Lindy Chambers
February 14 - March 8, 2015
Artist Lindy Chambers’ paintings of working class homes use vibrant color to carry the images into the realm of the fantastic.
Events by Region
Houston
DFW
Matthew Sontheimer: Some Old Gum, Some New Gum, Some Chew Gum
January 15 - March 14, 2015
Sontheimer’s stream of consciousness artworks are iterations of his internal dialogue on a variety of topics, rendered through interrelated hand-writings, printed text, and images. “Do you think this is angry man work?”
Austin
Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective 1999-2015
January 23 - April 19, 2015
Assemblages, sculptures, objects, and audio installations by New York-based artist Tom Sachs take over the museum's Jones Center, Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, and Art School locations. The show–his first in Texas–includes his classic foam core Hello Kitty sculptures, an immersive bodega installation, and newly created, working ceramic boomboxes.
San Antonio
Shahzia Sikander: Parallax
October 4 - March 7, 2015
The US premier of Sikander's three-channel HD animation is the second public exhibition at SPACE, an institution maintained by the Linda Pace Foundation in the corner of CHRISpark.
West Texas
Yoshua Okón: Pulpo (Octopus)
February 22 - June 14, 2015
Mexico City artist Yoshua Okón’s video piece Pulpo (Octopus) offers an alternative presentation of the Guatemalan Civil War–enacted in a Los Angeles Home Depot parking lot by people who actually fought in the war and are now day laborers in the US.
The Panhandle
Hunting the Perfect Accessory
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
January 24 - 9, 2016
Very loosely tying into the museum’s focus on wildlife and hunting, this exhibition is set up as a fashion hunter’s dream, including hundreds of accessories, as well as some complete outfits, historic fashion photos, and interactive kiosks–all illustrating the art of accessorizing from the 1850s to the present.
East Texas
Harvey Johnson: A Triple Middle Passage
January 17 - April 12, 2015
An exhibition showcasing the extraordinary work of artist and retired TSU professor Harvey Johnson, including more than 30 paintings and works on paper. A native of Port Arthur, Johnson renders poetic imagery of his upbringing, African American culture, Negro spirituals, folklore, and religious symbolism.
The Valley
Thresholds: Gerardo Nigenda Retrospective
International Museum of Art and Science
February 19 - June 7, 2015
Work by blind artist Gerardo Nigenda (1968-2010), who lost his sight at age 25 and began taking photographs at 32 with a camera given to him by documentarian Mary Ellen Mark. He described his photos as reflections of “what I smell, touch, and listen to,…the feeling I had when I took it.”
