"Fragments of Memory", a selection of works from the Menil Collection’s permanent collection, explores the ways in which the past imbues present experiences. In their drawings, the featured artists take up commonplace embodiments of personal and collective memory, such as scrapbooks, snapshots, notes, relics, and odes, to reimagine how we might access fraught memories and […]
Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo features a site-specific work by New York-based artist Ronny Quevedo (b. 1981). The 36-foot triptych, C A R A A C A R A, 2024, explores the relationship between origin, transfer, and translation, with each panel of the composition indicating a different step in the artist’s process.
DACAMERA Young Artists kick off this season’s A Little Day Music series with a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. DACAMERA Young Artists Chloe De Souza, piano; Julie Lin, violin; Jimena Montserrat, soprano; James Palmer, piano; Sebastian Stoger, cello Gabriela Lena Frank: Four Folk Songs Manuel de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas Carlos Chavez: Valses intimos […]
Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System? is a participatory installation by artist collaborators Alex Strada and Tali Keren. It critically examines the U.S. Constitution and creates space for intervention and political imagination. The artists ask visitors to engage critically with the U.S. Constitution and pose two questions: What […]
Developed over 4 years and across multiple locations in Texas and New York, At the Still Point comprises over 70 sculptural works employing various weave structures. Evolving from an exploration of the canvas – a woven textile - into a study of composition with space, the work contemplates what exists between. At the Still Point will […]
Discover how, despite its relative youth, the influence of the Sikh faith stretches widely throughout India and into the English-speaking world. Sikhism is one of the newest world religions, being only just over 500 years old. Despite its relative youth, however, its influence stretches widely throughout India and into the English-speaking world mainly due to […]
Join us as we discuss how misery really might have something to do with generating love and company. We all know that life has its ups and downs. We know that, some of the time, we're going to experience difficulty and unease, while at other times life will feel easy and natural. Unfortunately, this knowledge […]
🌟 Join Us for a Free Event! 🌟 Dive into an enlightening evening with Jeff Yang, a pioneering voice in Asian American media and the celebrated author of The Golden Screen and co-author of RISE. Jeff launched one of the first Asian American national magazines and continues to influence through his writings for CNN, Quartz, […]
Conrad Tao is the quintessential 21st century artist. Houston audiences will be among the first to experience Tao’s Carnegie Hall mainstage debut program featuring his work as a composer and Debussy's remarkable Études.
by HAROLD PINTER directed by SOPHIA WATT From the final meeting of two lovers to the inception of an illicit affair, a love triangle unfolds backward as power dynamics shift in exhilarating and unexpected ways in Harold Pinter’s masterpiece. The most fundamental axioms of love and friendship are open for reassessment, as we witness Emma, […]
book and lyric by STEVEN SATER music by DUNCAN SHEIK based on the play by FRANK WEDEKIND directed by MATT HUNE A story of adolescent anarchy, of teenagers silenced and controlled by a censoring society, and the devastating consequences of the freedom students find outside of the classroom. 'Spring Awakening,' the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning musical, […]
This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a new adaptation by celebrated playwright Larissa FastHorse, directed by Emmy Award winner Lonny Price and choreography by Lorin Latarro. The adventure begins when PETER PAN and his mischievous sidekick, Tinker […]
