Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings, collages, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints, paperfolds, & more, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
"Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions" highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years, including work by Agnes Denes, Suzan Frecon, Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Rick Lowe, and Richard Serra.
The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of preeminent European artist Gabriel Lester, who has gained an international standing for his art, performance, and film as well as his dynamic public art installations. Across his now decades-long career, Lester has developed a captivating cinematic lens […]
During the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. In 1964, Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends the ambitious curator Alan Solomon to organize the U.S. entry for the Venice Biennale. Together with powerful New York art dealer Leo Castelli, they embark on a daring plan […]
Join us at HAAPIFEST's 20th Anniversary celebration for filmmaking - OPENING NIGHT on May 30th from 6pm to 9pm at DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 WEstpark Dr, Houston, TX 77042. Enjoy an evening packed with excitement including a Meet & Greet with Abigail Hing Wen, the opportunity to snag an autographed copy of LOVEBOAT TAIPEI, and […]
During the transition from the Triassic to the Jurassic Period, life on Earth rebounded after the catastrophic Permian mass extinction. This marked a pivotal moment as life began to thrive once more, diversifying into new forms and larger creatures. Learn how the rise of colossal dinosaurs reshaped the terrestrial landscape. Eligible for CPE credit.
reVision’s CommUnity Night is a weekly get together for a hot meal, music, dancing, and celebration. While primarily focused on school-aged children and youth, and young adults, reVision's CommUnity Night is open to the public. The musical focus is on hiphop, a live DJ plays music, and children and youth can learn the fundamentals of […]
Michelle Donnelly, the 2023–24 Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow, explores how artists have used drawing to engage with questions of place. Through processes such as stamping, rubbing, and body printing, they actively contended with the sociocultural and political histories of their sites of production.
Get into the action by attending “3PM to Midnight” at Sabine Street Studios, which is described as “live figure drawing theater.” Written, directed and narrated by artist Ray Dunlap, the short play is designed to engage audience members in sketching the actors, costumes, and set design as each of the three characters pause and pose […]
Vortxz is a Latino band whose sound varies from new-age indie to alternative rock. Their music helps listeners escape into a world of hope, freedom and expression. Named after the 1965 semi-autobiographic novel by Albertine Sarrazin, Astragal is a three-piece band that blends post-punk and indie-rock with pedal-soaked sounds for an entirely immersive experience. Recognized […]
By Alan Ayckbourn A tongue-tied solicitor has bitten off more than he can chew overseeing the sale of a crumbling, possibly haunted house that, um, used to be a brothel. Then in the course of one hectic night and morning, two couples, the solicitor and realtor, each immersed in their own personal problems, end up […]
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL! HER LIFE. THE STORY. THE LEGEND. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. This is her story, and it’s packed with so much […]
