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Houston's Jung Center Highlights Our Kaleidoscopic Cosmos

By Susie Tommaney
Apr 21, 2017

Scenes from creation and surreal photo-landscapes make these exhibits worth a visit.
Ten Things to Do in Houston for $10 or Less (five Free), January 26-February 1

By Susie Tommaney
Jan 26, 2017

We know the feeling. It's that awkward time of month between paychecks when the wallet feels light but you just don't want to stay home. It's all good, because we have the 411 on improv and comedy, cars and coffee, and even a mash-up of giant cassettes and miniature toilets...
The Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Aerialists, Archetypes & “Rain”

By Susie Tommaney
Jan 6, 2017

The weather prognosticators call for cooler weather and clear skies, but there's a 100 percent chance of "Rain" over at the eerie-spooky Cistern, which has been tricked out with an amazing sound and light show courtesy of MFAH and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. The weekend also calls for gravity-defying entertainment that...
“Best Laid Plans - Art by Russell Prince"

By JIM J.TOMMANEY
Nov 6, 2014

The current show at the Jung Center of Houston is “Best Laid Plans - Art by Russell Prince.” This is the second solo show for the Houston-based emerging artist, who uses found materials to create collages. His work is difficult to characterize, although there are obvious cubist and Dada influences...
"Earl Staley: Reconstructions" Mixes Greco-Roman Myths With More Modern Techniques

By Jim Tommaney
Sep 16, 2014

The first thing a person notices in entering the Jung Center gallery rooms is that there is a strangeness to the paintings. Not strange in the sense of inappropriate, but strange in the sense that they are highly unusual and distinctive. The explanation lies in the duality of the art...
The Inner Marilyn: An Eclectic Remembrance of Marilyn Monroe

By Jim Tommaney
May 19, 2014

Public fascination with Marilyn Monroe continues its groundswell, with the iconography of her image earning $27 million last year, third on the Forbes annual list of the earnings of deceased celebrities, after Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. The Jung Center has created a fascinating exhibition, curated from The Babydoll Museum,...
“Joan Son: Time Travelers”

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Mar 27, 2014

Nationally recognized origami artist Joan Son takes her art back to the beginning (in a way) with her “Joan Son: Time Travelers” exhibit currently at the Jung Center of Houston. As a young girl, Son designed dresses for her paper dolls. Her mother saved those early works of art and...
"New Works by David A. Brown: trying to find my way..." Opens at the Jung Center

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Mar 10, 2014

Many Houstonians got their first look at David A. Brown's "trying to find my way ..." photographic series at the Darke Gallery four years ago as part of FotoFest 2010. His "New Works by David A. Brown: trying to find my way ..." exhibit, just opened at the Jung Educational...
The Top 5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: NobleMotion Unplugged, New Work by David A. Brown and More

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Mar 7, 2014

NobleMotion Dance, led by husband-and-wife co-artistic directors Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble, is known for its innovative use of technology and frequent collaborations. The group sheds its multi-media tools for NobleMotion Unplugged which is an "acoustic" show, says Andy Noble. Unplugged runs on Friday and Saturday. "Folks are used...
“New Works by David A. Brown: trying to find my way…”

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Mar 6, 2014

The photographs we see in “New Works by David A. Brown: trying to find my way…” capture a multitude of images, all simultaneously seen in the same space. The windows of an office building lobby, for example, become a canvas for dozens of reflections, all layered over one another. This...
''Daryl Thetford: Seven Questions''

By Jef with One F
Jun 14, 2012

Whether you’re reading this in print or online, you are surrounded by information. Look left, and you’ll see a graphic asking how you plan to spend your evening out. Look right, and another will question your feelings on starving children. This struggle with constant data is the theme of photographer...
Back Porch Players: Election Day

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Jun 14, 2012

Playwright Josh Tobiessen does what we all want to do just about now: He pokes fun at the elections. His satire Election Day gets a staged reading by the Back Porch Players today. In the play, Adam is trying to get to the polls to vote — something he has...
unBlocked

By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Mar 1, 2012

Video, photography, installation and sculpture make up unBlocked, a group show by the f/16 Collective. The Aurora Picture Show’s Mary Magsamen, who curated the exhibit, was happy to see the variety among the work submitted for the show. The f/16 Collective is made up of the students of the University...
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show," "Crafting Live(s): 10 Years of Artists-In-Residence," "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Mitch Dobrowner: New Work," "R.W. Northcutt: Indigenous Genius"

By Troy Schulze
Aug 24, 2011

"Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" This popular annual exhibit is an interesting look at the up-and-coming artists at Texas's premier arts magnet school. The works span a broad range of media and technique (painting, sculpture, photography, collage, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, Photoshop), and there's terrific skill on display, but nothing...
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" "Crafting Live(s): 10 Years of Artists-In-Residence" "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds" Marc Swanson: The Second Story "Mitch Dobrowner: New Work" "R.W. Northcutt: Indigenous Genius" "Use Your I

By Troy Schulze
Aug 17, 2011

"Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" This popular annual exhibit is an interesting look at the up-and-coming artists at Texas's premier arts magnet school. The works span a broad range of media and technique (painting, sculpture, photography, collage, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, Photoshop), and there's terrific skill on display, but nothing...
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show," "Dan Kopp: TIMEAWAY," "Hayden Fosdick: Paper Compounds," Marc Swanson: The Second Story, "Mitch Dobrowner: New Work," "R.W. Northcutt: Indigenous Genius"

By Troy Schulze
Aug 10, 2011

"Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" This popular annual exhibit is an interesting look at the up-and-coming artists at Texas's premier arts magnet school. The works span a broad range of media and technique (painting, sculpture, photography, collage, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, Photoshop), and there's terrific skill on display, but nothing...
Capsule Art Reviews: "Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show", "Dan Kopp: TIMEAWAY" and "Josh Bernstein: Galveston", Hardbodies, Marc Swanson: The Second Story, Mitch Dobrowner: New Work, Musicians Who Make Art

By Troy Schulze
Aug 3, 2011

"Collections: Annual HSPVA Juried Show" This popular annual exhibit is an interesting look at the up-and-coming artists at Texas's premier arts magnet school. The works span a broad range of media and technique (painting, sculpture, photography, collage, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, Photoshop), and there's terrific skill on display, but nothing...
Art Review: Up-and-Comers at HSPVA's Annual Juried Show

By Troy Schulze
Aug 2, 2011

This popular annual exhibit is an interesting look at the up-and-coming artists at Houston's own High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Texas's premier arts magnet school. The works span a broad range of media and technique (painting, sculpture, photography, collage, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, Photoshop), and there's terrific...

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