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.
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 […]
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]
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 […]
Thursdays, Nov. 16 – Jan. 25; 5 – 10 p.m. On Thursday’s college students can show their current college ID to receive $2 off admission. *Not available Dec. 21 or 28
DACAMERA Young Artists present a concert inspired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s exhibition "Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection," on view now through January 21. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia Clara Schumann: Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde Clemence de Grandval: Romance et Gavotte Gabriel Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56 […]
Reset and recharge after the hectic holidays by joining us for a one-hour yoga session with instructor Auhona Hoq. This class will help you feel calm enough to enjoy a new wave of energy for the rest of the year. From pros to beginners, come and roll out your yoga mat and have a stretch […]
Bioluminaire DJ Takeover A DJ and a lighting designer are invited to take over the public art installation, providing a fresh look and feel for the piece with a new soundtrack and augmented lighting. Inspired by Houston’s endless capacity for transformation these takeovers provide fresh ways to experience the installation and opportunities for DJs to […]
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, […]
Foto Relevance is pleased to present A Gracious Breath, an online exhibition of works by Xuan-Hui Ng. The Singaporean, Tokyo-based artist's serendipitous landscapes capture transient moments of beauty within the vastness of nature. Photographed largely in Hokkaido, Nagano, and Aomori, Japan, the landscapes featured in this exhibition focus on the enchanting nature of winter, with […]
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 […]
