Billboards: Love them or hate them, they are an inescapable reality of life in Houston. And while they can sometimes be less than artful (see the Do You Suffer from Excessive Sweating? campaign), odds are, you at least glance at them. Youยll be taking a second look during the run of ยInbound: Houston,ย a public art project for which artist Karyn Olivier will replace billboard advertisements with images of whatยs directly behind the boards, whether itยs blue sky, bushes or just more road, for more than a dozen billboards across town. The point, Olivier stated when launching the project, is both to ยreengage commuters with their surroundingsย and ยnotice and pay attention once again to whatยs being ยadvertised.ยย Head to DiverseWorks to meet Olivier and check out the billboards (not the real ones, street level photos of them) at todayยs launch party from 6 to 8 p.m. 1117 East Freeway. For information, call 713-223-8346 or visit www.diverseworks.org. Free.
Mon., Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m., 2009
This article appears in Oct 22-28, 2009.