"Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms" examines drawing as a meditative process that invites the gradual appearance of indeterminate images. Selected from the Menil Collection’s permanent collection, this display of twenty-nine drawings dating from the late 1930s to the present share a visual language of emerging forms. On view September 20, 2024 through January 26, […]
"Fragments of Memory", a selection of works from the Menil Collection’s permanent collection, explores the ways in which the past imbues present experiences. In their drawings, the featured artists take up commonplace embodiments of personal and collective memory, such as scrapbooks, snapshots, notes, relics, and odes, to reimagine how we might access fraught memories and […]
Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo features a site-specific work by New York-based artist Ronny Quevedo (b. 1981). The 36-foot triptych, C A R A A C A R A, 2024, explores the relationship between origin, transfer, and translation, with each panel of the composition indicating a different step in the artist’s process.
"Tacita Dean: Blind Folly" is the first major museum survey in the United States of work by British European visual artist Tacita Dean (b. 1965). The exhibition, organized in close collaboration with Dean, spotlights her career-defining approach to creating art through unmediated and chance-based drawing processes across a variety of mediums, from film to printmaking.
This compelling and transformative exhibition features the masterful paintings and drawings of acclaimed artist David Kassan, capturing the poignant stories and portraits of Holocaust survivors. "Facing Survival" stands as a profound testament to the enduring power of art in narrating the untold stories of resilience and survival. Through the evocative paintings and sketches meticulously crafted […]
Directed by Joseph Losey (France/Italy, 1976, 123 minutes, in French with English subtitles) Brown Auditorium Theater, digital Mr. Klein stars Alain Delon (1935–2024) in a role he considered his favorite. Robert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided purely by self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation […]
In this two-week filmmaking camp, Kids TV producer Dan Gordon leads campers in scripting, filming, and acting in an original movie exploring the themes of community building and development. Learn the technical aspects of filmmaking, from camera operation to set design, while exploring cultural experiences from around the world! At the end of camp, parents […]
Attention, artists and manga fanatics! At our popular manga camp, create your own comics inspired by the Japanese manga style. Beginner to advanced students will learn new skills to bring comics to life on paper and on the web. Learn how comics are made, compete in sketching contests, and show off your work on the […]
Dive into calligraphy traditions and learn how nature has influenced this art form across Asia and beyond. Campers will be introduced to different techniques, scripts, and tools to create their own expressive artwork. No prior calligraphy or brushwork experience needed. Recommended for students ages 9–12.
Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan, a Chinese exercise based on the yin/yang philosophy and practiced in slow, relaxed, continuous motion. Practicing the forms of tai chi and breath coordination is a tranquil way to focus your mind, achieve physical and mental balance, and gain vital energies.
Every Monday Nameless Sound and Lawndale Art Center join forces to present an evening of experimental sound-making, improvised music, noises, the sounding of art, the performance of art, and more. Two different sets each week showcase a rich and vibrant diversity of international and regional creative offerings, with an emphasis on Houston’s vibrant local scene. […]
THEY, WHO SOUND on Monday, December 2 will feature: The Dennis Gonzalez Legacy Band & The Ward Family Band The Dennis Gonzalez Legacy Band is: Joshua Cañate (Denton) - tenor saxophone, drums Aaron Gonzalez (Dallas) - double bass Stefan Gonzalez (Denton) - vibraphone, drums Jason Jackson (Houston) - saxophones Gaika James (Dallas) - trombone Rob […]
