A complex, multimedia combination of drawings, paintings, video, and installation in which, for the first time, images of men infiltrate Lark’s traditionally all-female pantheon of sexy 1960’s fashion icons.
January 2012
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The first comprehensive, midcareer retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art and curator Scott Rothkopf, in close collaboration with the artist.
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Plein air + impasto by a Brooklyn painter.
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Carved wooden sculptures atop a wide, low plinth engage in various surreal dramas: two heads are connected by a nose, a form in a cage entangles itself, a hand emerges…
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This edition of the quarterly Modern’s Graduate Lecture Series features Houston artist Eileen Maxson. Graduate students from across the state can see the show, hear the lecture, and talk it…
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23 women of all ages are photographed alone in their bedrooms, a place that they feel most at rest and in control, to discuss issues of domesticity, feminine space, and…
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Kevin Jones uses the symbolic language of established scientific disciplines like chemistry or physics to create his own conceptual taxonomy of signs and systems that appears familiar, but is ultimately…
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An exhibition of collaborative and solo artworks by Gene Hester and Liz Conces Spencer who have collaborated on public and large scale projects for several years.
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Says Austin artist Steve Wiman: “My personal compulsions to save and collect veer dangerously close to hoarding, but, I am not a hoarder, I’m a collector.”
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Documents the relationship between “Techjano* performance artist” Jimmy James Canales and a Prickly Pear Cactus. Canales leads us through the painful affair utilizing videos and mementos from the first time…
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A members-only booksigning event at 6 p.m., followed by a public talk between Fairey and curator Pedro Alonso at 7 p.m.
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Art influenced by Hollywood and the Oscar ceremonies; the gallery will be dressed up for the big event with a red carpet, glitter, cameras and more. Featuring works by a…
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Roberts is a self-taught Dallas photographer. As a pedestrian in a car-centric city, she finds her inspiration from what others may view as the mundane to-and-fro of everyday life.
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A look at Warhol’s lifelong obsession with both celebrity and disaster. This exhibition, exclusive to the McNay, (and with a $15 special admission fee!) is drawn from the collections of…
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Rice Design Alliance’s lecture series exploring ideas, technologies, and cultural forces affecting furniture design brings dutch furniture designer Jurgen Bey to Houston. There will be a pre-lecture reception at 6:00…
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Warhol’s first feature film, this playful parody follows Taylor Mead (Tarzan) and Naomi Levine (Jane) through a series of Hollywood adventures, including encounters with Dennis Hopper, Claes Oldenburg. $5, free…
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11 imposing mixed-media collages—or bulletin boards, as he sometimes calls them, highlighting Hundley’s investigations of the ancient Greek tragedy The Bacchae by Euripides.
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Showcasing 19 of the artists who teach at Central including: Corey Ackelmire, Bennie Flores Ansell, Gladys Bel, Joanne, Brigham, Celia Butler, Scott Carothers, Nathan Dube, Kelley Eggert, Loli Fernandez, Anthony…
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Exploring the architecture of sound in art with artists Eugene White, Diane Fitch, Derrick Buisch, Frank Dufour, Nancy Rebal, David Searcy, Elizabeth Mead, John Pomara, Leslie Wilkes, Brad Tucker, Paul…
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New paintings which combine representational images and the chaos of ephemeral composition. Working with memory, fantasy, dreams, and time, the artist uses multiple selves to creates a narrative sequence reflecting…