I suppose people can marvel at what a bad boy he is, but I liked Flood’s work a lot more before I saw this show.
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
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For those who missed the “exhibition walkthrough” of Mark Flood: Gratest Hits last Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), it turned out to be a rare performance of…
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on Houston's favorite son, the absurdist power of Wegman, and where all the cool people will be this Saturday.
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It took forever, but semigloss. Magazine’s latest issue, SOUND finally came out last December and celebrated its release at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. This was followed by the “semigloss.…
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Party Pics
Party Pics: February 26 at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
by Glasstireby GlasstirePics from the weekend's opening.
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Artpace San Antonio announced the lineup of artists for the 2016 Spring International Artist-In-Residence Program: Daniel García Andújar of Spain, Wu Tsang of Los Angeles, and Adriana Corral from San…
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If you have seen Island Time: Galveston Artist Residency – The First Four Years at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (on view through Valentine’s Day) and thought that you, too,…
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Linda Shearer, who came to Texas (from the Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she was director from 1989 to 2004) to serve as interim director for the…
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Mark Flood’s Exhibition Trailer, Sweet Houston Artists in NYC, and Possible Cute Kittens
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton“We’re only a few days into 2016 and I’m already making a trend forecast: exhibition trailers,” wrote Artnews’ Hannah Ghorashi. “This prediction is based solely on the trailer Mark Flood…
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“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.” Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood: Gratest Hits Contemporary Arts Museum…
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I imagine that as a resident it would be difficult not to make work about Galveston. It’s a swirling black hole of beauty and charm and repulsion.
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Local Art Historian/Educator/Collector Meredith Wilson (1957-2015)
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonMeredith Francis Wilson died at the age of 58 on Monday, October 5th in Kerrville, Texas, after a 2 1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer. Meredith spent most of her…
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At one point I’m surrounded by people, and Bill Arning, the director of the museum, comes up and is like, “Who ARE these people!?"
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GOURDS!! And punk's not dead. And despite appearances to the contrary, Christina and Rainey are not on safari.
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It’s springtime and that means a ton of new exhibitions, including high school student shows. Although these student exhibitions are popping up throughout the state, two shows are bound to…
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Since August 2013, when the Live Oak Friends Meeting House had to close its public viewings of James Turrell’s One Accord Skyscape due to water damage, no one has really…
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You may like them. You will see. You may like them in a tree!
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Adrian Piper Pulls Out of CAMH Traveling Show, Calls for Multi-Ethnic Exhibitions
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art opened at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) late last year, it generated a lot of excitement and received some positive and…
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Mark Rothko’s Untitled (No. 11) is going up for sale at Christie’s in New York next month. The painting has been featured prominently in major museum retrospectives including a seminal…
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Houston’s Aurora Picture Show will honor artist Bill Viola with the 13th Annual Aurora Award at its annual fundraiser on October 5. The internationally recognized artist has been making videotapes,…