract: Rethinking the Literal"

  published October 20, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report,"... More >>

• "Fair" Game

  published October 13, 2011

  The carnival barker's voice boomed out though DiverseWorks on the opening night of "State Fair," imploring attendees to step up and try... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Book Report" "Helen Altman: Half-Life" "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011" "Raimund Girke 1930-2002" "Working in the Abstract: Rethinking the Literal" "Leigh Anne Lester: Beautiful Freaks/Nature's Bastards" "Seth Mittag: We're Still

  published October 13, 2011

  "Book Report" As the electronic word slowly usurps the printed word, books are becoming increasingly fetishized. "Book Report," organized... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Asis/Esmeraldo/Espinosa/Lizárraga," "Book Report," "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," "Helen Altman: Half-Life," "Insperity Golf Experience," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Mary McCleary: A Survey 1996-2011," "Raimund Girk

  published October 6, 2011

  "Asis/Esmeraldo/Espinosa/Lizárraga" Work by 79-year-old Argentine artist Antonio Asis is a standout in Sicardi Gallery's thoughtful... More >>

• Three to See

  published September 29, 2011

  Two weekends ago, Houston hosted the Houston Fine Art Fair, the city's first art fair. More than 10,000 people showed up, and participating local... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Asis/Esmeraldo/Espinosa/Lizarraga," "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," "Helen Altman: Half-Life," "Insperity Golf Experience," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Raimund Girke 1930-2002," "Working in the Abstract"

  published September 29, 2011

  "Asis/Esmeraldo/Espinosa/Lizárraga" Work by 79-year-old Argentine artist Antonio Asis is a standout in Sicardi Gallery's thoughtful... More >>

• Capsule Art Reviews: "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," "Insperity Golf Experience," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Raimund Girke 1930-2002," "Working in the Abstract: Rethinking the Literal"

  published September 22, 2011

  "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds" Hayden Fosdick's small, minimalist collage works feel right at home on the walls of downtown urban... More >>

• Not So Spectacular

  published September 8, 2011

  You know, if it wasn't 5,000 degrees outside and we weren't in the middle of drought, I might be slightly less enthusiastic about Chris Larson's... More >>

• A Painterly Painter

  published August 11, 2011

  "By the time i tell you it will all be forgotten" at Inman Gallery has some of Angela Fraleigh's best painting yet. Inman has been showing... More >>

• Big Hit

  published July 7, 2011

  It's July, which means it's time for Lawndale Art Center's Big Show — the annual juried-from-actual-work extravaganza of Houston art. Here's... More >>