Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Across an installation, a video, and a series of commissioned sculptures, Erlanger continues her decade-long disruption of the “semiotics of suburbia.” In her practice, Erlanger thinks of the home as a greater ecosystem containing not only houses but […]
Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege presents work by the acclaimed Chicago-based artist, featuring large-scale paintings, sculptures, and installations that highlight the seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward. Throughout his career, Theaster Gates has soulfully elevated our understanding of Black labor, materials, place, and community to revitalize underrecognized neighborhoods […]
The Menil Collection will open "Janet Sobel: All-Over" on February 23, 2024, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern […]
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 […]
The phrase “counter-cartographies” describes Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit interdisciplinary practice of transforming historic maps into portraits of contemporary social conditions. Employing counter- cartography as an approach, Dayrit charts histories of imperialism, industrialization, and systems of subjugation that shape geographical boundaries and cultural narratives around the world. In Summer 2024, Blaffer will present Dayrit’s first solo […]
Throughline is proud to present "Where the Lines Meet", an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Luisa Duarte held in conjunction with Print Houston, on view Friday June 7 through Saturday, June 29. Open Friday-Saturday, 12:00pm - 6:00pm. “Where the Lines Meet” explores the nature of lines, and the space created when they […]
Throughline is proud to present "Where the Lines Meet", an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Luisa Duarte held in conjunction with Print Houston. “Where the Lines Meet” explores the nature of lines, and the space created when they intersect. The exhibition highlights the vibrant connection between two artists from different backgrounds through […]
Dad’s Day Out at HITS Theatre! Get ready for a toe-tapping, rib-tickling Father’s Day extravaganza! Feast on fun and BBQ at “Papa, Can You Hear Me? - A Father’s Day Cabaret” Featuring an eclectic mix of eclectic mix of musical theater & pop songs by our HITS superstars - kids, dads, alumni, and staff! 📅 […]
Join us on Friday, June 7, 2024, at DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 Westpark Dr, Houston, TX 77042, for an evening of captivating cinema and engaging discussions. From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, enjoy screenings of STITCHED and FRAGMENTED, followed by the feature film UNCONDITIONAL. Stick around for a thought-provoking "Enough About Me" Book Talk by […]
Join HCAS, Air Alliance Houston, CEER, and Tecolotl for a screening of Can't Stop Change: Queer Climate Stories from the Florida Frontlines, a compelling new documentary exploring the intersection of ecological justice and queer liberation. The screening will be followed by a bilingual, in-depth conversation featuring community experts including Vero Pina (CEER/Fort Bend Environmental Group) […]
