Email Author Troy Schulze

Awards

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 14, 2007

  "Black Box Office"

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2006 Stories by Troy Schulze

• Pro-Choice Punch

  published January 5, 2006

  Los Angeles-based artist Andrea Bowers's installation at the MFAH's Glassell School of Art takes on abortion rights in a way no Lifetime movie... More >>

• That's Just Silly

  published January 12, 2006

  "Everyone's born an artist," says Jacob Calle, artist, amateur stuntman and curator of a new gallery show called "We Pretend to Communicate... More >>

• Piss, Sex and Swirlies

  published January 19, 2006

  Twenty-two-year-old artist Jacob Calle has a little social-disruption experiment he calls simply Scavenger Hunt. "Friendswood kids were... More >>

• Chin Up

  published January 19, 2006

  If you were a fan of TV's Melrose Place, you may be familiar with the work of Houston-born artist Mel Chin without knowing it. Chin... More >>

• Better Living Through Silicone

  published January 19, 2006

  More than ever, our culture seems obsessed with doomsday scenarios. Natural disasters, terrorism, pandemics and ham-fisted religious zealotry have... More >>

• It's "Anarchy" at the Meridian

  published January 26, 2006

  Lately, as it seems rock music has reached its creative zenith and is now whizzing endlessly in a postmodern spin cycle, revolutionary bands are... More >>

• All's Fairey

  published February 9, 2006

  You've probably seen the stickers and the posters plastered on public property: a sad-looking face with deep-sunken eyes and the word "Obey." You... More >>

• Get the Picture

  published March 9, 2006

  Every other year, a tsunami of imagery deluges Houston. For 20 years now, FotoFest has been a highly anticipated event that has citywide impact.... More >>

• Racist or Roadshow?

  published March 30, 2006

  They pop up occasionally on PBS's Antiques Roadshow: little figurines and toys that someone dug out of an attic. The objects depict... More >>

• This Bunny's Hoppin'

  published April 13, 2006

  Nothing speaks to the miracle of the risen Christ like a dude in drag. The gay Easter extravaganza continues with the annual "Bunnies on the... More >>

• Move Over, Sundance

  published April 20, 2006

  In its promotional materials, WorldFest Houston claims to be "the oldest independent film festival in the world and the third oldest film... More >>

• The Nature of Art

  published May 4, 2006

  The manipulation of nature is a central theme in the artwork of Maria Fernanda Cardoso. In 2000, she brought the Cardoso Flea Circus... More >>

• What's News

  published May 4, 2006

  Put together with the idea that the featured artwork is exceptionally "current," Space 125 Gallery's exhibit "Ripped from the Pages"... More >>

• Bring the Cheetos

  published May 11, 2006

  Houston-based graphic artist David Chien uses mixed media to create lighthearted, nonthreatening pop art. His murals, made by layering... More >>

• Ultra Cool

  published May 11, 2006

  Perhaps in response to the recent doom-and-gloom-themed FotoFest, or maybe just in celebration of spring, Deborah Colton Gallery has put together... More >>

• How About Them Apples?

  published May 25, 2006

  After graduating from Princeton in 1958, 22-year-old Frank Stella moved into a cramped apartment in New York's SoHo district. Jackson Pollock,... More >>

• Face Time

  published May 25, 2006

  We get them in the mail every week: little blue cards displaying the faces of lost children. But do we ever really look at them? If you... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published September 28, 2006

  "Collect Them All! Soft Brown Narratives" Very rarely has Barbie been used well in art, but Lauren Kelley pulls it off. This exhibition... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published September 14, 2006

  "CraftHouston 2006" This biennial exhibit, which saw its inception in 2002, should really be named "CraftTexas," since the artists... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published September 7, 2006

  "Courbet and the Modern Landscape" Realist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) is widely considered the forerunner of the impressionists... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published August 31, 2006

  "Daniel Kayne: Urban-Mix" Walking into Deborah Colton Gallery, one is immediately struck by Daniel Kayne's large mixed-media prints, some... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published August 24, 2006

  "The Big Show" Group shows are almost always problematic -- uneven, schizophrenic, overloaded with information -- and Lawndale Art Center's... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published August 17, 2006

  "The Big Show" Groups shows are almost always problematic -- uneven, schizophrenic, overloaded with information -- and Lawndale Art... More >>

• Twin Peaks

  published August 17, 2006

  A work of visual art naturally possesses a mystery. Most likely, you weren't there when the artist created it, and depending on the artist, the... More >>

• Capsule Reviews

  published August 10, 2006

  "Courbet and the Modern Landscape" Realist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) is widely considered the forerunner of the impressionists... More >>