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 […]
The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston is proud to present the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of Cuban conceptual artist Reynier Leyva Novo. Former Present Today presents a newly realized installation and painting series to simultaneously reveal and conceal monuments, structures, and figureheads which manifest revolution and tyranny. The […]
“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116. The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha […]
Hi-Speed Channel Surfing presents new work by Houston-based artist Deangelo McMahon Jr. Through still images that emulate classic television, this exhibition explores mass media, shared memory, and censorship. In the featured paintings, McMahon creates visual white noise with gestures such as cross-hatching and pointillism. These artworks carefully attend to color and scale, bordering trompe-l’œil. In […]
Li(sa E.) Harris (aka “Li”) opens This is the Day in John M. O’Quinn Gallery, on Thursday, February 15 from 5 – 7 PM. This exhibition will culminate on Monday, April 8 from 12:30 – 3:01 PM with Li’s performance Onshore Trilling: What to Do When the Earth Sings the Bruise in Lawndale’s outdoor space […]
Feel the rhythm and let the beats transport you as the Kucheza Ngoma Dance Company takes the stage to chronicle the incredible influence of the African diaspora on dance!
INSTRUCTOR: Nick Almeida TIME: Four Thursdays, February 8, 15, 22, 29, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Friday, February 2. After Friday, February 2: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here. LOCATION: Online […]
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 […]
Writer, editor, and art historian Prudence Peiffer discusses her first book, "The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever" and how the Coenties Slip played a role in shaping the artistic journeys of renowned American artists that effected the landscape of Modern Art.
ReelPeople: UP Abilities, in partnership with The UP Experience, features presentations from extraordinary experts that will open a window into the world of disabilities with intimacy and urgency. This year’s speakers include Chef Eduardo Garcia, Gabriel Cordell and Daniel Barvin. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at https://www.reelabilitieshouston.org/events/up-abilities. To learn more about ReelAbilities Houston […]
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 […]
MYOB: Houston is a parody of all the cop shows on television that commit felonies your eyeballs night after night. In episode one, premiering free on YouTube (@myobhouston), the MYOB: Houston police unit investigates why Houston has been home to the most iconic beards in history – ZZ Top, James Harden, Dallas Keuchel, Trae Tha […]
