The 8th Annual Sculpture Month Houston (SMH) exhibition, Solid State – A Celebration of the Material World, will open on Saturday, October 5 at SITE Gallery Houston at The Silos at Sawyer Yards.
SITE Gallery Houston
Established in 2016 by Volker Eisele and Antarctica Black (director and manager of Rudolph Blume Fine Art / ArtScan Gallery) alongside Tommy Gregory (then-Director and Curator of the City of Houston’s Art Collection at the Houston Airport System), SMH hosts an annual festival showcasing three-dimensional art and installations. This year’s participating artists are Sterling Allen, Adela Andea, Cody Arnall, Victor Calise Blanchard, Nathaniel Donnett, Garland Fielder, Jeff Forster, Kathy Kelley, Michael Sean Kirby, Alex Larsen, Patrick Renner, Cameron Schoepp, Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher, Fred Spaulding, Carlos Vielma, Stew Vreeland, and John Walker.
Carlos Vielma, “The Homeland Begins Here.”
In a statement Mr. Eisele, who has curated this year’s exhibition, explained, “The title Solid State refers to matter in its solid-state form, the other classical states being gas, liquid, and plasma. Solid state matter surrounds us everywhere and its solidity and constancy provide assurances of a sturdy world with a stable core. It is our fundamental reality, and we interact with it often without giving much thought to its intrinsic value and presence.”
Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher, “Solid State” multimedia installation.
Solid State will be on view from October 5 through November 30, 2024. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Learn more about SMH via the organization’s website.
