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Ed note: This article originally appeared in Glasstire on March 6, 2018. We're re-running it today because tomorrow, June 16, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will screen the movie 'Milford Graves Full Mantis' as part of its Jazz on Film series.

"I am really trying to recreate this memory, that moment we just surrender and marvel at the things around us.”

"How can we reach a community and think about the resources within the community in order to demonstrate that the museum is part of the community?"

"Authenticity is truly the cost of admission, not to mention the rent prices."

"To me, artists would play a central role in helping to create a new kind of aspirational society."

"What happens in Texas is often more resolved and extreme than elsewhere."

"But now I think small town America is the best thing we have. There’s low barrier to entry. This place shows that things are possible."

Zhang has an effortless fluency with surrealism; his humor and creativity collide into a frisson of dark wonder.

"Having a conservative attitude towards taking risks does not yield good results for us."

Douglas Doneson sits down with graphic designer Mike Frost to talk about the history of Houston's hip-hop scene through its album covers.

"This is a human struggle. We’re disconnected from the past, and history."

What is art’s role in rebellion?

"After you’ve seen enough of my selfies, I become redundant and blurry, like telephone poles by the highway."

After two years of perfecting her process, Crombach returned to Austin to curate a show at Co-Lab Projects' DEMO Gallery.

"The easy part for me is being in the studio. The hard part is stopping and eating... or going to the grocery store."

When it came up that Opie’s conversation could be with her longtime friend Eileen Myles, the anticipation for Off Road immediately doubled, like a small explosion happened at the office.

"Humor is useful as a hook and it puts people at ease, and then once you have people at ease, you can do something else to them."

He was going to test the independence of this “Independent” group.

A painter, sculptor and printmaker, here Magee discusses his life and art by answering seven questions, a number that has recurring significance to his work.

The painting that hangs behind Rainey Knudson's desk was made by a Houston painter who was an artist's artist.