From Russia: Fechin and Gaspard in the Southwest
Stark Museum of Art
February 18 through June 2, 2012
East Texas
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Meredith Jack: Back in Black
January 21 through April 8, 2012
Houston sculptor Meredith Jack has been a full-time faculty member at Lamar University in Beaumont since 1977. Black's show will feature small-scale sculptures in an indoor gallery, and two large-scale pieces outdoors on the museum grounds.
Robert Pruitt: This Rejection of the Conqueror
January 21 through April 8, 2012
Large-scale figurative drawings, sculpture, and video of the Houston-based, African American artist Robert Pruitt address timely political and cultural identity issues often with subtle humor.
From Russia: Fechin and Gaspard in the Southwest
February 18 through June 2, 2012
The Art of Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955) and Leon Gaspard (1882-1964). Both artists emigrated from Russia and settled in the American Southwest.
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There are few times that I complain about living in Mexico. There are even fewer things that bother me about living here. Generally, I love everything about the country and the city. However, at times living in Mexico is like confronting gender roles as they were in the 1960s. Here it is normal to live [...]
Wonderful Thing: Indian Fly Whisk
This Mughal Dynasty (mid-18th c.) fly whisk is on view in the MFAH’s Indian art galleries. It’s an outstanding object which alone merits a visit to the museum. The MFAH purchased it in 2009, at the time of the opening of the Indian art gallery. The handle is a remarkable example of ivory carving, but [...]
Tlatelolco: A history of a city
I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week. Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long been avoided, was falling apart, and known more for its infamous, sordid history rather than its current potential. Tlatelolco literally sits a few miles north west of the original site [...]
“Robert Pruitt: This Rejection of the Conqueror” at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
W.E.B. Du Bois created the term “double consciousness” in 1897 to describe the way African Americans split themselves into two personas, one for each side of the color line. The persona that existed in the white world was subservient and informed by the images and stereotypes of racism. Du Bois saw this doubling as a [...]
