This body of work is inspired by mythical creatures, religious objects, funeral jewelry, and anthropomorphic animals, which have symbolic meaning and embody our longing for what we don’t have as well as what we wish did. The work is made from found insect parts assembled chimerically referencing Buddhist and Hindu deities, transformed into copper, then […]
Ming Smith: Feeling the Future explores artist Ming Smith’s unparalleled career and is Smith’s first solo exhibition at a major institution to survey her work from the early 1970s through the present. The exhibition encompasses a multitude of artistic expressions to represent Smith’s vibrant and multi-layered practice, which is grounded in portraiture, and amplifies the […]
Both perversely pleasurable and pleasurably perverse, Jordan Strafer’s videos are absurd, fantastical, humorous, and, at times, violent meditations on power and the uniquely human capacity to inflict violence, be it physical, psychological, or both. The artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Jordan Strafer: Trilogy presents Strafer’s recent trilogy of videos PEP (Process Entanglement Procedure) (2019), SOS […]
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.
Located steps (.2 mi) away from the Houston Astros home ballpark, the MLB-owned sports bar Biggio’s at Marriott Marquis Houston is the ultimate spot for baseball fans to take in a game. Buzzing with excitement on game days, the sleek second floor of Biggio’s is turned into a GameDay Lounge with pre-game specials on beverages, […]
Awesome arrangements of many of the fantastic songs from the 80s will be interspersed with hilarious hijinks typical of The Music Box Theater crew. This show will feature classics originally sung by Heart (“These Dreams”), Bonnie Tyler (“Total Eclipse”), Prince (“Purple Rain”), Queen and David Bowie (“Under Pressure”), Don Henley (“Boys of Summer”) and so […]
This Labor Day weekend, join Asia Society Texas as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Miller Outdoor Theatre with a night of incredible music by stand-out artists, including Luna Li’s gorgeous indie rock dreamscapes and Dengue Fever’s electric update of Cambodian psych-rock.“Luna Li’s debut album, Duality, is a gorgeous pop anthem that introduces a potential dominant name in the lo-fi, […]
The festival’s signature performing arts showcase mash-up, Anything Goes, comes to Matchbox 2 on September 1, 2023, featuring both returning Fringe artists and first-time participants. From contemporary dance to original music to spoken word to comedy, this year’s roster features an array of beloved Houston artists, including HOUSTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY performing “Beer and Skittles” […]
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The MFAH continues its series of grand-scale, immersive presentations with Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish. This special experience brings together two works from the Museum’s collections: Pixel Forest, an installation of thousands of hanging LED lights; and Worry Will Vanish, a video projection that takes viewers on a dreamlike journey through the natural landscape, the […]
Diabelli 200 Explorer is the interactive website accompanying Anthony Brandt’s February 24-25 premiere of Diabelli 200, commissioned by Performing Arts Houston for their New/Now performance series. This virtual component explores the historic and neuroscience inspiration behind this new work, which was developed in collaboration with University of Houston neuroscientist Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. In 1819, […]
