Hanne Darboven—Writing Time explores the intertwining of writing and drawing that formed the core of the artist’s practice for over forty years. Hanne Darboven (1941–2009), a German conceptual artist, is best known for her immersive installations of individually framed sheets filled with text formulations and collaged images. At the heart of her practice is the question […]
Foto Relevance is pleased to present Composite Realities, a solo show by gallery artist David Reinfeld. Known in Houston for his quantum-physics inspired images of the natural world, Reinfeld presents new work exploring the urban dimension of life, traversing the architectural monuments of mankind and the moments of connection which lie within. Born in New York […]
Radio broadcasts to the public began in Czechoslovakia on May 18, 1923. In Europe, only the BBC offered regular radio programming before Radiojurnal (the name under which Czechoslovak Radio started broadcasting) first went on the airwaves. The station’s history reflects the history of the country - the prosperous 1920s, the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, the […]
Guts And Glory The War Train that Shaped a Nation Discover the incredible journey of 60,000 Czech and Slovak soldiers stranded in Russia during the Russian Revolution at World War I's end. Experience their unity, seizing the Trans-Siberian Railway for a 5,000-mile trek to Vladivostok. Relive their heroic journey, which vitalized the Allies and paved […]
This body of work is composed of memories and emotions that have defined my life. The work represents the beauty and imperfections of both the present day and the past. The show is named for the street in Philadelphia where I grew up and the place that I consider home. In the summer of 2021 […]
Music and theatre educator Teacake Ferguson will lead participants in early childhood in this festive Holiday Tunes workshop! Don't miss out on this participatory music workshop where your little ones will give voice to their holiday cheer.
Presented in coordination with Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s (CAMH) 75th anniversary, Six Scenes From Our Future features the work of six artists who were invited to respond to the institution’s inaugural exhibition, This Is Contemporary Art (1948). This first show proposed a radical approach to the presentation of art. Offering unexpected pairings—like a Jacob Lawrence […]
THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show showcases new work from Black artists who are invited to examine innovative ways of participating in the storytelling of their legacy and heritage of Houston Freedmen’s Town. Each artist in THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show has demonstrated unique approaches that have inspired the momentum of Houston’s Black art […]
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]
This exhibition presents more than one hundred portraits made over the past twenty years by Houston-based artist Nestor Topchy (b. 1963). The small paintings, with their gold backgrounds, resemble Byzantine icons; however, rather than representing religious figures, Topchy depicts friends and colleagues in the art community.
This exhibition presents the innovative art made by the Greek-born artist Chryssa (1933–2013) while she was living in New York City from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Renowned for her adoption of industrial process, found commercial materials and early work with neon light, she stands at the forefront of American art in the […]
Intimate confession is a project is a group exhibition that considers transmission, intergenerational life, and cultural inheritance through the prism of intimacy and infrastructure. Through the work of eleven artists spanning generations and geographies, the exhibition thinks through infrastructure as an intimate holding cell, capable of affective and affirmative power. The title is borrowed from […]
