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MFAH's Robert Frank/Todd Webb Photo Exhibit

MFAH's Robert Frank/Todd Webb Photo Exhibit

Cows, Pigs and Prisms: New Doc Tells the Graphic Story of Hipgnosis

Cows, Pigs and Prisms: New Doc Tells the Graphic Story of Hipgnosis

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New Doc Explores Syd Barrett and the Seeds of Pink Floyd

By Bob Ruggiero
Jul 11, 2023

Though he identified primarily as a punk rocker, as a young man Roddy Bogawa did have an affinity for the music of Pink Floyd. After all, his very first concert was seeing the group on the 1977 Animals tour. Later, as a film director, he put another foot in their...
New Collection is a Fab Four Foto Fest

By Bob Ruggiero
May 23, 2023

It was July 1, 1963 and Terry O’Neill was just one of dozens of staff and freelance photographers who worked for the ultra-competitive “Fleet Street” newspapers in London. But he was also one of—if not the—youngest shutterbugs. So when his editor at the Daily Sketch asked him to head over...
Pearlman Collection Makes a Definite "Impression" at the MFAH

By Bob Ruggiero
May 16, 2023

Today, most people take it for granted that if they want to get somewhere, they can. Be it by plane, boat, car, motorcycle or Segway (remember those?), moving from Point A to Point B is simple. But in the early 19th and late 20th centuries, travel took a bit more...
Holly Lyn Walrath Takes Erasure Poetry to a Massive Scale

By Jef Rouner
Mar 31, 2023

There’s an old riddle that goes: what gets bigger the more you take away? The answer is a hole, but it could also be Holly Lyn Walrath’s (she/they) brand of erasure poetry, which is getting a massive showcase at Sabine Street Studios. Erasure poetry was pioneered by Doris Cross in...
Houston Botanic Garden's Intertwined Balances Art, Nature

By Sam Byrd
Mar 8, 2023

Steve Tobin's Intertwined is on displace at Houston Botanic Gardens. The pieces spiral, dance and provoke thought through Aug. 13 as they dramatically capture the unseen power of the natural world while celebrating the important systems that give life to the Garden’s tropical, sub-tropical, and arid collections.
Houston Airports Provide Layover Entertainment Through their Artist-In-Residence Program

By Faith Bugenhagen
Feb 7, 2023

In the Terminal A Connector Gallery at George Bush Intercontinental Airport amid the throngs of passengers rushing to their gates is an elevated platform where artist Thedra Cullar-Ledford has set-up shop for the next three months. Sitting among her collection of mis-matched dolls that are regularly featured in her paintings,...
Busted Babes is a New Look at Barbie

By Jef Rouner
Jan 6, 2023

Barbie, the world-famous doll and cultural icon, is looking to have a pretty good 2023 thanks to a massive film starring Margot Robbie as the titular character. However, there’s always been a slightly broken side to the doll thanks to its history as a consumable item meant for children. What...
50 Years at 5216 Montrose: The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

By Marc Minsker
Dec 7, 2022

One of challenges that many postmodern artists have faced over the last 50 years is how to create something new that transcends human imagination and yet remains fresh and innovative in light of all of the radical and transformative art produced post World War II. When the master filmmaker Stanley...
Houston Artist Leslie DeHaven Explores The Space Between in Her First Solo Art Show

By Jesse Sendejas Jr.
Oct 31, 2022

Sometimes when you’re on the road the journey seems endless, but so do its possibilities. That idea is a catalyst of sorts for Houston artist Leslie DeHaven. She’s mapped her trip into the art world, she drives the vehicle and there’s nothing but wide-open space ahead to consider and capture...
The Firebrand, the Photographer, and Black Power Converge at the MFAH

By Bob Ruggiero
Oct 10, 2022

In the fall of 1966, Stokely Carmichael was a 25-year-old rising star in the the movement and struggle for civil rights and racial equality in the United States. And he was a smart, focused and powerful speaker and organizer. Recently elected as the Chair for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
Venezuelan-Texan Artist Ender Martos Creates and Celebrates Public Art With Massive Sculpture

By Margaret Downing
Jul 5, 2022

Time was up. They’d had to compress a public art project that normally would take eight or nine months to build into a little over four months. Dozens of companies had to come together to ensure this would happen. To make matters even more intense, they were attempting this during...
Legal Questions Raised About Dusty Hill Estate Sale

By Margaret Downing
Jun 28, 2022

As reported in Culture Map today, legal questions have been raised about the legitimacy of the recent Dusty Hill estate sale with the former ZZ Top bassist's widow saying she never authorized use of her late husband's name in the sale and in fact, knew nothing about it before it...
The Impressionists Get Immersed

By Bob Ruggiero
Jun 27, 2022

Ships toss violently upon stormy seas while lights flicker amidst the sound of waves crashing against their hulls. Flowers bloom and burst with color in gardens soundtracked to soothing string instruments. Drinkers and dancers exude the energy and high spirits of Parisian nightlife in the late 19th century to the...
The Houston Press: Has Opportunities Available For Arts Critics Freelancers

By Margaret Downing
May 24, 2022

The Houston Press has a number of freelancer opportunities available for writers in the fine arts. We are looking for people to review performances in dance, symphonic music and visual arts. Book reviewers and popular culture writers are also on our wanted list. Did your love for ballet extend beyond...
Art Car Parade Revs Up For Its 35 Year Anniversary

By Sam Byrd
Apr 5, 2022

Art cars are back. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art will host the long-awaited 35th Annual Houston Art Car Parade Weekend, presented by Team Gillman, running Wednesday through Sunday following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
AVM Hawkins Moves Out The Courtroom and Into Mid Main Gallery With Impetus

By DeVaughn Douglas
Mar 18, 2022

The sun is just setting over Mid Main Lofts downtown and the lights of the bars, restaurants, and businesses begin turning on up and down Main Street. The METROrail periodically whizzes by as people walk up and down stopping in and out of the shops and theaters. Waiting on the...
Opinion: Hardy And Nance Studios' Banned Proves Reading Is Fundamental

By Sam Byrd
Mar 18, 2022

On Saturday from 5 - 9 p.m., Hardy & Nance Studios will present Banned: Art Inspired by Banned Books. In it, more than 30 artists will display their works that draw inspiration from across the boards for illicit literature.
MFAH Celebrates the Mind-Bending Work of M.C. Escher

By Bob Ruggiero
Mar 7, 2022

For most of his adult life, Mick Jagger has probably only rarely heard the word “no” in response to any of his requests. But he heard it at least twice from Maurits Cornelis Escher, the graphic artist better known as M.C. Escher. It seems that the Rolling Stones front man,...
ROCO Explores The Human Experience In Canvasing The Earth

By Sam Byrd
Feb 23, 2022

ROCO will marry images to music in ways that will leave attendees gobsmacked during Canvasing the Earth, taking place on Saturday. The performance will include a world premiere piece titled "Neither Men Nor Money Justify My Worth," honoring survivors of human trafficking by Leanna Primiani and commissioned by the League of American Orchestras. This performance will also feature accompanying photos by photographer Lynn Saverese from The New Abolitionists campaign.
Immersive Frida Kahlo Animates the Famed Mexican Artist

By Bob Ruggiero
Feb 17, 2022

Mara Kahlo is standing in at the edge of a large room in a converted building near the intersection of Beltway 8 and I-10. Her gaze wanders in awe across the four walls that surround her. “It’s an honor and a responsibility to be here. I get emotional even now,”...

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